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JOHNS CREEK -- Voters in the city of Johns Creek have elected the second mayor in the city's history.

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Johns Creek elects new mayor

by Thom ChandlerNovember 4, 2021November 4, 2021

Embittered Fulton County Elections Director Rick Barron is resigning at the end of the year as an investigation by a statewide panel continues to probe the county’s election process.

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Fulton County’s elections chief is resigning

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderNovember 4, 2021September 24, 2023

It looks like a new state Senate map will be the first order of business for the General Assembly special redistricting session that convened Wednesday.

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Here’s the proposed Georgia state senate district map

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 3, 2021November 3, 2021

ROSWELL -- It was a bad night for incumbents in Roswell's city elections Tuesday.

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Voters oust Roswell mayor and other incumbents

by Thom ChandlerNovember 3, 2021November 3, 2021

With 95.8% of votes reported in Fulton County, Felicia Moore has 40% of the votes. The race for second place has tightened up with Kasim Reed holding 23.7% of the vote and Andre Dickens holding 22.6%. DeKalb County voters favor Dickens over Reed, but only a few votes have been counted there.

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Live Georgia Municipal Election Results

by Thom ChandlerNovember 2, 2021September 24, 2023

Georgia House Republican leaders released a proposed map of state House districts late Tuesday less than 12 hours before the General Assembly kicks off its once-a-decade redrawing of legislative and congressional districts.

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Republicans Release Proposed State House Redistricting Map

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 2, 2021October 10, 2023

The 2020 U.S. Census undercounted Georgia’s population by an estimated 124,438, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit think tank Urban Institute reported Tuesday.

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Was Georgia undercounted in the 2020 Census?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 2, 2021November 2, 2021

Georgia state capitol building in Atlanta at night

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Showdown looms between Georgia Republicans and Democrats

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021

Cobb residents who have absentee ballots but are worried about sending them through the mail have several options to drop their ballots off in-person.

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How to return your absentee ballot in Cobb County without mailing it

by Thom ChandlerOctober 21, 2021September 24, 2023

American Election

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Georgia Democrats release a Congressional map of their own

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 21, 2021September 24, 2023

DEMOREST -- As of today, Tuesday, October 19, 2021, Lawrence Bridges has officially withdrawn from the Demorest City Council Race for the November 2, 2021 General Election.

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Candidate withdraws from Demorest City Council race

by Thom ChandlerOctober 19, 2021October 19, 2021

Four Democrats and two Republicans want U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s job.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene has raised millions more than her political opponents

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 18, 2021October 18, 2021

HAZLEHURST -- Residents of Hazlehurst will be voting on whether or not to allow sales distilled spirits within the city limits.

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Hazlehurst residents will vote on alcohol sales within city limits

by Thom ChandlerOctober 17, 2021October 17, 2021

SMYRNA -- A $516,350 agreement for the South Cobb Drive improvement project, changes to the local Pawn Shop ordinance, and improvements to the village green area are all on the horizon in Smyrna.

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Your Government: Smyrna has plans for South Cobb Drive and downtown improvements

by Thom ChandlerOctober 16, 2021October 16, 2021

Early voting for November’s city elections began this week, and while only a handful of Georgia’s municipalities are holding contested mayoral elections, Atlanta’s will undoubtedly have the most impact throughout the state.

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Atlanta isn’t the only Georgia city with a mayor’s race this year

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 15, 2021September 24, 2023

Washington, DC / USA - July 9 2018: USA President Donald Trump in the Supreme Court of the United States, serious angry look during a speech.

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Judge Tosses Fulton Elections Lawsuit Filed by Trump Backers

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 13, 2021October 10, 2023

ATLANTA -- Candidates jockeying to lead Georgia’s capital city clashed over crime and ethics at a Tuesday debate held as voters across the state went to the polls for the first day of early voting for nonpartisan municipal elections.

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Frontrunners in Atlanta Mayor’s race spar over crime and ethics

by Jill Nolin | Georgia RecorderOctober 13, 2021September 24, 2023

Voting hand

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Fulton election workers fired after voter applications were shredded

by Thom ChandlerOctober 11, 2021October 11, 2021