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News Articles: Election 2020

Supporters of President Trump host a 'Stop the Steal' protest outside of the Georgia State Capital building on Nov. 21, 2020.

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  • Politics

Trump Allies Discourage Georgia Residents From Voting In January Runoff

Some Georgia Republicans have continued the president's crusade to seek to have the state's election results overturned following Trump's White House loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Georgia voting machines

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  • Elections

Fact Check: Video Doesn't Show Election Fraud In Georgia

Conspiracy theorists falsely claimed that a video of an election worker during the Georgia machine recount revealed fraud in the 2020 election. All it showed was an election worker performing a routine part of the process, according to election officials.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Saranac Hale Spencer
Georgia absentee ballot

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  • Elections

Absentee Ballots Not Automatic In Ga. U.S. Senate Runoff

As the state prepares for two U.S. Senate runoff elections, most voters must take additional steps to obtain an absentee ballot this time.

Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections chairman Mike Kaplan wants voters to understand that absentee ballots are not being sent automatically.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
Gabriel Sterling a top Georgia elections official speaks on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, during a news conference in Atlanta. On Tuesday Dec. 1, 2020, Sterling called on President Donald Trump to condemn supporters who have threatened violence against election officials. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | As Recount Wraps, Long-shot Lawsuits Emerge

On this episode, we tackle Georgia’s recount, more misinformation from President Donald Trump and long-shot conspiracy-laden lawsuits seeking to overturn the election.

December 02, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Ossoff ad graphics

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  • Elections

A Misleading Dark Money Attack On Ossoff

A Republican TV ad falsely suggests that “liberal megadonors” are spending $1 billion in “dark money” to help Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s Senate runoff race. That’s how much multiple experts estimate may be spent on all candidates in both Georgia Senate elections for the entire 2020 campaign cycle.

December 02, 2020
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By:
  • Robert Farley
A supporter of President Donald Trump, left, and a supporter of President-elect Joe Biden.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Baseless Voting Fraud Claims Lead To Threats — And An Impassioned Rebuke

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Top elections officials charged with overseeing Georgia’s voting system are offering a staunch rebuttal to the unfounded accusation of voter fraud from President Donald Trump and his allies.

December 02, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
President Donald Trump spoke for 50 minutes at a campaign rally in Rome, Ga. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020.

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  • Elections

'Someone's Going To Get Killed': Election Official Blasts GOP Silence On Threats

A top election official in Georgia angrily admonishes fellow Republicans to condemn harassment and attacks on election workers as social media posts have outed personal information and led to death threats.

December 01, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Supporters of President Donald Trump pray near the state capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Georgia GOP At Crossroads As Chasm Widens Within Party

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The big names in Republican party politics are planning to visit Georgia to help rally supporters in the lead up to the state’s crucial congressional races on the ballot in the Jan. 5 primary. Meanwhile, divisions in the state Republican party remain stark with six weeks before the runoff.

December 01, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
Andrew Yang

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  • Elections

Georgia Replaces Iowa As Center Of Political Universe

Georgia is taking center stage in the American political theater, closing out a year that began with Iowans basking in their familiar role as the focus of intense media saturation and front porch candidate campaign pitches.

Georgia doesn’t typically dominate the national political spotlight, since the GOP has a long statewide win streak that makes results predictable and the timing of its elections tend to water down the stakes in the grand scheme.

November 30, 2020
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By:
  • Jewel Wicker
People wait in a line to vote early at the State Farm Arena on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in Atlanta

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: GOP Leaders Risk Runoff Turnout With Message Of Election Uncertainty

Monday on Political Rewind: Our panel of political experts discusses the continued baseless attacks on the integrity of the election.

November 30, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
Rep Austin Scott

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  • Politics

BATTLEGROUND BLOG: Rep. Austin Scott Tests Positive For COVID-19

U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, a Republican from Tifton, has tested positive for COVID-19 — the third GOP congressman from Georgia to contract the novel coronavirus since October. 

November 29, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose and
  • GA Today Staff
Rev. Raphael Warnock with Sen. Kelly Loeffler in the background

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  • Elections

Fact Check: Ads Link Warnock To Defunding The Police

A conservative group’s deceptive TV ad suggests that Democrat Raphael Warnock supports defunding the police. He has said multiple times that he doesn’t.

November 25, 2020
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By:
  • D'Angelo Gore
An illustration of a series of television sets with blue and red stylized photos of American flags.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Political Spending In Georgia Skyrockets Ahead Of Senate Runoffs

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Advertising spending on Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoff elections is reaching mind-boggling heights, and Georgia Republicans are growing more concerned about baseless claims of election malfeasance.

November 24, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
SOS

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | In Georgia, 'Facts Always Win' Over Disinformation

On this episode of Battleground: Ballot Box, Georgia's secretary of state discusses his fight against voting misinformation in the weeks since the presidential election.

November 23, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Carter Center Election Monitors Fan Out Across Georgia

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  • Elections

How Will Georgia's Machine Recount Work? Much Like The First Time

Georgia's 159 counties will tabulate 5 million ballots cast in the presidential race for the third time in as many weeks, undertaking a machine recount with a deadline of Dec. 2.

November 23, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
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