🌱 Absentee Ballot Processing + Column On GCPS Discipline Incidents

Hello, hello! It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Daily. Come along to find out everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days.

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Here are the top three stories in Dacula today:

1. Social media users are sharing a video allegedly showing an individual dropping off multiple ballots at a drop box in Gwinnett County. The video is dated 2020. There is no evidence that the video displays voter fraud. Election officials are reminding residents that it is legal for individuals to submit ballots on behalf of others in certain circumstances. The Georgia State Election Board has dismissed this video. (Reuters)
2. Gwinnett County was allowed to report absentee ballot results faster due to Georgia's new election law. For the first time, Gwinnett County has been allowed to spend the 15 days before Election Day opening and processing absentee ballots. Gwinnett County Elections' goal was to have processed all absentee ballots before the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 8. (11 Alive)
3. A Gwinnett County student submitted a column about his concerns regarding discipline incidents occurring in Gwinnett County Schools. John Prewitt, a senior at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Lawrenceville (about 10 miles from Dacula), shared the column as a follow-up to a speech he gave at last month's Board of Education meeting. He is urging the Board to improve policy regarding student safety. (Subscription: AJC)

Today in and around Dacula:

• Afternoon Tea At Chateau Elan Winery & Resort, Braselton (2:00 PM)
• Reading Buddies At Dacula Public Library (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Gwinnett County Public Schools shares a list of importing school bus safety tips. Click for the full list. (Gwinnett County Public Schools via Facebook)
• Looking for a new place to call home? Consider this list of the latest properties in the Dacula area to hit the market. Click to view the full list of properties that includes prices, photos, and property dimensions. (Dacula Patch)
• Gwinnett County Public Schools is searching for volunteers to join its Literacy Advisory Council. Click for the volunteer survey. (Gwinnett County Public Schools via Facebook)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.