Want to know what's on your ballot? Use Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot tool

Georgia

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Flag of Georgia.png
Georgia

Welcome to the portal for Ballotpedia's coverage of Georgia politics! Ballotpedia's encyclopedic coverage of Georgia politics includes information on the local, state and federal levels, as well as state policies and influencers.

Georgia borders the Atlantic Ocean, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina. The capital is Atlanta. It was named after King George II of Great Britain and was the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Georgia is known as "the Peach State" and the "Empire State of the South."

Georgia's government includes legislative, executive and judicial branches. Executive authority in the state rests with the governor. Most of the executive officials who comprise the governor's cabinet are elected rather than appointed by the governor. Georgia has two members of the U.S. Senate, a total of fourteen members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 180 members of the House of Representatives and 56 members of the State Senate.

USA Georgia location map.svg
Capital:
Atlanta
Motto:
Wisdom, Justice and Moderation
Population:
10,199,398
Land Area of State:
57,513 sq. mi.
Admitted to U.S.:
1788
Ballotpedia

Cities and counties in Georgia

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage in the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and also covers mayoral, city council, and district attorney elections in every state capital. Additionally, Ballotpedia covers school board elections in the 200 largest U.S. school districts by enrollment.

However, beginning in 2022, Ballotpedia is expanding its coverage of local elections in Georgia. Click here to find your county!

Georgia fact checks

Policy issues in Georgia

Budget: Budget and finances • Taxes‎
Civil liberties: Affirmative action • Campaign finance • Nonprofit regulation‎
Education: Charter schools • Higher education • Public education • School choice‎
Election: Ballot access requirements • Redistricting • Voting‎
Energy: Energy information • Fracking‎
Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species‎
Finance: Financial regulation information‎
Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act‎
Immigration: Immigration information‎
Pensions: Public pensions‎

Influencers in Georgia

Influencers are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, and nonprofits, to name a few.




↧ Download as ZWI file | Last modified: 11/03/2022 06:37:46 | 64 views
☰ Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia | License: CC BY-SA 3.0

ZWI signed:
  Encycloreader by the Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF) ✓[what is this?]