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News Articles: Battleground: Ballot Box

Sample section of Georgia absentee ballot application

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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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  • 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
McDonough Mayor-elect Sandra Vincent takes a break from painting a facade for a Christmas village to talk about the city's past, present and future.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | A conversation with McDonough's new mayor

On this week's Battleground: Ballot Box, we interview Sandra Vincent, the mayor-elect of McDonough, and learn what the city's past and present can tell us about Georgia's future. 

December 01, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
In this Nov. 4, 2018, file photo, then-Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, left, walks with President Donald Trump as Trump arrives for a rally in Macon , Ga. President Trump said Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 he was “ashamed” for endorsing the Republican governor of Georgia after he lost in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Georgia Republicans face an identity crisis at a bad time

On this week's episode, we look at the fault lines within the Republican Party in Georgia over how much of a role former President Donald Trump should play in the GOP's direction.

November 17, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
The state lawmakers who will redraw Georgia’s district lines in 2021 hold a town hall hearing to gather public input at Athens Technical College on July 6. The meeting was one of several held statewide ahead of the politically contentious redistricting process that is expected to take place in the fall.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Mapping Georgia's future through redistricting

On this week's episode of Battleground: Ballot Box, we look at the good, bad and gerrymandering of redistricting in Georgia.

November 10, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Voters wait in line at the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections during early voting in the 2020 Presidential Election.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | The election law heard 'round the country

A look inside this year's fallout from Georgia's voting law, SB 202.

November 03, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
GPB podcast Battleground: Ballot Box logo

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  • Elections

'Battleground: Ballot Box' podcast returns to track Georgia's prominent role in politics

GPB's Battleground: Ballot Box podcast is returning Nov. 3, 2021, to chronicle Georgia's continued role in the country's political spotlight. 

October 14, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
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