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Georgia special election runoff July 13

This is a special election in Cobb County for State House District 34 and House District 156
Updates
The exterior of Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Georgia, on August 11, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Witnesses describe inhumane conditions in Georgia prisons, call for change
4h ago
Gov. Brian Kemp called Thursday for the General Assembly to being a special session on redistricting on Nov. 3. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Kemp calls special session to redraw Georgia’s political maps
5h ago
A UPS logo is on the shirt of a driver as he enters a United Parcel Service store with packages in Jackson, Miss., Monday, July 26, 2021. Amazon, Chobani, UPS and more than 30 other companies have vowed to hire and train refugees fleeing Afghanistan for the U.S. The companies said that they want to help the tens of thousands of Afghan refugees coming to America to integrate into the economy. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
UPS, IHG join coalition to hire, help Afghan refugees
6h ago
Election resources
A child looks over redistricting maps during a 2011 public hearing.
Princeton study predicts narrowing partisan margins in Georgia’s political makeup
6h ago
Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Republican U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah fill their plates during a bipartisan barbecue luncheon Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Warnock helped relaunch the annual gathering of the two parties, which then-U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia started 13 years ago.
Bipartisan barbecue lunch returns to U.S. Senate, continuing Isakson tradition
7h ago
Then-President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in December in Valdosta. The former president will return to the state Saturday for a rally in Perry that will also feature a slate of candidates he has endorsed in next year's elections. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Donald Trump, set for return to Georgia, remains a force in its politics
7h ago
Georgia state Rep. Trey Kelley has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit over his failure to call 911 after his friend hit a bicyclist who later died. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Lawsuit accuses Georgia Rep. Kelley of ‘cover up’ in bicyclist death
12h ago
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An illustrated guide to redistricting in Georgia
15h ago
The blueberry industry was the subject of a congressional hearing.
Opinion: The Georgia blueberries were too ripe for picking
16h ago
Election news
Newly elected speaker David Ralston (right), a Republican from north Georgia, and Rep. Calvin Smyre, the Democratic nominee for the post, exchange greetings during Ralston's official escort into the chamber.
The Jolt: Tributes roll in for a titan of the Georgia Legislature
16h ago
Georgia Rep. Calvin Smyre, D-Columbus, is President Joe Biden's pick for U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Biden names Calvin Smyre as ambassador to Dominican Republic
Migrants, many from Haiti, wade across the Rio Grande from Del Rio, Texas, to return to Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, to avoid expulsion from the U.S. The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
‘Blatant racism’: Haitian Americans in GA decry migrants’ treatment at border
Former Gov. Sonny Perdue, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary, was criticized for a tax break he signed into law a year before running for re-election. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
The Jolt: Sonny Perdue raising GOP money while chancellor pick simmers
August 17, 2021 Atlanta - Former Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed speaks to members of the press after filing paperworks for November 2nd Atlanta Mayoral Election outside the Atlanta City Hall on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore and former Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed filed paperwork and qualified as a candidate in the November 2nd Atlanta Mayoral Election. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta’s candidates for mayor spar over federal investigations during debate
September 21, 2021 Columbus - Empty bullet cartridges can be easily found at the parking lot of Carver Park Recreation Center at Carver Park in Columbus on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Toyia Tucker is the city council person whose district includes Carver Park. She pushed for the weekend closures. Carver Park in Columbus has become a magnet for crime and the uptick in violent crime during the pandemic has made the park even more dangerous. The city recently closed the park on weekends after it had its second homicide this year. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Gun violence hits towns across Georgia
Michael Owens on Nov. 21, 2016, in Marietta, Ga. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL
Democrat Owens launches bid to be Georgia’s top election official
The city of Sandy Springs will issue a request for proposals March 7 for recreation and parks and municipal court services providers. AJC FILE
OPINION: The 2021 mayor’s race that could hold 2022 clues
Democrat Stacey Abrams kicked off a national tour Monday in San Antonio. No stops are planned yet in Georgia. (ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
Abrams kicks off U.S. tour while 2022 waiting game continues
01/11/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Georgia State Rep. Shea Roberts participates in a swearing-in with her daughter Brigid Arndt inside the House Chambers during the first day of the 2021 legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Monday, January 11, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Georgia high court dismisses challenge of close state House race
09/25/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - Former professional football player Herschel Walker speaks to the crowd before introducing President Donal Trump during a Blacks for Trump campaign rally at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Friday, September 25, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Illegal voting allegation against Herschel Walker’s wife dismissed
12/14/2020 — Atlanta, Georgia — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Monday, December 14, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
The Jolt: Brad Raffensperger has a book deal, too: ‘Integrity Counts’
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