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Questions on this month's Democratic primary ballot include charter schools, tax breaks

4 questions on this month's primary ballot to include charter schools, tax breaks

Posted: July 14, 2012 - 6:58pm
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ATLANTA | The four questions Democratic leaders put on the primary ballot this month are designed to stimulate discussions in the general election and into next year’s legislative session.
Voters choosing a Democratic ballot will get to sound off on charter schools, lobbyists’ gifts to legislators, energy conservation and tax breaks for local manufacturers.
Mike Berlon, chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia, met with House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams of Atlanta and her Senate counterpart, Steve Henson of Tucker and came up with the questions. They were careful to use neutral wording, Berlon said, to avoid slanting it toward a particular outcome.
“It’s really hard for me to make any predictions about them because we want honest answers,” Berlon


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