Political Vine: The Inside Dope on Georgia Politics

Political Vine: The Inside Dope on Georgia Politics

The Political Vine is the home of political news, satire, rants, and rumors.

Misappropriation of Funds under the advice of a Gold Dome Lobbyist? Impossible!

Rob Miller, Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Lobbyist Boyd Pettit apparently recently advised the Bartow County School Board to appropriate $17,000 to begin to fund a suit on behalf of Lamar Grizzle, School Board Chairman, whose daughter is the Assistant Principal of Pine Log Elementary School, in Bartow County.
This is on the heels of HB 251, in which the Legislature asserts a [...]

Memo To SOS Brian Kemp

Bill Simon, Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Honorable Brian Kemp:
Due to a conversation I had yesterday with your legal counsel, Vincent Russo, I took it upon myself to do a little bit of research on Mr. Russo.
Mr. Kemp, according to the Georgia State Ethics Commission Website, Mr. Russo has made significant contributions to Gubernatorial Candidate Karen Handel, his former superior. Specifically:
December [...]

The Railroading of Laura Gallegos

Bill Simon, Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

BACKGROUND OF RELEVANT EVENTS
September 2008-October 2008 timeframe: Preparation for election commences with the checking-out process of the voting machines. Laura Gallegos (pronounced guy-AY-gos) and Gina Lofton (two Lowndes County BOE employees) placed each machine in pre-test mode and performed logic and accuracy testing (“L & A” tests) on the machines used for the [...]

Karen Handel & Shawn LaGrua: Multiple Violations of Their Oaths of Office?

PV, Friday, January 29th, 2010

Rumors have it that in at least one circumstance (and, possibly, many others), former Secretary of State Karen Handel violated her oath of office by asserting authority she did not possess, and allowing Secretary of State Inspector General Shawn LaGrua free reign to initiate an investigation of a complaint of an election night irregularity without [...]

Election Case Dismissed After Questionable Prosecution

PV, Monday, January 25th, 2010

Contact: Garland Favorito (404) 664-4044
garlandf@msn.com
http://www.voterga.org
January 18, 2009 [...]



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