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- ↑ "Robbin Shipp resigns DeKalb House seat". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . April 21, 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ↑ "Georgia Secretary of State: general election results, 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ "Georgia Secretary of State: runoff election results, 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ "Simone Bell takes office, cements historic role". Project Q Atlanta. December 23, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
- ↑ "LGBT activist Simone Bell runs for Ga. House (cached)". Southern Voice . August 21, 2009. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
- ↑ Bagby, Dyana (March 17, 2010). "Georgia lesbian lawmaker brings power to the people from within the Gold Dome". The Georgia Voice . Retrieved October 5, 2011.