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Page 6 - Wednesday, April 10, 2024 The Sylvania Times thesy lvaniatimes .com ELECTION Continued from Page 4 “The legislature ignored the input of election directors from across the state about these provisions and how it would impact their ability to conduct elections ... in the name of solving problems that do not exist,” said Anne Gray Herring, policy analyst for Common Cause Georgia. But Rep. Buddy DeLoach, R-Townsend, said he introduced an earlier version of the bill specifically at the request of local election officials in Glynn County. “They and others experienced situations that required fewer ballot marking devices because of precincts with large percent of early and absentee votes,” DeLoach wrote in an email to Capitol Beat. “The bill simply lets them put the devices where they are needed. Local officials could already do that in all except statewide general elections.” While both Senate Bill 189 and House Bill 1207 passed along partisan lines. Senate Bill 368 sailed through the Senate unanimously and cleared the House with only two “no” votes. To Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, prohibiting campaign contributions from foreign nationals was the most important of the election bills. “This commonsense measure defends Georgia elections,” Raffensperger said. “Voters deserve assurance that their elections remain free from foreign influence.” House Bill 974 was less controversial than Senate Bill 189 and House Bill 1207, drawing support from many legislative Democrats. Still, some Democrats expressed frustration with the bill’s election audit requirements. “We’ve done audit after audit. We’ve done study after study,” said Rep. Stacey Evans, D-Atlanta. “Our elections are secure. There is no widespread voter fraud.” House Bill 1312 was forced upon the General Assembly by a federal lawsuit charging the current system of electing the five members of the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) statewide rather than by district dilutes Black voting strength in violation of the Voting Rights Act. While the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals subsequently upheld the current system, the case forced the cancellation of PSC elections in 2022 and again this year. House Bill 1312 rescheduled the elections for 2026 and 2028. Democrats complained the new schedule would let commissioners who normally serve six-year terms stay in office for eight years or longer. Republicans countered that they had no choice because of the court case. While most of the bills would take effect in time for the November elections, a provision in Senate Bill 189 eliminating QR codes from paper ballots wouldn’t become law until 2026. That’s to give the secretary of state’s office time to develop new technology to replace the QR codes. UNIVERSAL Sudoku Puzzle 5 2 7 1 2 9 2 5 1 6 4 1 3 7 5 6 1 4 6 3 1 8 7 2 6 9 7 1/12 DIFFICULTY RATING: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Complete the grid so every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. Previous puzzle solution 2 8 9 4 7 6 5 1 3 1 5 7 2 9 3 6 4 8 4 6 3 8 5 1 2 7 9 9 3 2 6 1 7 8 5 4 8 1 4 5 3 2 9 6 7 6 7 5 9 4 8 1 3 2 3 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 1 7 4 6 1 2 9 3 8 5 5 2 1 3 8 4 7 9 6 © 2024 by Andrews McMeel Syndication Today is the 99th day of 2024 and the 21st day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1904, Britain and France signed the Entente Cordiale, a series of agreements that formalized peace between the two countries. In 1935, Congress approved the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, establishing the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In 2005, more than 4 million mourners gathered in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II. In 2010, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the New START nuclear arms control treaty. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Harvey Cushing (1869-1939), surgeon; Mary Pickford (1892-1979), actress; Sonja Heme (1912-1969), ice skater; Betty Ford (1918-2011), first lady; Shecky Greene (1926-2023), comedian; Kofi Annan (1938-2018), diplomat; Gary Carter (1954-2012), baseball player/sportscaster; Robin Wright (1966-), actress; Patricia Arquette (1968-), actress; Katee Sackhoff (1980-), actress; Felix Hernandez (1986-), baseball player. TODAY’S FACT: Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovered superconductivity during experiments with mercury wire immersed in liquid helium on this day in 1911. TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1975, Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians made his debut as Major League Baseball’s first African American manager. Robinson also continued to play for the team, hitting a home run in his first at-bat of the day. TODAY’S QUOTE: “Often we mistake stability, in terms of security and economic activity, to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third and important pillar: rule of law and respect for human rights.” — Kofi Annan TODAY’S NUMBER: 755 — career home runs for Hank Aaron, second only to Barry Bonds’ all-time record of 762. Aaron hit his 715th career home run on this day in 1974, breaking the record previously held by Babe Ruth. TODAY’S MOON: New moon (April 8). COPYRIGHT 2024 ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-581-7500 THE POETSI___ CORNER The Naming of Cats -T.S. Eliot The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES. First of all, there's the name that the family use daily, Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James, Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey— All of them sensible everyday names. There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter, Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames: Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter— But all of them sensible everyday names. But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular, A name that's peculiar, and more dignified, Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular, Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride? Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum, Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat, Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellyloram- Names that never belong to more than one cat. But above and beyond there's still one name left over, And that is the name that you never will guess; The name that no human research can discover— But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. When you notice a cat in profound meditation, The reason, I tell you, is always the same: His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name: His ineffable effable Effan ineffable Deep and inscrutable singular Name. Shady Lane Tree Service LLC Tree & Stump Removal * Storm Clean-up * Pruning Dustin McMillan Cull Today! (912) (>S2-SIH(i <Dozier's (Doggie (Daze Jasmine the Greyhound Hi everyone. It's now spring and all of us pets are ready to go outside a little more and jump around and play in the yard. Hopefully, you have a great big fenced in yard for us to play in. Playing around the neighborhood can be really unsafe and plus those streets can be deadly. Please help us out by walking us on a leash or having a fenced in yard for us to use. I am lucky, I have a large fenced in yard that my brothers and I can run and play in. Hope you do too. This week do I have a wonderful story for you. This week's story is about my poor friend Jasmine the Greyhound. You see, she was a stray dog who was discovered alone, shaking, and starving in a locked garage. A cop had found her and had taken her to the local wildlife sanctuary where she was nursed back to health. It took a while, but she found life again. The incredible thing about this story is that, unlike most abandoned and abused dogs. Jasmine was gentle and nurturing. As soon as she began to feel better, she immediately began helping other strays that came in feel better. I mean she took care of anything that came through. She was a foster dog mother to puppies, kittens, foxes, chicks, Guinea pigs, bunnies, and even a cute little deer during the better half of her life. Jasmine was truly a wonderful dog, doing for other friends, and not just other dogs. Other of God's animals all through out the rest of her life. I think we all could live by her example. Let us all give Jasmine a big round of a-paws! See you next week. 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