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YOUR VOTE: Coastal Georgia 2024 election guide
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ELECTION 2024 ARCHIVE
Georgia election board seeks federal oversight for voting machine updates
Resolution followed letter stating that QR code voting might violate federal law.
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Debate over data center growth in Georgia heats up race for governor
Bottoms urges statewide approach; Jackson propposes local control
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Mail-in voting remains option for this year’s midterms. Here’s what voters should know.
Absentee ballots in Georgia must be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be included in the official count.
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Georgia probes House candidate for allegedly voting in two states
Dillie denies casting illegal ballots, blames lack of experience for failing to cancel Nevada registration.
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Georgia’s third-party candidates struggle for ballot access; local independents feel impacts acutely
State has more than 2 million nonpartisan voters, yet independent candidates face uphill battle.
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Resignation of Chatham County elections supervisor: ‘loss of confidence’
Brook Schreiner faced criticism for pushing an unpopular merger of county’s elections and registrar boards.
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Three Georgia counties flagged by Trump administration for using non-English election materials
Advocates warn that increased immigration enforcement near polling sites could chill participation among naturalized citizens.
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With vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls
Voting rights groups mobilize to prevent potential voter intimidation, disinformation
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Chatham County elections supervisor resigns
Brook Schreiner’s departure comes less than a month before early voting gets underway
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Georgia’s voter registration deadline is approaching. Here are 5 things you need to know.
New laws require residential addresses, no P.O. boxes
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The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That’s being tested in Georgia
Researchers identified a vulnerability in Georgia’s voting equipment that potentially links voters to ballots.
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Lawmakers consider how to protect voting access for people with disabilities, non-English speakers
Georgia lawmakers will likely transition to hand-marked paper ballots as the state’s primary voting method.
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New Georgia news sites draw scrutiny over partisan funding
Online links arrive at election time with ties to political groups, dark money.
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Both candidates for Georgia governor emphasize character in weekend events
Ethics allegations mark campaign speeches ahead of early voting
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A Census report claims 400 noncitizens voted in 2020. Georgia’s secretary of state wants details
Expert criticizes the Census Bureau’s methodology as ‘shoddy’
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Raffensperger launches bipartisan election integrity task force ahead of Georgia’s midterms
Appointees will provide regional training, assist local officials ahead of midterm elections.
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Georgia committee confronts tight timeline for election system overhaul
Panel must submit its final report by January next year to start the equipment procurement process.
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Georgia election board adopts new rules targeting election mistrust
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr again warns board of constitutional overreach
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Kemp signs elections bill, locking in QR code voting machines for November
Law puts legislature in charge of recommending a new voting system.
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Georgia’s QR codes for scanning ballots will remain for midterms after lawmakers delay fix
Bill limits hand recounts to eight statewide races with close margins.
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Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes
Republicans propose hand recount of ballots in Senate amendment.
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