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November 3, 2020 Atlanta: Voters line up to vote at Park Tavern in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Voters lined up outside polling places Tuesday morning to be among the first to cast their votes on a crucial Election Day. It’s expected to be the biggest day of voting in Georgia, with turnout reaching as high as 2 million. Another 3.9 million people already cast early or absentee ballots. Some told The Atlanta Journal Constitution that they expect social unrest whether Biden or Trump wins the election. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
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12/16/2020 — Atlanta, Georgia — U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler speaks with members of the press after participating in early voting at Chastain Park Gymnasium in Atlanta’s Chastain Park neighborhood, Wednesday, December 16, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, file photo, Stacey Abrams speaks to Biden supporters as they wait for former President Barack Obama to arrive and speak at a campaign rally for Biden at Turner Field in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
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Nolan Harold Kidd (center) and Savannah Danielle McDonald (right) are seen in an interview with an independent journalist outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. Kidd and McDonald were arrested by the FBI June 11, 2021, in connection with the insurrection.
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September 20, 2016 - Atlanta - Georgia State Capitol, the Gold Dome. Downtown Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM
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The Georgia State Capitol and Liberty Plaza as viewed from the James H. “Sloppy” Floyd Building. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
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Republican state Sen. John Kennedy and state Rep. Bonnie Rich led a public forum Tuesday on Georgia's upcoming redistricting process. The General Assembly will redraw the state's political boundaries later this year.
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Special elections were held Tuesday in Cobb and Henry counties. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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The U.S. House Oversight Committee has asked former U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Georgia BJay Pak to come in for questioning about how officials in then-President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice may have tried to pressure him to overturn the presidential election results in Georgia. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
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Georgia's 2022 elections are heating up with some of the lower-profile races such as Lt. Gov., Secretary of State and Attorney General drawing established candidates from both parties. Here's a look at who's running.
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms holds a news conference May 7, 2021, on her decision not to seek a second term. “In the same way that it was very clear to me almost five years ago that I should run for mayor of Atlanta, it is abundantly clear to me today that it is time to pass the baton on to someone else,” Bottoms said at an emotional news conference at City Hall. JOHN SPINK / AJC
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President Joe Biden greets Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., during a rally at Infinite Energy Center, to mark his 100th day in office, Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Duluth, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Joe Biden has proposed a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that includes spending on everything from clean water to broadband internet to child-care facilities. It includes $621 billion for a variety of transportation initiatives. The plan is short on details about specific projects that would be included.(Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)
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03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — House Representatives throw paper in the air in the House Chambers following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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03/25/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta) is placed into the back of a Georgia State Capitol patrol car after being arrested by Georgia State Troopers on day 38 of the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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President Joe Biden speaks as Vice President Kamala Harris listens during a COVID-19 briefing at the headquarters for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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03/08/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Demonstrators chain themselves together as they stage a sit-in protest on the South wing steps of the Georgia State Capitol building during crossover day in the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Monday, March 8, 2021. These demonstrators were opposing election legislation that was moving through the Senate Chambers on crossover day. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Here's a look at some of Georgia's highest paid state employees for the 2020 budget year at the university system, state agencies and local school districts. Mark Becker, president of Georgia State University, $2,806,507
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Abby Larimer claps during an Inauguration watch party in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Manuel’s Tavern held an Inauguration watch party on Wednesday to celebrate the election of President Joe Biden. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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The veranda of Martha and Jean-Francois Morizur’s home looks out over their backyard and pool area. A sofa, chair and coffee table from Wayfair provide seating around the outdoor fireplace, and the fleur-de-lis wood and iron art above the fireplace from Hobby Lobby ties the outdoor decor into the French style of the interior of the home. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp greets President Donald Trump as he visits Georgia to talk about an infrastructure overhaul at the UPS Hapeville hub at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday July 15, 2020 in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
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210608-Atlanta-Felicia Moore, from left, Andre Dickens, Sharon Gay, Antonio Brown and Walter Reeves participate in a forum for AtlantaMayor candidates sponsored by the Committee for a Better Atlanta on Tuesday morning, June 8, 2021 in Atlanta. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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01/07/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, makes remarks during a pre legislative session media availability at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, January 7, 2021. The Georgia legislative session will begin January 11, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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10/13/2020 - Lawrenceville, Georgia - Michael Roark of Grayson places his mail-in ballot inside an official drop box on the second day of early voting at the Gwinnett County Voter Registration and Elections building in Lawrenceville, Tuesday, October 13, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Georgia officials plan to allow a private company to collect tolls on proposed I-285 express lanes in exchange for investment in the project. (AJC file photo)
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The Georgia State Capitol and Liberty Plaza as viewed from the James H. “Sloppy” Floyd Building. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
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Runoffs set in two Georgia House special elections
Republican state Sen. John Kennedy and state Rep. Bonnie Rich led a public forum Tuesday on Georgia's upcoming redistricting process. The General Assembly will redraw the state's political boundaries later this year.
