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Battleground: Ballot Box | The dust settles on a controversial legislative session

On this week's episode, GPB public policy reporter Riley Bunch joins to discuss the final days of the 2022 legislative session.

April 13, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Riley Bunch
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks at the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Elections Officials conference in Athens, Georgia.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Checking in with Georgia's 'election superheroes'

On this week's episode, we visit Georgia's elections official training conference for a temperature check ahead of the May 24 primary.

April 06, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Former President Donald Trump speaks to a smaller crowd at a rally for GOP primary candidates in Commerce, Ga. Sat. March 26, 2022.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Trump rallies for chosen candidates in high-stakes Georgia primary

On this week's episode, we look at the impact a pro-Trump slate of GOP primary challengers could have on Georgia politics.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
After narrowly losing the governor's race in 2018, Democrat Stacey Abrams is running again in 2022 under a platform of "One Georgia."

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Stacey Abrams is ready for a rematch (and Medicaid expansion)

On this week's episode, we follow Democrat Stacey Abrams' campaign for governor as she launches a "One Georgia" tour.

March 23, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) speaks on the first day of the 2022 legislative session.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | What survived Georgia lawmakers' internal Crossover Day deadline

On this week's episode, GPB public policy reporter Riley Bunch joins to discuss major legislation approved before the close of Crossover Day at the Georgia Capitol.

March 16, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Riley Bunch
Sample section of Georgia absentee ballot application

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | How to vote absentee by mail in Georgia under SB 202

On this week's episode, we walk through the steps of requesting and voting an absentee by mail ballot under new voting law SB 202.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Gov. Brian Kemp smiles at a campaign stop in northeast Georgia Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Can Gov. Brian Kemp convince conservatives Trump is wrong?

On this week's episode, we follow Gov. Brian Kemp on the campaign trail as the Republican seeks to fend off a Trump-backed primary challenge while looking ahead to a tightly-contested general election against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

February 23, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Voting machines in Georgia

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Why Georgia elections boards are so important

On this week's episode, we dig into the importance of county elections boards and their role in the voting process.

February 16, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Republican candidate for Georgia Governor former Sen. David Perdue arrives to speaks at a campaign stop at the Covington airport Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Covington, Ga.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | The primary paradox of David Perdue's run for governor

On this week's episode, David Perdue lost his U.S. Senate race after baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 election kept conservative voters home in 2021 runoffs. Now, his newest campaign is premised on validating the beliefs of those same people while convincing them that this time, it’s different.

February 09, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Lincoln County, Ga. is in the national spotlight for a now-delayed proposal to close most of its polling places.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | The complicated story of Lincoln County's proposed poll closure

On this week's episode, we take a deeper look at a story reported with the Center for Public Integrity and NPR about what Lincoln County can tell us about the present — and future — of the fight for voting rights.

February 02, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) speaks on the first day of the 2022 legislative session.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Looking at likely legislative plans in Georgia's election year session

On this week's episode, we dive into what to expect in Georgia's 2022 legislative session, from bold budget proposals to election-year hijinks.

January 26, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
President Joe Biden calls for the Senate to pass voting rights legislation during remarks

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Putting Biden's Georgia voting rights visit into context

On this week's episode, we look at President Joe Biden's speech on voting rights in Georgia, the filibuster and why Democrats' new push for federal legislation is stalling.

January 19, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Election Day in Atlanta

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | 22 political storylines to watch in Georgia 2022

On this week's episode, we preview some of the biggest storylines, campaigns, bills and battles in Georgia to keep an eye on in 2022.

January 12, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
In this Jan. 5, 2021, file photo, Fulton County Georgia elections workers process absentee ballots for the Senate runoff election in Atlanta. On Monday, June 21, 2021, a judge is set to hear arguments over whether a lawsuit that alleges fraud during the November general election in Georgia’s most populous county should be dismissed. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

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  • News

Battleground: Ballot Box | The year in Georgia partisan lawsuits

There have been a number of high-profile legal battles over legislation in Georgia recently, including laws on abortion restrictions and voting changes, and other complaints filed by Georgia political leaders over actions taken by the federal government. This week, GPB's Stephen Fowler talks lawsuits with GPB public policy reporter Riley Bunch.

December 16, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Riley Bunch
Then-Sen. David Perdue speaks at a rally in Rome, Ga., Nov. 1, 2020.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Why the Georgia governor's race is so chaotic

On this week's episode, we look at the Georgia governor's race now that David Perdue and Stacey Abrams have announced their campaigns.

December 08, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
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