Georgia
Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials
ATLANTA – Georgia’s 2021 voting regulation made modifications that drew a firestorm of criticism — bans on giving water to individuals ready to vote, a shorter interval to request an absentee poll and strict limits on poll drop containers.
However with early in-person voting opening Monday in most Georgia counties forward of the June 21 major runoff, the implications of one other change that bought much less consideration have gotten totally obvious. Shortening the runoff interval from 9 weeks to 4 weeks means much less time to vote early in individual and tight home windows to obtain and return mail ballots.
Opponents of the regulation say the shorter runoff interval retains individuals from voting.
“All of this stuff are designed to assemble extra hurdles to Georgians taking part in our elections,” mentioned Nse Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Challenge, which seeks to mobilize nonwhite and younger voters. “Individually, they’re annoyances, inconveniences. Collectively, they make up a voter suppression scheme.”
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Supporters of the regulation admit the four-week interval is difficult for election officers, however say the voter suppression narrative is hogwash.
“What we’ve seen is simply fewer points and extra voters turning out throughout the board, no matter get together, and no matter methodology of voting. So I believe it’s an actual optimistic,” mentioned former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who now leads Larger Georgia, a gaggle which goals to mobilize conservative voters.
Georgia requires a runoff if a candidate would not win a majority within the get together major or within the normal election. The brand new regulation mandates solely 5 weekdays of early in-person voting for runoffs, starting Monday and ending Friday. Voters bought three weeks of early voting earlier than the Could 24 major, together with two obligatory Saturdays for the primary time.
The regulation says Georgia’s 159 counties can open early in-person runoff voting as quickly as doable, however solely 10 counties began earlier than Monday. Seven counties — Clarke, Cobb, Fulton, Glynn, Gwinnett, Lowndes and Rockdale, offered Saturday voting. Solely Fulton and Gwinnett, the state’s two most populous counties, offered Sunday voting.
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Some counties determined towards weekend voting as a result of officers believed there could be little demand. Many Republican voters haven’t any runoff to vote in, with all statewide races settled and few native GOP races requiring one other spherical of voting.
However Ufot mentioned it is unfair to voters to let counties set their very own schedules.
“They allow them to every decide once they wish to do early voting and whether or not or not they wish to make it simpler for individuals?” Ufot requested.
Of the 71,000 individuals who requested absentee ballots by mail, data present greater than 13,000 hadn’t been mailed by Saturday, elevating questions on whether or not voters might obtain and return them in time.
“That’s a reputable concern,” Loeffler mentioned. “On the county stage, I believe that’s one thing that they’re going to need to be watching.”
Quite a few election officers say one other week earlier than the runoff would enhance issues.
Deidre Holden, elections director in Atlanta’s suburban Paulding County, mentioned her county has struggled to order ballots, put together tools and discover ballot staff.
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“We’re having bother ensuring we’re assembly deadlines,” Holden mentioned. “It’s been one thing else, simply making an attempt to get the election turned again round. … Twenty-eight days is simply not sufficient.”
Of 9 states that conduct runoffs, solely South Carolina, at two weeks, and Arkansas and Mississippi, at three weeks, have shorter intervals.
Till 2013, Georgia runoffs have been a three-week dash, however a federal choose discovered army and abroad voters didn’t have sufficient time to return mail ballots, ordering 9 weeks as a substitute.
Lawmakers in 2021 solved that downside by including ranked-choice ballots for abroad voters, letting them decide extra decisions within the occasion of a runoff.
The regulation’s Republican authors mentioned they needed a shorter interval as a result of nine-week runoffs “have been exhausting for candidates, donors and electors.” The final of these contests, after all, noticed Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock defeat Republicans David Perdue and Loeffler in January 2021 to provide Democrats management of the U.S. Senate.
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“Having been a candidate in a nine-week runoff and speaking to individuals throughout the state about what a protracted runoff means, I don’t know lots of people that wish to return to a protracted runoff state of affairs,” Loeffler mentioned. “There’s voter fatigue; candidate sources get strained.”
Others recommend Republicans acted to verify Democrats might by no means repeat that efficiency.
“I do assume, perhaps, that this can be a backlash towards what occurred in January 2021,” mentioned Sean Morales-Doyle, appearing director for voting rights on the Brennan Heart for Justice.
