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Kemp has been leading in the polls and has drubbed Perdue in fund-raising. The governor is hoping to avoid a June 21 runoff rematch with Perdue.

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Battle between Kemp and Perdue intensifies

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 13, 2022September 24, 2023

Camden County voter Beth Miller received error messages several times last week when she tried to pull up a sample Democratic ballot on the Georgia Secretary of State’s official website.

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High turnout for early voting in Georgia so far, but glitches raise concerns

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderMay 10, 2022May 10, 2022

The first week of early voting for the May 24th primary is nearly complete, and many residents of Cobb County are casting their ballots not just to decide who will represent them in state government and Congress, but to choose whether to create a new local government.

Everything you need to know about cityhood movements in Cobb County

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderMay 7, 2022May 7, 2022

A record number of Georgians are casting ballots through the first days of early voting for the midterm elections, while in the background legal challenges to the state’s voting process continue to play out in court.

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Early voting in Georgia shatters records

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderMay 5, 2022September 24, 2023

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East Cobb cityhood referendum not on some ballots

by Thom ChandlerMay 4, 2022May 4, 2022

NEW YORK, USA, JUN 17, 2020: Silhouette of republican candidate Donald Trump and democratic candidate Joe Biden. 2020 United States presidential election. US vote, Concept photo for November 3, 2020

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2020 election looms large over Georgia Secretary of State debate

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 3, 2022May 3, 2022

The Athens-Clarke County elections department sent notice Monday that Bennie Lee Coleman III, a local business owner and candidate for mayor has officially withdrawn from the mayor's race.

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Bennie Lee Coleman withdraws from Athens-Clarke County mayor’s race

by Thom ChandlerMay 2, 2022May 2, 2022

Four Republican gubernatorial candidates played tag team Sunday night, attacking incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp for failing to back efforts to overturn the 2020 president election, being soft on crime and letting schools close during the pandemic.

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Four Republican challengers gang up on Kemp in final primary debate

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 1, 2022September 24, 2023

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker is leading incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock by 10 points, according to a poll released Wednesday by a political action committee supporting the University of Georgia football great.

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Poll shows Herschel Walker leads Raphael Warnock by 10 points

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defended his record of the last four years Sunday night against withering attacks from former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the first televised debate of this year’s Republican gubernatorial campaign.

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Here’s what happened at the first debate between Brian Kemp and David Perdue

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 25, 2022September 24, 2023

Georgia voters must be registered to vote by April 25 in order to vote on May 24.

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Are you registered to vote in the May 24 Georgia primary?

by Thom ChandlerApril 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Legal system, mallet of judge

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Voting Rights Trial Under Way in Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 12, 2022October 10, 2023

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is referring the cases of 1,634 people who tried to register to vote but could not be verified as U.S. citizens for investigation by state and local authorities.

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Georgia Elections Chief Wants 1,634 Non-citizens Who Tried to Register to Vote Investigated

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 11, 2022October 10, 2023

Gov. Brian Kemp and legislative Republicans have assembled an impressive arsenal of weapons for the campaign trail heading into next month's primaries.

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Georgia Republicans Pass Conservative Agenda Before Hitting Campaign Trail

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 9, 2022October 10, 2023

Time is up this year for Georgia legislators to shepherd their bills across the finish line before the gavel fell for the last time to end the 2022 legislative session.

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The Georgia Legislature Has Adjourned. Here Are the Winners and Losers

by Riley Bunch | GA TodayApril 5, 2022October 10, 2023

Republicans in the General Assembly were forced to settle for a much narrower election reform bill during the last hour of this year's legislative session.

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Representing You: Georgia Republicans Give GBI More Power to Investigate Election Fraud

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 5, 2022October 10, 2023

The first citizenship audit of voter rolls in Georgia history has turned up 1,634 people who tried to register to vote but could not be verified as U.S. citizens.

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1,634 noncitizens attempted to register to vote in Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 28, 2022March 28, 2022

Georgia Republicans and Democrats put positive spins on their 2022 election prospects Friday as the weeklong candidate qualifying period concluded at the state Capitol.

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Here are the candidates running for statewide office in Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 12, 2022September 24, 2023