Georgia voters have weighed in on Gov. Nathan Deal's vetoes of so-called "religious liberty" legislation and a bill that would have allowed guns onto the state's public college campuses, according to an exclusive new poll from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Those two topics — guns and protections for opponents of same-sex marriage — were the most hotly debated in the first half of this election year. And Deal’s subsequent break with Republican leaders in the state Legislature over them has only stoked a fire expected to linger into 2017.

See what voters had to say in our story on myajc.com, with updated polling graphics as well as premium content on how Georgians also felt about the presidential race and two-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson.

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The Thanksgiving air travel period is on as passengers made their way through the airport Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Traveling through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during the holidays can be an ordeal. Parking shortages could disrupt your plans and security waits can be long during busy periods, causing bottlenecks. Hartsfield-Jackson is advising travelers to get to the airport at least 2½ hours before their domestic flight and at least 3 hours before their international flight. (John Spink/AJC)

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