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    Ryan Fetter has the polls mostly to himself while casting his ballot Tuesday during the election runoff at Flat Shoals Elementary School in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
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    Georgia legislative races in limbo as runoff results trickle in
    08/11/2020 - Norcross, Georgia - Gwinnett County poll manager Don Heaton (left) speaks with assistant poll manager Bob Portnoy during Georgia primary run-off elections at Norcross High School in Norcross, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    Polls close in Georgia runoffs with short lines, but a few glitches
    Signs promoting Dr. John Cowan’s campaign in the 14th Congressional District’s GOP primary plaster the window of a business on Broad Street in historic downtown Rome. Cowan appeared to fall short Tuesday in his GOP runoff race with Marjorie Taylor Greene. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    QAnon supporter wins GOP’s U.S. House runoff in N.W. Georgia
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    Departing president and Morehouse alum Robert Franklin presented the 128th commencement address.
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    June 6, 2019 Atlanta - Stacey Abrams speaks during the DNC's IWillVote Gala at Flourish Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2019. White House hopefuls court Georgia: Presidential candidates swarmed Atlanta on Thursday for a convention geared at African-American strategists and a joint fundraiser featuring four of the best known Democratic contenders on the same stage. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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    Bypassed by Biden, Abrams likely to focus on 2022 rematch against Kemp
    Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, left, speaks with state Sen. Nikema Williams before the funeral for U.S. Rep. John Lewis on July 30 in Atlanta. Williams was chosen by the state Democratic Party to replace Lewis on the November ballot. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
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    Nikema Williams backs ‘Medicare for All’ in bid for Congress
    Seniors at Etowah High School in Cherokee County posed for the traditional color-coordinated senior photo on Aug, 3, 2020, the first day back to classes in the COVID era. The photo went viral because the students are not wearing masks and crowded together for the shot.
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    Cherokee closing Etowah High until Aug. 31 after rise in COVID-19 cases
    Volunteers with the Summertown Food Pantry place food into the back seat of a car. The head of the Atlanta Community Food Bank said that this summer, people have sought 50% more food from his organization’s pantries than last year. The use of food stamp benefits has also surged, adding nearly 250,000 households in Georgia in the past year. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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    Georgia’s welfare enrollment drops as food stamp numbers skyrocket
    08/10/2020 - College Park, Georgia - Gov. Brian Kemp (left) greets U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams (right) before the start of a press conference at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic located in a Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport paid parking facility in College Park, Monday, August 10, 2020. Both Gov. Kemp and Vice Admiral Adams encouraged Georgians to where a mask to combat the spread of COVID-19. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    The Jolt: Will Atlanta’s airport be a takeover target during a special...
    Democrats tap Nikema Williams to replace John Lewis on November ballot
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    Emily’s List endorses Nikema Williams in 5th Congressional District
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    In his bid for re-election, Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue, left, faces Democrat Jon Ossoff.
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    Georgia’s Ossoff-Perdue race for Senate presents a striking contrast
    A voter casts his ballot in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District special election at a polling site in Sandy Springs, Ga., Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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    A Georgia Tech freshman moves into Glenn Hall at Georgia Tech on Saturday. With requirements for masks and social distancing, this year's move-in ran over two days with students signing up for slots.
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    College professor: I don’t think all students will be safe on campus
    Effingham County High School students are shown changing classes, in a crowded hallway, on Aug. 5, 2020, the first day of school. Masks are not required for students in Effingham County, but are strongly recommended. Rick Lott for SavannahNow.com
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    A quote by Gwinnett County School Board member Everton Blair is displayed on a demonstrator's sign during a rally and march created by the Gwinnett Educators for Equity and Justice outside of the Gwinnett County Public School Board building in Suwanee on July 20, 2020. Supporters of teachers and staff marched to demonstrate their concerns for starting off the school year in-person, instead of online, due to COVID-19. The Gwinnett County Public School Board announced that it will join most other districts in metro Atlanta and hold classes this fall online-only. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    November 30, 2019 Atlanta - Georgia and Georgia Tech during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Georgia won 52-7 over the Georgia Tech. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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    Ryan Fetter has the polls mostly to himself while casting his ballot Tuesday during the election runoff at Flat Shoals Elementary School in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
    Georgia Politics| 2h ago
    Georgia legislative races in limbo as runoff results trickle in
    08/11/2020 - Norcross, Georgia - Gwinnett County poll manager Don Heaton (left) speaks with assistant poll manager Bob Portnoy during Georgia primary run-off elections at Norcross High School in Norcross, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
    Georgia Politics| 2h ago
    Polls close in Georgia runoffs with short lines, but a few glitches
    Seniors at Etowah High School in Cherokee County posed for the traditional color-coordinated senior photo on Aug, 3, 2020, the first day back to classes in the COVID era. The photo went viral because the students are not wearing masks and crowded together for the shot.
