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News Articles: Battleground: Ballot Box

Hundreds of local elections officials from across the state gathered for an annual training conference on Jekyll Island in February 2023.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | There is no offseason in elections administration

On today’s special episode, we take stock of the state of elections in Georgia, roughly one year before the presidential race begins in earnest.

February 28, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a ceremonial swearing-in of Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., as his children Chloe and Caleb Warnock hold the Bible, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | 2023 sees Georgia on the rise in Washington

On this special episode, we travel to Washington, D.C. and speak with Georgia lawmakers who'll play an important role in Congress.

January 06, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
The line to vote at the board of elections in Macon, Ga. stretched around the corner from the front door and into a half hour wait by around 1pm on the final day of early voting Friday.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | As midterms end, Georgia's political spotlight burns brighter than ever

On this final regular episode, we look at the 2022 midterm elections in Georgia and how they will influence the future of American politics.

December 15, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Libertarian candidate Shane Hazel (center) interrupts the moderators,  Democrat Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp in an Atlanta Press Club debate Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Disruptions and disagreements dominate Georgia debates

On this week's episode, we look at what key general election debates tell us — or don’t — about Georgia’s top candidates.

October 19, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop (left) and Republican Chris West (right) are locked in Georgia's only competitive U.S. House race.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | The road to November runs through Southwest Georgia

On this week's episode, we take a deep dive into Georgia's 2nd Congressional District race and its potential effect on the midterm election.

October 05, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and gubernatorial Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | The positives and pitfalls of political polling in Georgia

On this week's episode, we look at the good, the bad and the statistically significant parts of polling.

September 21, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams leads a slate of candidates for statewide office hoping to flip control of Georgia's government.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Georgia Democrats see an opening in 2022's midterm elections

On this week's episode, we visit the Democratic Party of Georgia's convention in Columbus to hear Democrats' vision for November and beyond.

August 31, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Why Georgia's economy is good/bad for Democrats/Republicans

On this week's episode, we look at how Georgia's top candidates are talking about local and national economic issues.

August 10, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
A special edition of the Elberton Star goes deep into the history and significance of the Georgia Guidestones.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | After the Georgia Guidestones bombing, a community picks up the pieces

On this episode, conspiracies and community pride collide after someone bombed the iconic Georgia Guidestones in Elberton.

July 21, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Women gather outside of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on June 24 to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to dissolve federal abortion protections. In 2019, state lawmakers passed a law that would ban abortions at around six-weeks.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Georgia reacts to Supreme Court abortion decision

On this week's episode, we look at the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to undo precedent around abortion — upending Georgia politics in the process.

July 07, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, testifies as he mother, Ruby Freeman listens, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | The path to understanding Jan. 6 runs through Georgia

On this week's episode, we look at Georgia’s role in understanding the leadup to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

June 23, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
 Republican candidates for Georgia's Second House District Jeremy Hunt, left, and Chris West.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | On the high-stakes primary runoff debates for key Georgia elections

On this week's episode, we look at some of Georgia's primary runoff debates, from Democratic secretary of state to several Republican Congressional races.

June 08, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Former Vice President Mike Pence rallied for Gov. Brian Kemp Monday, May 23 in Cobb County.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Kemp, Raffensperger prevail over Trump in Georgia primary contest

On this week's episode, we dive into Georgia's primary races: who won, who lost and what it all means for November's election.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Atlanta Press Club Debates

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Abortion news, 2020 election dominate Georgia primary debates

On this week's episode, we look at how national abortion news and continued focus on 2020 steered the Atlanta Press Club primary debates.

May 04, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Hundreds of local elections officials attended an annual training in Athens, Ga. to prepare for upcoming elections.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | How Georgia elections officials helped quash more voting law changes

On this week's episode, we look at how elections officials stepped up and helped stop the creation of unnecessary voting laws.

April 20, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
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