Georgia on My Mind; Runoff Elections Update & How You Can Make a Difference

By MUUSJN on Saturday, January 2nd, 2021

GEORGIA RUN OFF VOTE KEY TO WHICH PARTY CONTROLS SENATE

Recent polls still show both races are close

January 1st is the last day for early voting in Georgia where the results of two runoff elections could tell whether Democrats or Republicans will control the U.S. Senate. No candidate in either of Georgia’s two Senatorial elections won a majority of the votes on November 3rd, triggering this runoff election.

As of December 30, 2020, over 3 millions of people had voted early, over two-thirds of them had voted in person. According to FiveThirtyFive, Jon Ossoff was ahead of his Republican opponent Rep. David Perdue by less than 1 percent. On that same date, Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock led GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler by 1.8%. Both surveys were taken on December 31st. Even though five other polls at the end of December showed Ossof and Warnock leading by as much as 8 percent this election is considered too close to call.

Early voting ends on January 1st but Georgians can still vote absentee and can vote in person on January 5th. Both President Donald Trump and President elect Joe Biden will be in Georgia for campaign events. Clearly, elections have consequences!

Without changes in the Senate, it will more difficult to make progress with legislation that benefits ALL people. Non-partisan efforts have been successful in encouraging traditionally disenfranchised people, such as youth, people of color, women, immigrants, LGBTQ+ people to get registered and to vote. We need to assure that all voices are heard and that every vote is counted. Special efforts by non-profit organizations in Georgia are being made to affirm that the integrity of free and fair elections is maintained.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

  • VOLUNTEER FOR A BIG PUSH GEORGIA PHONE BANK. You may have your own outlets for making these calls. However, you can click HERE to sign up for a UU phonebank this Sunday, January 3rd from 3-4 p.m. EST. For more actions, click: bit.ly/uutv2021
  • DONATE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN GEORGIA THAT ARE DOING GOTV WORK. Click HERE to get a list of such organizations developed by MUUSJN consultants.

LEARN ABOUT OPTIONS FOR VOTING REFORM: MUUSJN is co-sponsoring a zoom forum on “One Person, One Vote” that scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, January 16th. A Wayne State University Professor Kevin Deegan Krause will describe two voting reforms: Rank Choice Voting and National Popular Vote, an alternative to the Electoral College. Click HERE to register for this free community forum.

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