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New Georgia Project and Its Action Fund Announce Dissolution

The closure raises questions about sustaining Democratic voter outreach in Georgia.

FILE - Erika Hardwick, left, a paid canvasser with the New Georgia Project Action Fund, shares literature with Patricia Lee and urges her to vote, Oct. 5, 2022, in Dawson, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)
FILE - Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, gives a concession speech in Atlanta on Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)
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Overview

  • The boards said Thursday the New Georgia Project and its affiliated Action Fund will formally dissolve after a decade focused on voter registration and mobilization.
  • In January, the Georgia State Ethics Commission found the groups conducted unlawful campaign activity tied to 2018, resulting in a record $300,000 fine that officials say was fully paid by summer.
  • Founded in 2013 by Stacey Abrams, the organizations registered tens of thousands of voters and, according to a former policy director, knocked on 4 million doors in 2020 as Georgia shifted into battleground status.
  • Operational strain deepened over the past year with multiple executive departures, layoffs, and funding shortfalls, including allegations from some laid-off staffers that union supporters were targeted.
  • The shutdown follows legal setbacks for other Abrams-linked efforts and comes as Democrats eye 2026 contests, including Sen. Jon Ossoff’s reelection bid and the next race for governor.