Morales-Doyle mentioned turnout could also be excessive in Georgia, however he cautions that measuring the influence of coverage modifications on turnout “is a really difficult factor to do,” noting excessive spending in governor and U.S. Senate races drove voting on Could 24. However he mentioned shortening the runoff interval is limiting.
“There’s motive to assume that slicing down severely on entry to early voting and voting by mail goes to have a unfavourable influence on turnout,” Morales-Doyle mentioned.
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The No. 10 Georgia football team will take on the UMass Minutemen in a Week 13 college football game. Below you can find live updates, analysis, the latest injury news and the score.
Georgia is 8-2 on the season while UMass is 2-8. UMass parted ways with its head coach this week.
Georgia football-UMass live updates, score, analysis for Week 13 game
10 a.m. ET: Georgia football will honor its senior class on Saturday when the Bulldogs take on the UMass. The ceremony will take place prior to Saturday’s game, with festivities starting at 12:23 p.m. ET.
As for the injury front, look for Georgia to be without a few skill players in running back Trevor Etienne and wide receiver Dillon Bell. Etienne is dealing with a rib injury that forced him to miss last week’s game against Tennessee.
Bell left the Tennessee game with an ankle injury. His injury is not expected to force him to miss significant time.
Look for two freshmen to step up in their place. At running back Nate Frazier will once again carry the load for Georgia. He has a rushing touchdown in each of the past three games.
At wide receiver, Nitro Tuggle will look to build off his game against Tennessee.
“Nitro’s responded well. He’s worked hard. He had a good practice today,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. “I think he gained some confidence from that because he went against a really good defense and he did some nice things. But, I mean, he goes against a good defense every day in practice, and there’s times that he’s been frustrated. I mean, he would tell you openly that he wants to play. He wants to help. All freshmen want to play.”
With Georgia being a massive favorite, the Bulldogs will look to get some young players some reps this weekend. Georgia also has a quick turnaround, as it faces Georgia Tech on Friday.
The Yellow Jackets played on Thursday, beating NC State 30-29.
Georgia football injury report against UMass
- Earnest Greene — shoulder — questionable
- Micah Morris — ankle — questionable
- Dillon Bell — ankle — out
- Roderick Robinson — toe — out
- Branson Robinson — knee — out
- Joseph Jonah-Ajonye — foot — out
- Trevor Etienne — ribs — out
Georgia football-UMass game time for Week 13 game
The Georgia football-UMass game is set for a 12:45 p.m. ET kickoff
Georgia football-UMass TV channel for Week 13 game
The Georgia football-UMass game will air on the SEC Network. Dave Neal and Max Starks will be calling the game.
How to stream Georgia football-UMass game for Week 13
You can watch the Georgia football-Tennessee Tech game online via the WatchESPN app. Click here to watch the game.
Georgia football-UMass odds for Week 13 game
The Georgia football team is a 42.5-point favorite over UMass. The over/under is 55.5.
Matt Painter talks about Kam Jones’ triple-double at Marquette
The Boilermakers coach expresses his admiration for the Golden Eagles’ program.
So Marquette men’s basketball fans, your Golden Eagles are ranked No. 15 in the country and coming off of a dominant 76-58 victory over No. 6 Purdue.
You can’t wait to watch the next game, right?
Do you want the bad news or the worse news first?
The bad news is the Marquette-Georgia game on Saturday morning is only available through a sports streaming service.
The worse news is that it’s going to cost most viewers about $20 to watch the game.
Because the Marquette-Georgia game in the Bahamas is not a Big East, SEC, ESPN or Fox sponsored event, the game is only available through the streaming service FLO Sports. It doesn’t offer a free trial and regular subscriptions cost $19.99 a month. There’s a discount for students.
Marquette and Georgia are 5-0 heading into Saturday, but the Golden Eagles have played a tougher schedule.
Here’s how to watch and listen to the game:
What channel is Marquette vs Georgia on today?
- Stream: You can stream the game through FLO Sports, which requires a subscription. Subscriptions start at $19.99 a month. A student subscription costs $9.99 a month.
- Announcers: Evan Stockton (play-by-play) and Lexi Ayala (analyst) are calling the action.
