Democrat Shelia Edwards won the May primary outright to run for an Atlanta-based district on the state Public Service Commission, but her former primary opponents are arguing Edwards should not appear on the ballot at all. But a judge ruled differently.
Many of the new laws target people who assist voters, including nonprofit groups that do voter registration and friends and neighbors who may help a voter by bringing their mail-in ballot to a drop box for them.
Thursday on Political Rewind: Democratic candidates continue to raise more campaign funds than Republicans, breaking state records. Plus, Herschel Walker said he's willing to debate Sen. Raphael Warnock. Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham says he'll continue his legal battle against a Fulton County subpoena.
The Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission dismissed two charges against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams but upheld a slew of other charges against 30 Georgia candidates facing fines for failing to file sufficient personal financial disclosure information.
Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock raised $17.2 million for his Senate reelection bid in 2022's second quarter, while Republican challenger Herschel Walker raised $6.2 million.
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker's viral comments about polluted "bad air" floating to China is the latest misstep for a campaign seeking to overcome an avalanche of negative stories and his penchant for controversial statements.
Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams is calling for another round of payments to Georgia taxpayers. She suggests Republican Gov. Brian Kemp should use $2.4 billion in federal COVID-19 relief money to act now.
Campaign finance results show incumbent Republican Attorney General Chris Carr has been outraised by Democratic challenger Jen Jordan in the two months that ended June 30. That's one of the campaign finance results for Georgia's statewide races reported Friday.
Stacey Abrams' fundraising continues to accelerate. The Georgia Democrat's campaign for governor swamped Republican incumbent Brian Kemp in the two months ended June 30. She raised $22 million in the period, compared to $6.8 million for Kemp.
On March 18, Kemp signed a bill suspending the state’s fuel tax through May 31. He has since renewed it several times, most recently on July 1, and it is set to expire Aug. 13 unless renewed again. Abrams says Kemp should give Georgians the certainty of knowing the tax will be suspended at least through the end of the year.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says his main campaign committee raised $3.8 million in the two months ended June 30. However, heavy spending leading up to the Republican's blowout primary win means Kemp's total amount of cash on hand continues to fall.
On Monday, lawyers delivered opening statements and the first witnesses took the stand in an Atlanta U.S. District courtroom as the Rose vs. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger lawsuit got its first hearing. Four Black residents of Fulton and DeKalb counties residents allege that the voting strength of Black people is eroded by a statewide election process used to elect the Public Service Commission.
