Governor Kemp signs bill

Gov. Brian Kemp signs the state's restrictive abortion ban in 2019.

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The panel

Adrienne Jones, @adriennemjns, professor of political science and director of pre-law, Morehouse College

Emma Hurt, @Emma_Hurt, reporter, Axios Atlanta

Jim Galloway, @JimJournalist, former political columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Meg Kinnard, @MegKinnardAP, national politics reporter, The Associated Press

 

The breakdown

1. The state legislature is picking up steam with a flurry of new bills filed.

2. With the 2024 presidential election around the corner, Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail.

  • Meg Kinnard detailed a campaign stop Trump made at the South Carolina state House.
  • In Georgia, evangelicals say Trump may have to earn back their support. They also signaled favor for a strong primary.

LISTEN: Meg Kinnard on the energy around Trump's 2024 campaign.

3. A federal judge will determine if the challenge against over 300,000 Georgians' registration was voter intimidation.

  • True the Vote, a Texas-based conservative organization that espouses election fraud, challenged 364,000 Georgians' voter registrations ahead of 2021's Senate runoff.
  • U.S. District Judge Steve Jones is expected to weigh in shortly.
  • The challenge was allowed under Senate Bill 202, which grants unlimited challenges to voter registrations.

 

4. Atlanta continues its bid for the Democratic National Convention over Chicago.

  • The party reports Houston is out of contention, leaving Chicago and Atlanta as frontrunners for the 2024 convention.
  • While Georgia's Democratic primary may not move earlier, hosting a national convention in Atlanta signals renewed Democratic interest in the state.

 

Monday on Political Rewind: The AJC's Patricia Murphy joins the panel.

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