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GOP-heavy panel to shape Georgia’s next voting system

The panel's recommendation is due by next January — presumably to give whoever is elected secretary of state time to prepare for a rollout during the 2028 election cycle.

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Rick Jackson’s $87M ad buy targets Keisha Lance Bottoms’ mayoral record

The Republican billionaire has pledged to remind voters of spikes in crime during Bottoms' tenure as Atlanta mayor.

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Georgia Democrats unveil largest coordinated campaign effort yet

State party officials say they will have 30 field offices open by early August, part of the biggest operation the party has ever had at this stage of a campaign.

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Owners of Toast on Lenox didn’t need permission to talk to Rick Jackson

Atlanta entrepreneurs like the owners of Toast on Lenox should not have to explain themselves or apologize for serving Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.

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Political speeches like Trump's at Wheeler High should not be in schools; Democrats show hypocrisy on inclusion with Atlanta restaurant boycott.

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