#Georgia officials have dismissed all members of the state's Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is charged with investigating deaths of #pregnant women, in response to ProPublica's reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller.

#Abortion #Pregnancy #Women #Mothers #Families #RoeVWade #Health #HealthCare

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Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica’s Report on Amber Thurman, Candi Miller Deaths

In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outside individuals.”

^ProPublica

#WompWomp until somehow Trump interferes with state cases

#SCOTUS on Tuesday dealt a setback to former White House chief of staff Mark #Meadows in his defense against 2020 election interference charges in #Georgia, turning away his attempt to transfer his case from state to federal court.
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Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows' appeal in Georgia election interference case

The Supreme Court dealt a setback to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in his defense against 2020 election interference charges in Georgia, turning away his attempt to transfer his case from state to federal court.

^{Lawrence Hurley (NBC News)}

In the U.S., "Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday a bomb threat was made against a polling place, but he said it was of Russian origin and not credible."

“They’re up to mischief it seems,” he added, about the Russians. “They don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election.”

@USAToday reports: flip.it/8vH66H

#Georgia #USElection #Russia #Raffensperger #Election #USPolitics #Politics #News

Georgia secretary of state blames polling place bomb threat on Russians

The bomb threat was one of several attacks in the key swing state of Georgia blamed on Russians.

^{, USA TODAY (USA TODAY)}

Via #Georgia reporter Sam Gringlas:

Several polling places in Fulton County received threats and had to be temporarily closed.

County election officials are seeking a court order on keep those sites open a little later.

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BNO News (@BNONews@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 video JUST IN: Bomb threats at 2 polling stations in Georgia came from Russia, state says

^Mastodon

🚨 ATTN: #Georgia 🚨

Please go to your polling precinct tomorrow!!

#CobbCounty #ElectionsMatter #HarrisWalz2024 #Vote 🗳️

#WompWomp

NEW: #Georgia judge rejects the RNC's request to require Fulton County to hire additional Republican poll workers for Election Day. democracydocket.com/news-alert…

Judge Rejects RNC Request for More Republican Poll Workers in Fulton County - Democracy Docket

A judge on Friday rejected a Republican request to order Fulton County, Georgia’s elections department to hire additional Republican poll workers for Election Day.

^{Democracy Docket}

NEW: Ads targeting #voting officials in swing states like #Georgia, #Wisconsin and #Pennsylvania come from a new group with deep ties to activists who have challenged recent elections.

#News #Election2024 #Government #Politics #Voting #Elections

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Election Skeptics Target Voting Officials With Ads in Swing States

The ads, which have been placed in swing states like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, come from a new group with deep ties to activists who have challenged the legitimacy of recent elections.

^ProPublica

#Hungary summoned the Swedish ambassador over comments by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf #Kristersson regarding Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban's visit to #Georgia earlier this week, the foreign ministry in Budapest said on Wednesday.

Reacting to Orban's comment, Kristersson told Swedish news agency TT that the Hungarian leader did not speak for #Sweden or other European countries but "possibly speaks for #Russia".

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#Ukraine #EU

Are you a US citizen from #Georgia living overseas? You hold the key!

There's still time to request your #ballot and #vote.

📢 Go to VoteFromAbroad.org, select #GA state, and get all the info and help you need to V O T E!

@KamalaHarrisWin @KamalaHQ @DemocracyMattersALot

#HarrisWalz2024 #BlueWave2024 #VoteBlue #VoteFromAbroad #YourVoteMatters

Opposition representative, executive director of Transparency International Eka #Gigauri publishes a video filmed at a polling station in #Marneuli #Georgia (42 km from #Tbilisi).

The observer taking the video was beaten according to Katie #Shoshiashvili, Senior Corruption Researcher at Transparency International Georgia.

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