Politics Nov 13 Judge orders Georgia to work to protect provisional ballots A federal judge has ordered Georgia take steps to ensure provisional ballots aren't improperly rejected and to wait until Friday to certify the results of the midterm elections that include an unsettled race for governor.
Politics Nov 08 Lucy McBath, Democrat and gun control advocate, wins long-red Georgia seat Republican Rep. Karen Handel has conceded her long-red House seat in the Atlanta suburbs to an African-American gun control advocate making her first run for public office.
Nation Nov 08 Brian Kemp resigns as Georgia secretary of state As the state's top election official, Kemp oversaw the race, and his resignation Thursday morning came as a hearing began for a lawsuit in which five voters asked that he be barred from exercising his duties in any future management…
Politics Nov 07 Abrams, Kemp await more ballots in Georgia governor’s race With reported votes approaching 3.8 million, Kemp was just shy of 51 percent, but Abrams and her campaign said there were enough ballots outstanding to bring the Republican below the threshold required for victory.
Politics Nov 06 Some Georgia polling hours extended as voters see long lines Voters in one of the nation's most closely watched governor's races cast ballots Tuesday amid a dispute about one of the candidates' management of Georgia's elections system, leaving open the possibility that supporters on the losing side may not accept…
Politics Nov 05 A look at the election security charges in Georgia’s governor’s race Voting concerns have dominated the final weeks of the race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp, the secretary of state. Here's what we know.
Politics Nov 04 Legal decisions and a racist robocall in Georgia gov. race A robocall apparently from a white supremacist group is injecting racism directly into the Georgia race for governor, which has already been fraught with a race-laden debate over ballot access and voter suppression.
Politics Oct 16 Democrats lead Republicans on fundraising ahead of midterms Democrats lead Republicans in the money race in many of the key Senate and House campaigns three weeks ahead of midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.
Politics Aug 25 Democrats OK limiting party leaders’ role in picking nominee After two years of sometimes ugly public fighting, Democratic Party leaders on Saturday voted to limit their own high-profile roles in choosing presidential nominees, giving even more weight to the outcome of state primaries and caucuses.
Politics Aug 23 Hacking attempt into Democrat voter files was actually a phishing test, officials say "This was an unauthorized test, not an attack," Bob Lord, the Democratic National Committee's chief security officer, told the AP on Thursday.