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About a million people voted early, but many more will be in line Tuesday for the primary. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Voting Tuesday? Here’s what you need to know

Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for Georgia’s primaries. Here’s how to check your registration, what ID to bring and what to expect at the polls.

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Georgia 2026: What the polls say about the race for governor

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Georgia 2026: What the polls say about the U.S. Senate race

Democrats outpace Republicans in early voting in Georgia primaries

A record number of Georgians turned out to the polls during the early voting period for the 2026 midterm primary elections.

Georgia’s chaotic, unsettled primary season races to an unpredictable finish

Primary elections for U.S. Senate, governor and other races conclude on Tuesday. But unlike in previous cycles, the outcomes are far from certain.

How Georgia’s abortion law thrust Shanette Williams into a fight at the ballot box

Shanette Williams’ daughter Amber Thurman died after a delay in emergency medical care tied to Georgia’s abortion ban.

GUEST COLUMN

Gerrymandering reduces voter turnout and increases voter burnout

Gerrymandering and elections disinformation are threats to democracy by misleading, discouraging and burning out American voters.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has been under scrutiny — mostly from MAGA Republicans — since he refused President Donald Trump's request to "find 11,780 votes" in Georgia. (John Spink/AJC 2024)

Brad Raffensperger can’t outrun 2020. Neither can Georgia politics.

It's been six years since Donald Trump lost Georgia. But that election is still driving campaigns in both major political parties.

AJC Poll: We asked primary voters about election trust. Here’s what stood out.

Most voters still trust their elections, but Democratic doubts about the primaries are surpassing Republicans, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's latest poll.

AJC Poll: We asked primary voters about election trust. Here’s what stood out.

Most voters still trust their elections, but Democratic doubts about the primaries are surpassing Republicans, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's latest poll.

DAVID PLAZAS

America at 250: Georgia cities like Eatonton restore our faith in democracy

Seven small Georgia towns are hosting “Voices and Votes” exhibit in partnership with Georgia Humanities as part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street tour.

Democrats, Republicans have no idea who should be Georgia’s lieutenant governor

Large majorities of likely voters from both parties said they didn’t know who they’d vote for in next Tuesday’s primary election in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution survey.

INVESTIGATION

Mike Collins says foreign truckers make roads unsafe. His own truckers harmed motorists.

From ProPublica: Rep. Collins, running for U.S. Senate, wants to take away commercial licenses of noncitizens. His own truckers’ record shows death, injuries over the decades.

Top elections lawyer starts new firm in calm before storm

Bryan Tyson, a top elections lawyer for the state and other clients, has left Clark Hill to form his own litigation boutique with trial specialist David Younker.

GOP urges Kemp to call a special session to redraw maps after court ruling

AJC asks judge to open a secret lawsuit from two Supreme Court candidates

Attorneys for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution argue the public has a right to know allegations against two candidates for the state Supreme Court.

BILL TORPY

DA Fani Willis’ revenge tour? Judicial races suggest an enemies list.

Word in legal circles is that Willis, never one to shy away from a fight, recruited them to run against judges who have irked her.

FBI raids Fulton County election office seeking ballots from Trump’s 2020 loss

Judge denies Fulton’s request for return of 2020 ballots seized in FBI raid

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled the U.S. Department of Justice does not have to return troves of 2020 election records it seized from Fulton County.

Georgians, even many Republicans, oppose a federal election takeover

An AJC poll shows most Georgia voters — including nearly half of Republicans — oppose federal control of elections amid Trump’s renewed focus on 2020.

Three state legislative special elections head to runoffs

INTERACTIVE

Interactive: What Georgia Democrats think about the top races and issues

With weeks until Election Day, a new poll from the AJC shows who is leading the big Democratic races and what voters think about the major issues facing the state.