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    Cherokee closing Etowah High until Aug. 31 after rise in COVID-19 cases
    Volunteers with the Summertown Food Pantry place food into the back seat of a car. The head of the Atlanta Community Food Bank said that this summer, people have sought 50% more food from his organization’s pantries than last year. The use of food stamp benefits has also surged, adding nearly 250,000 households in Georgia in the past year. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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    Georgia’s welfare enrollment drops as food stamp numbers skyrocket
    08/10/2020 - College Park, Georgia - Gov. Brian Kemp (left) greets U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams (right) before the start of a press conference at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic located in a Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport paid parking facility in College Park, Monday, August 10, 2020. Both Gov. Kemp and Vice Admiral Adams encouraged Georgians to where a mask to combat the spread of COVID-19. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    The Jolt: Will Atlanta’s airport be a takeover target during a special...
    Georgians who say they've been denied unemployment benefits gather at a Department of Labor office in Gwinnett County last week. WSB-TV
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    No details on how state would handle Trump’s order on jobless benefits
    The State Election Board approved a plan Monday to allow Georgia voters to request absentee ballots by going online. From left: State Election Board members Anh Le, Rebecca Sullivan, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and David Worley. MARK NIESSE / MARK.NIESSE@AJC.COM
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    Online absentee ballot applications approved for Georgia voters
    In this photo provided by student Hannah Watters, students crowd a hallway, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga. The 30,000-student suburban Paulding County school district in suburban Atlanta resumed classes Monday with 70% of students returning for in-person classes five days a week, days after the principal at North Paulding announced some members of the football team had tested positive for COVID-19. The district says it is encouraging mask use, but isn't requiring it. (Hannah Watters via AP)
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    Paulding lifts suspensions of two students after viral photos
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    Ryan Fetter has the polls mostly to himself while casting his ballot Tuesday during the election runoff at Flat Shoals Elementary School in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
    Georgia Politics| 2h ago
    Georgia legislative races in limbo as runoff results trickle in
    08/11/2020 - Norcross, Georgia - Gwinnett County poll manager Don Heaton (left) speaks with assistant poll manager Bob Portnoy during Georgia primary run-off elections at Norcross High School in Norcross, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
    Georgia Politics| 2h ago
    Polls close in Georgia runoffs with short lines, but a few glitches
    Signs promoting Dr. John Cowan’s campaign in the 14th Congressional District’s GOP primary plaster the window of a business on Broad Street in historic downtown Rome. Cowan appeared to fall short Tuesday in his GOP runoff race with Marjorie Taylor Greene. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
    Georgia Politics| 2h ago
    QAnon supporter wins GOP’s U.S. House runoff in N.W. Georgia
    June 6, 2019 Atlanta - Stacey Abrams speaks during the DNC's IWillVote Gala at Flourish Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2019. White House hopefuls court Georgia: Presidential candidates swarmed Atlanta on Thursday for a convention geared at African-American strategists and a joint fundraiser featuring four of the best known Democratic contenders on the same stage. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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    Bypassed by Biden, Abrams likely to focus on 2022 rematch against Kemp
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    FILE - In this July 17, 2020, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp returns to his office after giving a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol in Atlanta. Kemp says he's withdrawing a request for an emergency order that would block Atlanta from ordering people to wear masks in public or imposing other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
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    Podcast: Kemp’s proposed special session, Biden interview insights
    March 29, 2020 Atlanta: Customers wait in line to enter the Home Depot store at Midtown Place while the store limits the number of occupants to maintain six feet of space between shoppers and help prevent the spread of coronavirus on Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
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    Georgia State Senator Nikema Williams (Democrat - 39 holds her son Carter Small after Williams gave her speech for the Democratic Party of Georgia Chair position at the 2019 Georgia Democratic Party State Convention in Atlanta GA January 26, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC
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    How Nikema Williams was selected to replace John Lewis
    FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2019 file photo, Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is hugged as House Democrats gathered before passing the Voting Rights Advancement Act to eliminate potential state and local voter suppression laws, at the Capitol in Washington. At right is Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., who introduced the bill and who represents Selma, Ala., a city that was at the forefront of the 1960s civil rights movement. They are joined at far right by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Mourning the death of civil rights hero John Lewis, Democrats are urging the Senate to take up a bill of enduring importance to Lewis throughout his life: protecting and expanding the right to vote. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and other Democrats say the Senate should take up a House-passed bill to restore key sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and rename it for Lewis. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called Lewis a “great man” who helped bend the nation’s history toward justice, but Republicans appear unlikely to bring up the voting rights bill for a Senate vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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