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Candidate switched voter registration to Fulton one day before PSC election deadline

A candidate for a seat on Georgia's Public Service Commission changed his voter registration address on the last day to qualify for the District 3 seat.

Georgia elections bill dies, leaving absentee ballot drop off before Election Day intact

Georgia election overhaul fails to advance as lawmakers wrap up work for the year.

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is preparing to run for Georgia governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms plans to center her campaign on saving the Georgia from the 'moral and economic' excesses of the Trump administration

Judge dismisses election security case but voices ‘concerns’ about Georgia’s voting computers

A federal judge has dismissed a long-running lawsuit that questioned whether Georgia's touchscreen voting system was safe and secure.

Trump administration dismisses case against Georgia’s 2021 voting law

The lawsuit against Georgia's voting law, brought by the Biden administration, argued the law discriminated on the basis of race.

Lucy McBath suspends bid for governor as husband battles cancer

Lucy McBath didn’t rule out a gubernatorial bid, but told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution she is suspending the exploratory committee she launched weeks ago.

Georgia backs off THC drink ban, instead allowing sales in liquor stores

THC-infused drinks won't be banned in Georgia under a bill moving toward final votes. Instead, THC drinks could be sold in liquor stores as well as existing hemp retailers.

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Georgia election bills hurtle toward passage after party-line votes

Georgia election bills that would overhaul absentee voting and voter registration laws are moving toward final votes.

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Georgia bill gives power to State Election Board and enacts its rules

With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, the Georgia Senate Ethics Committee revealed a bill seeking significant election changes.

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Trump’s elections order asserts broad power over voting in Georgia and nation

President Donald Trump's executive order for citizenship verification, absentee ballot deadlines and ballot QR codes could have a limited impact on Georgia.

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Georgia’s next voting system? Senators seek paper ballots filled out by hand

Georgia senators proposed a bill Tuesday that would replace the state's touchscreen voting system with paper ballots filled out by hand.

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Georgia is planning one of the largest cancellations of voter registrations in U.S. history

About 455,000 inactive Georgia voter registrations are scheduled for cancellation this summer. It will be the largest removal since Georgia set a national record in 2017.

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‘Are you ready to fight?’ Ossoff channels 2020 energy to launch re-election bid

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff launched his reelection bid urging supporters to reject the “luxury of despair” as Republicans urge Gov. Brian Kemp to challenge him in 2026.