AJC/ACC Voter Guide - Local & Legislative Questionnaire

Hopes to increase implementation of green policies, promote renewable energy, and enhance public green spaces.

- Hopes to increase implementation of green policies, promote renewable energy, and enhance public green spaces.

Public Services

Supports initiatives to stimulate job creation, support small businesses, and attract investment.

Supports a comprehensive review of the property tax system to make it more reflective of current market values.

- Supports initiatives to stimulate job creation, support small businesses, and attract investment.
- Supports a comprehensive review of the property tax system to make it more reflective of current market values.

Economy

Aims to increase investment in schools, providing training and resource support for teachers and enhancing after-school programs for children.

- Aims to increase investment in schools, providing training and resource support for teachers and enhancing after-school programs for children.

Education

Ballotpedia: Ali Carter

Aims to reform the jail system in Fulton County.

Wants to enhance emergency response services in Fulton County.

Supports policies and initiatives to encourage community policing.

- Aims to reform the jail system in Fulton County.
- Wants to enhance emergency response services in Fulton County.
- Supports policies and initiatives to encourage community policing.

Public Safety

Aims to enforce laws against housing discrimination to ensure fair access.

Supports creating rules to prevent longtime residents from being pushed out of their communities.

- Aims to enforce laws against housing discrimination to ensure fair access.
- Supports creating rules to prevent longtime residents from being pushed out of their communities.

Housing & Urban Development

As of March 23, 2024, Ali Carter’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Ballotpedia, Ciara Anderson

As of March 23, 2024, Ciara Lynette Anderson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Support initiatives that promote economic growth,  job opportunities, and small businesses and entrepreneurs.

- Support initiatives that promote economic growth,  job opportunities, and small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Supports diversion programs for non-violent offenders.

Promotes rehabilitation and reentry programs.

- Supports diversion programs for non-violent offenders.
- Promotes rehabilitation and reentry programs.

Plans to address homelessness and eviction prevention

Wants to implement measures to prevent deed fraud.

- Plans to address homelessness and eviction prevention
- Wants to implement measures to prevent deed fraud.

Plans to ensure that infrastructure is well-maintained so residents have access to quality public services.

- Plans to ensure that infrastructure is well-maintained so residents have access to quality public services.

Ciara Lynette Anderson

National Association of Counties: Hon. Khadijah Abdur-Rahman

The Neighbor: Abdur-Rahman and Carn clashing again for District 6 Fulton commission seat

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Advocated for funding for the arts and culture sector of Fulton County to revive metro Atlanta’s performing-arts industry.

- Advocated for funding for the arts and culture sector of Fulton County to revive metro Atlanta’s performing-arts industry.

Plans to create jobs for young people and for adults looking for good paying jobs.

Introduced a $200 million coronavirus pandemic rescue plan to help people and families impacted by the pandemic and includes an employee payroll bonus.

Said, "It is imperative that the board of commissioners do a better job of managing the taxpayer resources. There are many individual issues and challenges that come before us, and they are all impacted by how responsible we are with taxpayer resources."

- Plans to create jobs for young people and for adults looking for good paying jobs.
- Supports small business owners.
- Introduced a $200 million coronavirus pandemic rescue plan to help people and families impacted by the pandemic and includes an employee payroll bonus.
- Said, "It is imperative that the board of commissioners do a better job of managing the taxpayer resources. There are many individual issues and challenges that come before us, and they are all impacted by how responsible we are with taxpayer resources."

As of March 23, 2024, Khadijah Abdur-Rahman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Avdocates for a new high tech Jail in Fulton County to fix overcrowded.

Partnered with  Georgia's First Lady and the State's Attorney General to address issues of human trafficking.

Created a pre-arrest diversion center that offered non-violent offenders access to medical treatment and alternatives to prison.

Said, "We have to work together with our law enforcement brothers and sisters. But not just to lock people up. We must focus on prevention; and mentoring young people so that we reduce juvenile delinquency."

- Avdocates for a new high tech Jail in Fulton County to fix overcrowded.
- Partnered with  Georgia's First Lady and the State's Attorney General to address issues of human trafficking.
- Created a pre-arrest diversion center that offered non-violent offenders access to medical treatment and alternatives to prison.
- Said, "We have to work together with our law enforcement brothers and sisters. But not just to lock people up. We must focus on prevention; and mentoring young people so that we reduce juvenile delinquency."

Supports the Support Anyone Facing Eviction program, which identifies renters facing eviction and provides them with financial aid to prevent evictions.

Said, "Housing is an essential need, so government should definitely provide protections against price gouging and exploitation."

- Supports the Support Anyone Facing Eviction program, which identifies renters facing eviction and provides them with financial aid to prevent evictions.
- Said, "Housing is an essential need, so government should definitely provide protections against price gouging and exploitation."

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- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property and sales taxes, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.