Marquette vs Georgia time today
- Date: Saturday, Nov. 23
- Time: 10 a.m. CT
The Marquette vs. Georgia game starts at 10 a.m. at Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas.
How can I listen to Marquette vs Georgia on the radio?
- The game’s on ESPN Milwaukee WKTI FM-94.5 in Milwaukee, plus WCUB 980 AM in Two Rivers, WDLB 1450 AM in Marshfield, WSCO 95.3 FM/1570 AM in Appleton and WSCO 99.1 FM in Oshkosh.
- Steve “Homer” True (play-by-play) and Tony Smith (analyst) will call the game.
Is Marquette vs Georgia on SiriusXM Radio?
Yes, the Marquette broadcast is on Channel 390. The Georgia broadcast is available on the Sirius app.
Marquette vs Georgia odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday
- ODDS: Marquette -6.5
- O/U: 152.5
Marquette Golden Eagles basketball schedule 2024-25
All times Central
- Nov. 4: Marquette 102, Stony Brook 62 | Box score | 1-0
- Nov. 8: Marquette 82, George Mason 63 | Box score | 2-0
- Nov. 11: Marquette 70, Central Michigan 62 | Box score | 3-0
- Nov. 15: Marquette 78, Maryland 74 | Box score | 4-0
- Nov. 19: Marquette 76, Purdue 58 | Box score | 5-0
- Nov. 23: vs. Georgia in Nassau, Bahamas, 10 a.m.
- Nov. 27: Stonehill, 8 p.m.
- Nov. 30: Western Carolina, 1 p.m.
- Dec. 4: at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 7: Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m.
- Dec. 14: at Dayton, 6 p.m.
- Dec. 18: Butler, 8 p.m.
- Dec. 21: at Xavier, 11 a.m.
- Dec. 31: at Providence, 5 p.m.
- Jan. 3: Creighton, 8 p.m.
- Jan. 7: Georgetown, 7 p.m.
- Jan. 14: at DePaul, 6 p.m.
- Jan. 18: Xavier, 1 p.m.
- Jan. 21: at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
- Jan. 24: Villanova, 6 p.m.
- Jan. 28: at Butler, 7:30 p.m.
- Feb. 1: UConn, 7 p.m.
- Feb. 4: at St. John’s, 5:30 p.m.
- Feb. 8: at Creighton, 1 p.m.
- Feb. 11: DePaul, 7:30 p.m.
- Feb. 18: Seton Hall, 8 p.m.
- Feb. 21: at Villanova, 6 p.m.
- Feb. 25: Providence, 6 p.m.
- March 1: at Georgetown, 7 p.m.
- March 5: at UConn, 7:30 p.m.
- March 8: St. John’s, TBA
- March 12-15: Big East tournament, New York
- Record: 5-0
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This Thanksgiving, want something a little different to wash down your meal? If so, there’s a new beverage you might like to try.
On Wednesday, Wynk announced the statewide debut of its THC-infused seltzers. According to the company’s news release, Wynk delivers a refreshing social experience with a balanced 1:1 ratio of THC and CBD using high-quality manufacturing standards.
The drink comes in a variety of flavors including “Black Cherry Fizz,” “Lime Twist,” “Juicy Mango,” and “Tangerine.” They come in 7.5 oz cans with 2.5mg of THC and CBD and 12 oz cans with 5mg of each. The prices are as follows:
- 6-Pack: 2.5mg $24.99; 5mg $35.99
- 12-Pack: 2.5mg $44.99; 5mg $67.99
- 24-Pack: 2.5mg $89.99; 5mg $129.99
Products like these may be legally sold due to Congress legalizing hemp production in the 2018 Farm Bill, according to a press release on Georgia’s Hemp Farming Act. Hemp is a cannabis plant that naturally contains small amounts of the psychoactive cannabinoid delta-9 THC, along with other natural cannabinoids that may be used for medicinal purposes. Under Georgia’s new legislation, products that contain these kinds of ingredients are restricted those 21 and older.
Wynk is being sold in a variety of stores across Georgia like Chevron, Circle K, and BP. To find your nearest store that sells it, go to drinkwynk.com/find-in-stores.
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