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Special elections were held Tuesday in Cobb and Henry counties. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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The Georgia General Assembly will meet at the state Capitol later this year to draw new maps for legislative and congressional districts as part of the redistricting process. AJC/Bob Andres.
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Groups work to educate Georgians on redistricting process
01/05/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Fulton County elections workers sort absentee ballots for Georgia’s Senate runoff elections at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Tuesday, January 5, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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The 2022 election - featuring races for governor and every seat in the Georgia General Assembly - will likely be a factor in determining how the state uses what may be a record surplus in tax collections this fiscal year. Convention goers cheer and boo as Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) speaks at the Georgia GOP State Convention in Jekyll Island, Georgia on June 5th, 2021. Nathan Posner for the Atlanta-Journal-Constitution
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November 3, 2020 Atlanta: Voters line up to vote at Park Tavern in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Voters lined up outside polling places Tuesday morning to be among the first to cast their votes on a crucial Election Day. It’s expected to be the biggest day of voting in Georgia, with turnout reaching as high as 2 million. Another 3.9 million people already cast early or absentee ballots. Some told The Atlanta Journal Constitution that they expect social unrest whether Biden or Trump wins the election. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
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10/13/2020 - Lawrenceville, Georgia - Michael Roark of Grayson places his mail-in ballot inside an official drop box on the second day of early voting at the Gwinnett County Voter Registration and Elections building in Lawrenceville, Tuesday, October 13, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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The Georgia State Capitol and Liberty Plaza as viewed from the James H. “Sloppy” Floyd Building. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
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Runoffs set in two Georgia House special elections
Republican state Sen. John Kennedy and state Rep. Bonnie Rich led a public forum Tuesday on Georgia's upcoming redistricting process. The General Assembly will redraw the state's political boundaries later this year.
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Georgia lawmakers start redistricting process before making maps
Special elections were held Tuesday in Cobb and Henry counties. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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Follow results of Tuesday’s special elections in Cobb and Henry counties
The Georgia General Assembly will meet at the state Capitol later this year to draw new maps for legislative and congressional districts as part of the redistricting process. AJC/Bob Andres.
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Groups work to educate Georgians on redistricting process
01/05/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Fulton County elections workers sort absentee ballots for Georgia’s Senate runoff elections at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Tuesday, January 5, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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August 21, 2020 Atlanta: Work continues on the Peachtree Creek Greenway in Atlanta. It is one of 38 Georgia transportation projects that would get funding in a $547 billion transportation bill before Congress. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
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Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux speaks during a recent press conference at the Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. office space in downtown Atlanta, Friday, May 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., left, the GOP's lead negotiator on a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan, speaks with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee markup at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The administration and Republican senators remain far apart over the size and scope of the investment needed to reboot the nation's roads, bridges and broadband. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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