Nov 06 AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Georgia By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump won the swing state of Georgia on Wednesday, returning its 16 electoral votes to the Republican column. Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump flips Georgia By News Desk Donald Trump wins Georgia, according to the Associated Press, flipping the state after President Joe Biden won Georgia in 2020. In Jan. 2021, Trump tried to pressure Georgia officials to overturn the state’s certified election results and “find 11,780 votes,… Continue reading
Nov 05 Behind the scenes of vote counting in one Georgia county By News Desk The polls in Georgia may be closed, but the work is not done.@milesobrien goes behind the scenes at election headquarters in Gwinnett County for a look at democracy in action. pic.twitter.com/JHYgMCcZFN —… Continue reading
Nov 05 Voting hours extended in Georgia after bomb threats By Associated Press Of the 177 polling places in Georgia’s Fulton County, 32 received bomb threats Tuesday, county Police Chief W. Wade Yates said. Some of the threats were called directly into the locations where voting was happening, while others were called into… Continue reading
Nov 05 Voting hours extended at five polling places in Georgia’s Fulton County disrupted by bomb threats By Associated Press Officials in the overwhelmingly Democratic suburb said voting had been suspended at those locations until police confirm there are no bombs. County officials say they’re seeking a court order to extend voting, which is routine in Georgia when a polling… Continue reading
Nov 05 Bomb threats disrupt voting in DeKalb County, Georgia By Joshua Barajas Before polls closed in DeKalb County, officials said seven locations, including five polling places, received bomb threats. Voting is temporarily suspended at the polling precincts. County officials plan to reopen the affected facilities, including community centers, libraries and a church,… Continue reading
Nov 05 Georgia judge: Republican absentee ballot lawsuit ‘frivolous’ By Associated Press A federal judge Tuesday scolded Republican Party attorneys for what he called a “frivolous” lawsuit that accused election officials in seven Georgia counties of breaking the law by letting voters hand-deliver their absentee ballots over the weekend. An attorney for… Continue reading
Nov 05 Georgia judge slams Republican lawsuit over hand-delivered absentee ballots as ‘frivolous’ By Associated Press Baker said Georgia law clearly states that county election officials are required to accept absentee ballots until the polls close on Election Day. Continue reading
Nov 05 First polls will close at 7 p.m. EST By News Desk We’re minutes away from the first polls closing. Election polls will close at 7 p.m. EST in Georgia, a closely watched battleground state, along with Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia and Vermont. Follow all of our live election… Continue reading
Nov 05 More than 80 million people voted early By News Desk As of election day, nearly 86 million Americans had voted early, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. A record number of people voted early in some states, including Georgia, Michigan and Florida — surpassing even those who… Continue reading