by Georgia Conservation Voters | Mar 26, 2020 | Democracy
The 2020 Census is happening now! Earlier this year, we wrote about why taking the census is essential to protecting the environment. Here’s what you need to know to respond to the census survey online, by phone, or by mail. The Census is basically just a survey. The...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Mar 15, 2020 | Democracy
Protect Our Constitutional Rights – Vote NO on SR 854 March 11, 2020 Dear Senator, We are writing you today on the dangers of an Article V convention and to urge you to vote “NO” on SR 854, which would renew Georgia’s call for a new constitutional convention where...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 31, 2020 | Democracy, Elections
What exactly is gerrymandering – and why should environmentalists care? Once every decade, the U.S. Census is conducted. This historical record counts all persons living within the population. The final counts are then used to recalculate the number of seats that each...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 31, 2020 | Democracy, Elections, Environmental Justice
Every ten years, the U.S. government issues a census survey to collect information about the American population. The information that is collected is used for two critical purposes: 1. More than $1.5 trillion in federal funding is distributed to state and local...
