Nation Jun 28 Lawsuit seeks to block Georgia law that bans most abortions The so-called heartbeat law bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can occur as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant.
Politics Apr 29 Challenge to Georgia's election system faces first court test The lawsuit accuses the secretary of state and election board members of mismanaging the 2018 election in ways that deprived some citizens, particularly low-income people and minorities, of their constitutional right to vote. It seeks substantial reforms and asks that…
Nation Jan 01 Georgia may update election system amid criticism Cybersecurity experts have warned that the touchscreen voting machines Georgia has used since 2002 are unreliable and vulnerable to hacking, and provide no way to do an audit or confirm that votes have been recorded correctly because there's no paper…
Politics Nov 27 Lawsuit challenging Georgia election process filed by Stacey Abrams-backed group In a fiery speech ending her campaign Nov. 16, Stacey Abrams announced that a lawsuit would be filed against Georgia "for the gross mismanagement of this election and to protect future elections from unconstitutional actions."…
Politics Nov 16 Stacey Abrams preparing new challenge in Georgia race Stacey Abrams' campaign is preparing an unprecedented legal challenge in the unresolved Georgia governor's race that could leave the state's Supreme Court deciding whether to force another round of voting.
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.
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 Oct 24 Georgia's rejection of mail ballots over mismatched signatures halted by judge Georgia election officials must stop rejecting absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications without first giving voters a chance to fix the problem, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.