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News Articles: Election 2022

Gov. Kemp and family

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  • Politics

Kemp targets critical race theory, transgender sports participation

The next few months could see critical race theory banned and transgender student athletes sidelined if Gov. Brian Kemp gets his way.

January 15, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: Republican legislators lash out at Biden after Atlanta speech

A quick recap of Friday's (Day 4) legislative session includes reaction to two big events in the capital this week, President Biden's speech in Atlanta and the governor's State of the State speech. 

 

January 14, 2022
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By:
  • Brenda Waters
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
President Joe Biden speaks in support of changing the Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Biden calls for changes to the Senate's filibuster to pass voting rights bills

The president's remarks were among his most forceful denunciations of voter suppression legislation introduced in a number of GOP-controlled regions as well as for changing the Senate filibuster.

January 11, 2022
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Georgia gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press on Dec. 16, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. Abrams was missing Tuesday when President Joe Biden swung through the city to press for voting rights protections.

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  • Politics

Abrams noticeably absent from Biden's Atlanta voting push

There was a prominent Atlanta resident missing Tuesday when President Joe Biden swung through the city to press for voting rights protections: Stacey Abrams. During a day that was shrouded in the city's legacy as the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, the absence of one of the nation's most prominent voting rights activists caused something of an awkward moment.

January 11, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Now former Macon-Bibb County, Ga., Elections Supervisor Jeanetta Watson (third from left) takes questions from poll monitors during a test of the county's electronic ballot scanning system on the first day of the Georgia presidential ballot recount in 2020.

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  • Elections

Macon-Bibb elections supervisor resigns, cites stress, workload, new election laws

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections begins a busy election year scrambling to find a new elections supervisor. Jeanetta Watson, who became the county’s first Black elections supervisor after Elaine Carr retired in 2012, resigned last week. Her last day is expected to be Jan. 21.

January 10, 2022
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
Biden Harris AP

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  • Politics

Biden and Harris head to Atlanta on Tuesday to push 'urgent need' for federal voting rights law

Under pressure to deliver on promises of voting rights legislation, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Atlanta on Tuesday.

January 10, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) speaks on the first day of the 2022 legislative session.

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  • Politics

2022 will be a contentious election year. That means conflicting priorities for lawmakers

There’s bills that pass and bills that get a lot of attention. Sometimes, they’re both.

January 10, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch and
  • Stephen Fowler
Voting sign

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  • Elections

Safety first: Georgia's new congressional map eliminates competition

In anticipation of the gerrymandering lawsuits that are sure to follow, political strategists, voting rights groups, and scholars alike are assessing the consequences of Georgia’s newly drawn legislative districts for the state’s political landscape. 

They say it’s already apparent that, in a state where Republicans and Democrats consistently poll neck-and-neck, the number of truly competitive districts for both parties is dwindling to zero. 

December 21, 2021
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By:
  • Atlanta Civic Circle
Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, center, walks with President Donald Trump, right, and Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga) as Trump arrives for a rally Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Macon, Ga. Credit: John Bazemore, AP

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: Kemp-Perdue gubernatorial primary is likely to be a referendum on Trumpism

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue’s announcement that he's challenging Gov. Brian Kemp in next year’s gubernatorial primary is deepening the divide in an already fractured GOP. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Perdue. How will Perdue’s unprecedented challenge to a sitting governor play out in next year’s primary elections and what could it all mean for the future of the Georgia GOP?

December 10, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Stacey Abrams

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  • Politics

Despite state's division, Stacey Abrams has a plan for 'One Georgia'

After narrowly losing the 2018 governor's race, Abrams says "real leadership" is needed in Georgia in 2022.

December 09, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Abortion-rights supporters and opponents rally outside the Supreme Court in November, as the justices heard arguments about Texas' controversial abortion law.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Dickens wins Atlanta runoff; SCOTUS hears arguments in landmark abortion case

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The United States Supreme Court takes up one of its most significant cases in decades today: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Our panel discussed at the arguments on both sides of the case and take a deep dive into the history of abortion rights before and after Roe v. Wade.

December 01, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
A voter enters Jackson Memorial Baptist Church to cast her vote during municipal elections in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Voting in runoff elections in Atlanta, across state; Will it be Kemp vs. Abrams?

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Voters head to the polls in runoff elections in communities across Georgia. Elections include mayoral races in four cities, including Atlanta and Brunswick, Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp won a major endorsement this week in his bid for governor.

November 30, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Coweta County residents at redistricting hearing

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  • Elections

Critics say lawmakers needlessly split cities during fast-tracked redistricting

The House unveiled a new legislative map shortly before a 1 p.m. meeting of the chamber’s redistricting committee, leaving some activists and residents who had planned to attend scrambling to figure out what the changes meant.

November 09, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Senate rankings map

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate race now a tossup, according to a UVA crystal ball

Several Republicans are seeking the opportunity to face incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock next November – University of Georgia football legend (and first-time political candidate) Herschel Walker and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, along with Latham Saddler, Kelvin King, James Nestor and Jared Craig. 

November 04, 2021
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By:
  • Tim Darnell
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