The two Republicans who made the June 18 primary runoff in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District agreed on more issues than they disagreed on during a debate Sunday sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club.
Georgia lawmakers and Democratic advocates are urging voters to cast their ballots for President Biden in November after Republicans in Congress voted against a bill to codify the right to contraception.
Emboldened by the mainstreaming of hard-right politics ahead of a presidential election cycle, white nationalist and anti-LGBTQ+ groups increased to record levels in the United States last year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s latest annual report on hate and extremism released Tuesday.
Just after 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of May, Lamont Hart began his shift outside a suburban Atlanta precinct as a scorching Georgia sun reflected heat off the white-bricked Worship with Wonders Church. Tall, thin, wearing a backward flat cap and holding a notebook, Hart introduced himself to exiting voters and asked whether they’d had any issues casting their ballots.
Georgia Democrats are sounding the alarm over potential mass voter challenges ahead of the November election. Georgia law allows local voters to challenge the eligibility of as many people as they want if they suspect the person is ineligible to cast a ballot.
From Florida to Arizona, reproductive rights supporters seek to add abortion access to state constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Courtoverturned the federal right to abortion in 2022.
Atlanta political activist Chase Oliver secured the Libertarian Party presidential nomination over nine other candidates at the party's convention last weekend despite appearances by former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, who is running as an Independent.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, state laws on abortion have been changing constantly. It will all be part of the picture as voters go to the polls in November.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Welcome to the GPB News Election 2024 blog. Bookmark this page for live updates throughout the day on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, and visit GPB.org/elections for additional coverage.
Macon-Bibb County’s elections supervisor is warning voters to do a little homework before heading to the polls to make sure they receive the correct ballot and vote for the right candidates.
The Carter Center Board of Trustees Chair and Georgia Deputy Secretary of State participated in a fireside chat during the "Building Better Elections" forum hosted by the Carter Center and Rice University's Baker Institute on May 17.
The Georgia Republican Party’s state convention returns to Columbus this week, but unlike last year, the 2024 edition won’t feature former President Donald Trump among the speakers.
