Dec 05 2022 Georgia Senate Runoff Election Results By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Georgia election results and maps for the 2022 Senate runoff elections. Continue reading
Dec 03 Georgia's runoff elections have segregationist roots By Nicole Ellis, Rachel Liesendahl Since the 1960s, Georgia’s majority voting law has required a candidate get 50 percent of the vote or more in order to be declared the winner. Continue reading
Dec 02 Biden heads to Massachusetts to aid Warnock from afar By Zeke Miller, Bill Barrow, Associated Press To help Democrats win their 51st Senate seat in a Georgia runoff election, President Joe Biden is headed north — to Massachusetts. Continue reading
Dec 01 Obama to campaign for Warnock in Georgia as Democrats seek early vote advantage By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Georgia voters have cast more than 1 million ballots ahead of the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Continue reading
Nov 23 Georgia Supreme Court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the state's ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Nov 21 Atlanta to pay $1 million settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Attorneys for Brooks' family say they remain disappointed that the officers won't face charges but that the family is pleased to have reached a settlement. Continue reading
Nov 15 Judge says Michael Flynn must testify in Georgia 2020 election probe By Curt Anderson, Kate Brumback, Associated Press A Florida judge has ruled that former national security adviser Michael Flynn must testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta that's looking into whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. Continue reading
Nov 15 Judge overturns Georgia's 6-week abortion ban By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The ruling says the ban violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent at the time it became law. The ban had been in effect since July. Continue reading
Nov 10 How Georgia's Senate runoff election between Walker and Warnock will work By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Georgia's election runoff rules could determine control of the Senate for the second time in a row. Less than 1 percentage point separated Warnock and Walker on Nov. 8. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 9:16 Georgia Senate race heads to runoff as vote count continues in Arizona In Arizona, races for governor and Senate are neck and neck with about two-thirds of the vote tallied. And in Georgia, the state’s U.S. Senate race is headed for a runoff after neither candidate managed to garner 50% of the… Continue watching