80 days until vote
Saturday marks 80 days until Americans vote in federal and state races on Nov. 8. All year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has brought you the key moments in those races, and it will continue to cover the campaign's main events, examine the issues and analyze candidates' finance reports until the last ballot is counted. You can follow the developments on the AJC's politics page at http://www.myajc.com/s/news/georgia-politics/ and in the Political Insider blog at http://www.myajc.com/s/news/political-insider/. You can also track our coverage on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GAPoliticsNews or Facebook at https://facebook.com/gapoliticsnewsnow.
Despite the disqualification this week of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, Georgia voters will still be able to choose from among at least six candidates in November.
The state’s presidential ballot has now been set for the major political and third-party candidates in Georgia, including Republican nominee Donald Trump, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson.
Additionally, three write-in candidates have already given notice to be on the ballot, with the possibility of more since the state's deadline for write-in candidates to file notice isn't until Sept. 6. The three write-ins so far: Cherunda Fox of Detroit; Robert Buchanan of Virginia; and someone named Sandra Wilson.
The state notified Green Party officials Tuesday that Stein did not make the cut after officials determined the party had too few verified signatures on its petition to be on the ballot. A federal judge earlier this year significantly lowered the number of signatures required to make the ballot in Georgia, from tens of thousands to just 7,500.
The party has until next Tuesday to appeal.
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