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Activists want GOP lawmakers to make more changes to Georgia elections
A Georgia elections study committee has become a forum for advocates on the right and left to seek major changes to voting laws ahead of a heated election year in 2026.
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Investigations stalled while State Election Board tried to change voting rules
A backlog of completed Georgia election investigations grew to over 300 cases after the State Election Board prioritized passing new voting rules last year.
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Michael Thurmond enters Ga. governor’s race pledging to be ‘bridge builder’
The former DeKalb County chief executive said he sees himself as a problem-solving “bridge builder” who can create bipartisan coalitions to counter President Trump’s policies.
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Fulton must accept Republican election board nominees, judge rules
A senior superior court judge ordered that the Fulton's board of commissioners must appoint two critics nominated by the Fulton Republican Party to the county election board.
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Election 2026: Who’s running for office in Georgia
Here’s who has officially announced a run for some of the more noteworthy and competitive Georgia offices.
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Derek Dooley enters U.S. Senate race, setting up GOP clash in Georgia
Former football coach Derek Dooley announced he is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Georgia in a bid to unseat Democrat Jon Ossoff.
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Election board member slams Georgia voting chief as husband runs for his job
Kelvin King is running for Georgia elections chief while his wife, Janelle King, used her platform as a member of the State Election Board to criticize the secretary of state.
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State Election Board returns to 2020 election and seeks help from Trump’s DOJ
Three Republicans on the State Election Board revived allegations about Georgia's 2020 election and asked for help from President Donald Trump's Justice Department.
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Athens lawmaker launches U.S. House bid for open GOP-leaning Georgia seat
Athens state Rep. Houston Gaines, who represents a northeast Georgia district in the state House, will run for a U.S. House seat vacated by U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Collins.
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Discounted Lyft rides to vote are illegal in Georgia, Election Board finds
The State Election Board found Tuesday that Lyft violated a Georgia law against paying for votes when it offered discounted rides to the polls in 2020 and 2022.