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Mark Niesse

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Mark Niesse

@markniesse

Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter covering voting rights and Georgia government. [email protected].

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Joined June 2009

Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Nov 23, 2022
BREAKING: Georgia Supreme Court unanimously denies appeal from Georgia Republican Party. Saturday voting is upheld. Coverage to come.
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Nov 6, 2020
Biden has taken the lead in Georgia for the first time. He is ahead of Trump by 917 votes after more results were reported in Clayton County.
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Nov 21, 2022
BREAKING: Georgia Court of Appeals allows Saturday voting to continue in runoffs for US Senate. Story to come.
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Feb 17, 2021
Senate subcommittee votes 3-2 to end at-will absentee voting in Georgia, making it only available to those over 75, a doctor's note or out of town. SB71 advances to full committee. #gapol
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Sep 8, 2020
BREAKING: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday that 1,000 Georgians voted twice in the state’s June 9 primary, a felony that he said will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law: bit.ly/3k0lI4y #gapol
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Nov 18, 2022
BREAKING: A judge ruled that Saturday voting is allowed the weekend after Thanksgiving. Updates to come.
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Aug 31, 2020
BREAKING: A federal judge on Monday extended the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Georgia, ruling that they must be counted if postmarked by Election Day and delivered up to three days afterward: bit.ly/34MXkik #gapol
Judge rules Georgia ballots mailed by Election Day must be counted
From ajc.com
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Oct 12, 2022
The eligibility of tens of thousands of Georgia voters has been contested before Election Day under the state's voting law that allows unlimited challenges. #gapol bit.ly/3yDDe8f
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Jul 15, 2021
For the Tucker Carlson crowd, here are the facts about double-counted ballots in Fulton County: Nearly 200 ballots were initially scanned twice before a recount that added 121 net absentee votes to Trump's total. bit.ly/36yGSSv
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Nov 26, 2022
Here’s the line for Saturday voting at the Dunwoody Library around 4:45 today. More early voting locations will be open on Sunday and through the week. I plan to go then.
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Jun 9, 2020
Voters line up at Park Tavern at Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta. It’s going to be a long wait. Good luck voters!
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Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Dec 17, 2020
Nearly 75,000 new voters registered in Georgia since before the presidential election, according to state election data. That's enough to make a difference in the U.S. Senate runoffs if they turn out. bit.ly/2WloMOG
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Aug 16, 2022
A group of Donald Trump supporters copied a trove of sensitive Georgia election files in Coffee County after the 2020 presidential election, a breach that included data from an election server, voter check-in computers and ballot memory cards. #gapol bit.ly/3AqIsFK
Mark Niesse
@markniesse
Jan 27, 2021
Georgia voters would be required to make copies of their photo ID and mail them to election officials twice before being allowed to cast an absentee ballot, according to a bill introduced Wednesday. bit.ly/3chSugE #gapol
Bill seeks two copies of photo ID to vote absentee in Georgia
From ajc.com