Georgia Equality encourages our members to remember to vote in the runoff election scheduled for December 2. 

Two of our candidates for judge, Tangela Berrie in the DeKalb Superior Court race and Sara Doyle in the Georgia Court of Appeals race will be facing opponents in the runoff. 

There will also be runoffs for the Public Service Commission and Georgia US Senate seats. 

Visit the Secretary of States website for the latest information on early voting or to request an absentee ballot. 

http://sos.georgia.gov/Elections/

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Dear Friends:

How did Georgia Equality work to advance LGBT policy goals and improve the lives of LGBT Georgians and our families at the Georgia General Assembly during the 2007-2008 General Session?

Good question. 

We would like to invite you to download our 2007-2008 Georgia Equality Legislative Report which details at length our work to advance LGBT policy goals during the past General Session.

This report also explains more fully our vision for strategic and intensive work under the Gold Dome, within local jurisdictions, and in contested elections throughout the state to build a fair majority and improve the lives of LGBT Georgians.

Thank you for your visionary leadership and support for Georgia Equality and our Campaign for a Fair Majority.  Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, suggestions or ideas you have to help move us forward on the path to a fair majority.
 
Sincerely,

GEORGIA ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE

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CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW

http://www.georgiaequality.org/cms/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=137&task=
view_category&catid=83&order=dmdate_published&ascdesc=DESC

On July 1, 2007 , a new Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care took effect, replacing the old Living Will and Durable Health Care Power of Attorney forms, merging them into one easier to understand document. This document allows us to give our domestic partners or close friends the authority to make medical decisions for us, and handle our funeral arrangements in case of death. Without this document, only our biological family members have authority to make these decisions for us.

Because of the work of Georgia Equality and our lobbyist, Cathy Woolard, we were able to successfully amend the law to specifically include the right to hospital visitation and ambulance ride along privileges for our partners.