A bipartisan group of influential former Georgia elected officials stressed at an Atlanta Press Club event Monday the importance of building confidence in Georgia’s elections heading into the Nov. 5 election.
Former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes, former Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and former Atlanta Democratic Mayor Shirley Franklin gathered together for the first time Monday since teaming up in June in support of the Democracy Defense Project’s national effort to restore trust in statewide elections.
Over the last few weeks, the four members of Georgia’s Democracy Defense Project have appeared on radio shows, written op-ed columns, posted on social media and explained the laws and protocols in place protecting Georgia’s election system as they seek to combat misinformation that’s played a role in the public’s waning trust since the 2020 presidential election.
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