Campaigns aim to get Georgia voters fired up about the Public Service Commission

A voting machine and voters are shown at a polling location for an election
Voters cast their vote at the Metropolitan branch of the Fulton County Public Library on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

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While any election brings ads, events, door-knocking and other efforts to remind people to get to the polls, this year campaign workers involved in the Georgia Public Service Commission races have another hurdle: education.

Climate and environment organizers gathered in Atlanta last weekend to strategize and mobilize voters ahead of November’s election for two seats on the Georgia PSC. Dubbed “Watts at Stake,” the event brought together organizers, community leaders and influencers to hear about the importance of the somewhat obscure state agency — a message the speakers view as critical this election cycle.