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Emilio Perey fills out the paperwork at the Metropolitan Library in Atlanta on the last Saturday of early voting, May 14, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Time is winding down for metro Atlanta residents to vote early in primary

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Two Republicans and two Democrats are running in primaries for attorney general. From left, Republicans Chris Carr and John Gordon; Democrats Jen Jordan and Christian Wise Smith. Submitted photos.

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Early voting has already begun for Georgia's May 24 primary

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Forsyth elections officials reject sweeping voter challenge

A Fulton County judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who sought to inspect ballots from the November 2020 election. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

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Judge: Perdue’s election fraud claims are ‘conjecture and paranoia’

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12/14/2020 — Marietta, Georgia — Cobb County residents cast their ballots during early voting at the Cobb County Elections and Voter Registration Office in Marietta, Monday, December 14, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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November 21, 2020 Atlanta - Pro-Trump protesters, some with flags and signs, attend a rally against the results of the U.S. presidential election outside the Georgia State Capitol on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Several different groups converged at the Capitol for a rally to show support for and against President Donald Trump. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Inside the campaign to undermine Georgia’s election

The Georgia House voted mostly along party lines, 96-68, on Monday , November 22, 2021, to send the congressional redistricting map to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. The new redistricting map will help Republicans to obtain victories before a single vote is cast in next year’s elections. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Interactive: Poll of Georgia voters, January 2022

Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is a formidable candidate with strong name recognition and a hefty fundraising list after his victory in January made him the first Black U.S. senator in Georgia history. But a number of Republicans are running against him, and others are considering whether to join the race.

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Governor election

Gov. Brian Kemp campaigns with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and members of his family in Sandy Springs on May 14, 2022. Greg Bluestein/AJC

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Vice President Mike Pence, left, will rally with Gov. Brian Kemp on May 23. That's the day before the GOP primary fight between Kemp and former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who entered the race at the urging of former President Donald Trump. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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Pence to headline Georgia rally for Kemp, furthering former VP’s break with Trump

Judge: Perdue’s election fraud claims are ‘conjecture and paranoia’

Perdue’s last gasp? Trailing Kemp, his campaign runs short of time

Georgia’s special income tax refunds could take months to go out

U.S. Senate election

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks to supporters during a campaign stop, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Ellijay. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, Pool)

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‘I’m ready’: In North Georgia, Herschel Walker sounds eager for general election

Once a fringe idea, many Georgia Republicans now push for total abortion ban

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Judge: Perdue’s election fraud claims are ‘conjecture and paranoia’

Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., leaves the chamber before a procedural vote on the Women's Health Protection Act to codify the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation that would guarantee the constitutional right to abortion services after the disclosure of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Warnock continues his staggering fundraising streak

Stacey Abrams is out-raising her rivals. She’s outspending them, too.

Capitol Recap: Sticker price on east Georgia electric-vehicle plant is $1.5 billion

Georgia Democrats aim to make abortion rights a unifying midterm message

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Forsyth elections officials reject sweeping voter challenge

Josh Belinfante, an attorney for for the state, moved Thursday to throw out a federal voting rights case challenging Georgia’s “exact match” voter registration policy and absentee ballot cancellation practices. Belinfante is pictured during arguments in a 2019 case before the Georgia Supreme Court. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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Georgia seeks dismissal of Fair Fight voting rights case

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, an attorney for Fair Fight Action, speaks outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, GA., on Monday, April 11, the first day of the Fair Fight Action v. Raffensperger trial. On Wednesday, the plaintiffs rested their case. (Photo/Jenn Finch)

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Judge in Georgia voting rights trial is asked to change ‘exact match’

Republican candidates running for Georgia secretary of state participated Monday in the Atlanta Press Club debate at Georgia Public Broadcasting. From left: David Belle Isle, Jody Hice, T.J. Hudson and Brad Raffensperger.

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Election 2022: Complete guide to Georgia’s Secretary of State race

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Georgia seeks dismissal of Fair Fight voting rights case

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue talks to his supporters at a campaign event earlier this month at Sell's Mill Park in Hoschton. Perdue, trying to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp in the GOP primary, has been trailing by double digits in polls while also lagging well behind in fundraising. His campaign, however, is looking for reasons to be optimistic as it analyzes data from the turnout during early voting. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Perdue’s last gasp? Trailing Kemp, his campaign runs short of time

The Georgia Department of Education announced on Friday, May 13, 2022 that it will release $1.5 million in grants to teacher teachers about dyslexia. In 2019, Jennifer Henderson, lead literacy center teacher, was working on a word “stretching” activity at Charles R. Drew Charter School. The activity helps students break words into sounds. BOB ANDRES/BANDRES@AJC.COM

Georgia to invest nearly $1.5 million to teach teachers about dyslexia

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Election 2022: Complete guide to Georgia’s attorney general race

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Election 2022: Complete guide to Georgia’s Secretary of State race

Democratic candidates for Georgia lieutenant governor take part in the Atlanta Press Club debate on May 3, 2022.

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Election 2022: Complete guide to Georgia’s lieutenant governor race

U.S. House elections

Republican House candidate Jake Evans speaks at a campaign event on Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Cumming. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Trump picks a side in Georgia’s 6th District race

Details emerged this past week on the incentive package Georgia offered to the electric-vehicle maker Rivian to persuade it to locate a $5 billion manufacturing plant about an hour east of Atlanta. The inducements total about $1.5 billion in value. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Capitol Recap: Sticker price on east Georgia electric-vehicle plant is $1.5 billion

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to the media while campaigning in Rome on Monday, May 2, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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OPINION: My (almost) perfectly normal day with Marjorie Taylor Greene

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley addresses the Republican National Convention on Aug. 24, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/TNS)

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Nikki Haley endorses 2nd District GOP candidate Jeremy Hunt

State elections

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Time is winding down for metro Atlanta residents to vote early in primary

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Revenge of the establishment? Trump’s GOP critics rally behind Kemp

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Stacey Abrams speaks at the Democratic Party of Georgia’s annual fundraising gala on May 13, 2022. Erik Voss.

As Georgia Republicans clash, Democrats highlight unity

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Election 2022: Complete guide to Georgia’s attorney general race

Atlanta elections

City Council members (from left), Alex Wan, Amir Farokhi , Dustin Hillis and Byron Amos confer as the Atlanta City Council held an in-person meeting on Monday, March 21, 2022. (Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

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Inside City Hall: What’s in your wallet, Atlanta City Hall?

Much of the infrastructure money, if approved by voters, would go toward transportation projects. (AJC FILE PHOTO)

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Inside City Hall: Can Atlanta show voters it knows how to spend an extra $750M?

Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Inside City Hall: Should Peachtree Street be car-free once a month?

Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant (center) smiles as he talks with Sgt. Ryan Heald (left) and Mayor Andre Dickens (right) after announcing the chief’s retirement at the Atlanta Police Department Zone 4 headquarters on Friday, April 15, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Inside City Hall: Atlanta begins a search for a new police chief