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DeKalb County Election officials including Nytia Harris, left, and Lamashia Davis work to spread information about changes in voter laws and share information with DeKalb resident Jeremiah Gilyard on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at the Chamblee MARTA Station. The officials are able to print free voter IDs, if needed. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Voter ID requirement harder on those without Georgia driver’s licenses

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A lawmaker looks over a map of Georgia's political districts on Aug. 23, 2011. File photo.

Rural Georgia population losses make district drawing tricky for Republican leaders

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Former Atlanta City Council President Cathy Woolard speaks to the media while attending the Mary Norwood election night party at the Park Tavern in the Atlanta mayoral runoff on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

New Fulton election chair appointed over objections to Fair Fight ties

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Election issues

DeKalb County Election officials including Nytia Harris, left, and Lamashia Davis work to spread information about changes in voter laws and share information with DeKalb resident Jeremiah Gilyard on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at the Chamblee MARTA Station. The officials are able to print free voter IDs, if needed. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Voter ID requirement harder on those without Georgia driver’s licenses

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09/29/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - Fulton County Poll worker Dian Rodriguez-Harrison uses an electronic device to check a voter in at the polling site located at Fanplex in AtlantaÕs Summerhill community, Tuesday, September 29, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Voter ID ad campaign planned to help with Georgia election law

January 5, 2021 Atlanta: Voters exit after casting their ballots on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at the Park Tavern located at 500 10th St NE in Atlanta. Georgia’s long moment in the national spotlight culminated Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, when state voters cast their votes to determine which party would control the U.S. Senate. Georgia voters also voted to elect a member of the state Public Service Commission, which regulates energy and utility rates and issues. The two most expensive Senate races in history saw more than $833 million been spent by the four campaigns and outside groups supporting them, blanketing the airwaves and stuffing mailboxes across the state. Much of that money has come from organizations with no direct connection to Georgia. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Judge’s ruling eases path for third-party candidates in Georgia

Athens is divided by confusing political district lines, and the results of the 2020 census could be used to redraw the maps to favor one political party over another even more. The current map places the Arch on the campus of the University of Georgia in one state House district and College Square Plaza in another. “This is gerrymandering 101,” said Charles Bullock, a University of Georgia political science professor and author of the book “Redistricting: The Most Political Activity in America.” (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A college town divided: Liberal Athens split into Republican districts

U.S. House elections

U.S. Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux (left) and Lucy McBath are both Democrats who won seats in metro Atlanta formerly held by Republicans. Their districts could face significant changes during the redistricting process.

Path to Republican U.S. House majority boosted by Georgia redistricting

Strong tax collections indicate that Gov. Brian Kemp will be able to fulfill a 2018 campaign promise, just in time for his 2022 campaign for reelection, to raise state educators' pay by $5,000. Kemp got the educators the first $3,000 during his first legislative session as governor. But plans for the remaining $2,000 were put on hold when the General Assembly passed a budget that cut spending during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, fearing it would significantly damage the state's economy. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux sparked some backlash in her Gwinnett County-based district when she joined a group of moderates in threatening to derail a $3.5 trillion spending package at the center of President Joe Biden's agenda. But the move also won her support from other constituents. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux talks during a press conference flanked by Gwinnett County Commissioner Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson (L) and County Community Improvement District Director Joe Allen (R) at the Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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State elections

A lawmaker looks over a map of Georgia's political districts on Aug. 23, 2011. File photo.

Rural Georgia population losses make district drawing tricky for Republican leaders

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In his book, "GOP 2.0," Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan writes: “I know I’m not the only conservative in America who wakes up bone-weary and wishing the past months were just a bad dream. I’m not the only Republican who feels in my gut that our party is following the wrong path.” (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal Constitution/TNS)

Geoff Duncan’s GOP 2.0 book issues urgent plea for Republicans to ‘wake up’

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, center, walks with President Donald Trump, right, and U.S. Sen. David Perdue as Trump arrives for a rally Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Macon, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Atlanta elections

This picture shows Buckhead Village on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Study: Buckhead City would cost Atlanta Public Schools $232M annually

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Former Atlanta City Council President Cathy Woolard speaks to the media while attending the Mary Norwood election night party at the Park Tavern in the Atlanta mayoral runoff on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

New Fulton election chair appointed over objections to Fair Fight ties

Atlanta 07-22-2021 Portrait of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s City Hall Reporter Wilborn P. Nobles III (L) and Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter J.D. Capelouto (R). (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

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An upcoming election forum will give Atlanta voters a chance to hear from candidates running for six school board seats. BOB ANDRES /AJC FILE PHOTO

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