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Georgia Elections

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Crisis is brewing over how the state will conduct midterm elections

The Georgia Legislature adjourns without a plan to count votes after July. Here's what could happen next.

At state Capitol, affordability was the agenda. Now it’s the campaign battle.

Georgia Republicans prepare to hit the campaign trail after a legislative session aimed at easing costs for working families.

DAVID PLAZAS

‘Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn’ still captures Atlanta’s spirit 30 years later

Former Atlanta mayors Ivan Allen Jr. and Maynard Jackson Jr. transformed the city — a journey documented in Gary Pomerantz's 1996 book "Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn."

Burt Jones putting the squeeze on top GOP rival Rick Jackson

A clash between the lieutenant governor and the billionaire businessman is playing out in the Georgia Legislature.

The wealth divide defining Georgia’s governor’s race

Republican candidates have far greater personal wealth than their Democratic counterparts in Georgia’s race for governor.

Voters to decide on 3 Georgia legislative seats in special runoffs

The top two vote-getters in each of the March 10 special elections will square off in runoff elections April 7.

Metro Atlanta leaders urge Kemp to veto bill to make some offices nonpartisan

Local officials urge Gov. Brian Kemp to veto a bill that would make most local races in five metro-Atlanta counties nonpartisan.

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Can Iran war politics move voters in Georgia’s Trumpiest district?

The runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene features two military veterans with sharp differences on the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran.

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Ethics commission charges group over ads attacking Burt Jones

A group that has spent millions of dollars attacking Lt. Gov. Burt Jones faces formal charges of violating Georgia lobbying and campaign finance laws.

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Georgia Senate pushes paper ballots, setting up a clash with House

The Senate proposal would move Georgia to hand-marked paper ballots this year. A competing House proposal would delay the switch to 2028.

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A billionaire walks into a Golden Corral: The Rick Jackson story

Voters at Jackson's stump speech connected with the wealthy health care executive. Some said they were reminded of Trump.

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Fulton and the DOJ square off in court over seized 2020 ballots

In the hearing, lawyers for Fulton questioned an election technology and security expert about allegations in the FBI affidavit used to secure a search warrant for the raid.

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Ossoff has a responsible view on Venezuela that critics are trying to tarnish

A Georgia state senator tried conflating right-wing talking points to criticize U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and his position on Venezuela policy.

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DOJ RAID IN FULTON

Skeptics said 2020 election boxes were missing. They never asked Fulton.

Conservative activists insinuated Fulton County obstructed the FBI from accessing 2020 election records, but the county said it didn't.

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Republican nominees lose fight to sit on Fulton election board

Fulton County commissioners can refuse to seat two Republican nominees on the county’s election board, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided Friday.

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How Jones-Jackson clash has engulfed governor’s race — and Georgia politics

Health care executive Rick Jackson and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones have upended the Republican race for governor with big spending to amplify their ferocious attacks.

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The obnoxious GOP Sharia law ad and ensuing Democrat division

Sen. Greg Dolezal fiddled with AI to conjure up an ad with images of pushy, and armed, Muslims forcing their medieval ways on suburban USA.

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Touchscreen voting likely to remain in place for Georgia midterms

A state House committee Tuesday agreed to a bill that would make the switch to paper ballots in 2028.

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Georgia activists working with Trump administration to influence elections

After years of casting doubt about Georgia elections, conservative activists are gaining influence within the Trump administration.

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In Georgia governor’s race, Democrats battle for second spot in likely runoff

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has a commanding lead in the polls, leading other Democratic candidates for Georgia governor battling one another for the runoff.