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Executive Director of the State Elections Board, James Mills, displays a document during the State Elections Board meeting at the Fayette County Administration Complex on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Ga. election board director acts without approval, tests limits of authority

The State Election Board's executive director sent letters to the Trump administration. A majority of members believe he's exceeded his authority.

GUEST COLUMN

Mike Collins does not seem to notice or care about the company he keeps

5 takeaways from the U.S. Senate debate

‘Take it down’: Secoriea Turner’s family condemns new Rick Jackson ad

Can Collins change the race? 5 things to watch in Georgia’s Senate debate.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins are set to meet Thursday on Atlanta News First for their first head-to-head debate.

Trump eyes return to Georgia ahead of November midterms

A visit by Donald Trump to Georgia before the Nov. 3 election could be a headache for Republican Rick Jackson, who has been distancing himself from the president.

VOTER VOICES

8 Black men paint starkly different pictures of Georgia’s midterm elections

Disagreements among the Black male electorate in Georgia reveal the Democratic Party’s rocky relationship with a constituency it still depends heavily on.

Then-Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a 9 p.m. curfew on May 30, 2020, as protests continued for a second day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Crime roiled Atlanta during COVID. Its fallout has shaped governor’s race.

Keisha Lance Bottoms' leadership of Atlanta during the pandemic has been under scrutiny because of a spike in violent crime.

Inside Rick Jackson’s pivot from Donald Trump and to Brian Kemp

The Republican nominee for governor ran close to President Donald Trump during the primary. Now, he's moving closer to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, whom he hopes to succeed.

5 takeaways from the Georgia governor debate

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson faced off in likely their only debate ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks for herself after Tuesday’s debate

The Democratic nominee for governor showed up to the spin room following Tuesday night's debate with Republican nominee Rick Jackson.

Georgia’s election workers brace for a tense midterm season

Georgia midterms will decide who OKs how people vote in a battleground state

Secretary of State contenders are split on whether Georgia should move to hand-marked ballots or voting machines.

Bottoms touted changes to cash bail as mayor. Republicans are using it against her.

Restricting cash bail once had bipartisan support in Georgia. But that was before the coronavirus pandemic and a surge in violent crime.

Monday is deadline to register to vote

Here's what to know about the upcoming voter registration deadline for this year's midterm elections in Georgia.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Iran war emerges as pocketbook issue in U.S. Senate race

At a weekend event in Duluth, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff again challenged U.S. Rep. Mike Collins to break with President Donald Trump and demand an end to the war.

PATRICIA MURPHY

Can Buckhead Democrats get behind Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor?

Some residents of the heavily Democratic Atlanta neighborhood are still upset with Bottoms during her time as mayor.

The deciders: Georgia’s split-ticket voters could shape November

Georgia voters have shown they are willing to cross party lines in the same election. Their influence is shaping the races for Georgia's top offices

Where they stand: Bottoms, Jackson on education

Georgia’s gubernatorial candidates have pledged to tackle some critical — and potentially complicated — education issues if elected.

Keisha Lance Bottoms meeting with the AJC editorial board

AJC INTERVIEW

AJC interview: Bottoms talks casinos, 2020 unrest and Joe Biden

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms defends her record as mayor: "Atlanta didn't burn."

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff-U.S. Rep. Mike Collins

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

Here are the polls on Georgia's U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins.