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News Articles: Election 2026

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  • Elections

State Election Board tells counties to prepare for July 1 deadline barring QR codes on ballots

No decisions have been reached ahead of a July 1 deadline to force local boards of election to stop using  QR codes on ballots.

April 17, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Candidates

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  • Politics

Democratic candidates for governor debate in Atlanta

Three Democratic candidates running to become Georgia’s next governor participated in a debate hosted by 11Alive news in Atlanta on Wednesday.

April 16, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Activists attending a meeting of the Chatham County Election Board call for replacing voting machines with paper ballots, Monday, July 10, 2023. (Craig Nelson)

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  • Politics

'It weighs on me.' A 2024 election law deadline looms with no set way to implement it yet

State lawmakers banned the use of QR codes to tally election results starting July 1. But they also ended their 2026 session without passing a bill to create a replacement system.

April 15, 2026
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
vance

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  • News

Vice President JD Vance will visit Georgia on Tuesday

Vice President JD Vance will visit Georgia on Tuesday for a Turning Point USA rally in Athens with Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk.

April 13, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Voting machines are seen at the Bartow County Election office, Jan. 25, 2024, in Cartersville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

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  • Politics

QR codes will soon be illegal for tallying election results in Georgia, raising questions about the November midterms

When Georgia lawmakers went home on Friday, they left the state on a collision course with their own self-imposed deadline to change the way residents vote.

April 10, 2026
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By:
  • Ty Tagami and
  • Capitol Beat News Service
Shawn Harris

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  • News

Analysis: Democrat Shawn Harris overperformed in 14th District runoff as some voters 'sour' on GOP

What does Republican Clay Fuller's win in Georgia's 14th Congressional District tell us about how voters are feeling?

April 08, 2026
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Candidate Clay Fuller, who's running in Georgia's 14th Congressional District poses for a photo during an election night watch party, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Rome, Ga.

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  • Elections

Republican Clay Fuller wins 14th Congressional District runoff, claims Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat

Republican Clay Fuller will represent Georgia's 14th Congressional District in Washington, D.C. 

April 07, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
American flags are on display outside the Office of the 14th Congressional District of Georgia in the Rayburn House Office Building, Thursday, March 5, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The office most recently was occupied for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who resigned in January. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

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  • Elections

What to expect in Georgia's special congressional runoff

Voters in Northwest Georgia's 14th Congressional District will elect a new representative on Tuesday to replace Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January following a public rift with President Donald Trump. 

April 06, 2026
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By:
  • Associated Press
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Could the Legislature be back for a second session this year? An 'irreconcilable' deadline looms

Georgia lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session last week. But they could be back again for a second session this year. 

April 06, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
 Members of Georgia’s State Election Board meet on March 18 at the Marietta City Hall building. Maya Homan/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

State Election Board pushes for faster action on shift away from QR codes on Georgia ballots

Georgia’s State Election Board unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday urging state lawmakers to hasten a switch to hand-marked paper ballots, just a day after legislators unveiled a proposal to delay overhauling Georgia’s election system until after the 2026 midterms.

March 19, 2026
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By:
  • Maya Homan and
  • Georgia Recorder
At left, Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old former journalist and content creator, and Evanston mayor Daniel Biss, are  running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 9th congressional district.

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  • Politics

A race for a safe blue seat tests how far left Democrats want new leaders to go

The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z.

March 17, 2026
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Protesters hold signs saying "COUNT ME IN" at a 2019 rally against the Trump administration's push for a census citizenship question outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

The next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts

A Republican push to alter the census may lead to a radical shift in redistricting for state legislatures — drawing districts that don't take into account children and non-U.S. citizen adults.

March 11, 2026
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
 A widely publicized raid on the county’s election warehouse has revived speculation over whether the State Election Board would attempt to take over Fulton County’s election operations. Maya Homan/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia State Election Board declines to seize control of Fulton County elections, for now

Georgia’s State Election Board did not move to take control of Fulton County’s elections at a closely watched meeting this week, but at least one board member left the door open for future intervention. 

February 20, 2026
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By:
  • Maya Homan and
  • Georgia Recorder
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)

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  • Politics

Early voting begins in special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

18 candidates, mostly Republican, are running to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat in Congress.

February 16, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • GPB News Staff
FBI officers are seen at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga, near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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  • News

NAACP asks judge to protect against 'misuse' of voter data seized by FBI in Georgia's Fulton County

The NAACP and allied groups are asking a judge to limit how the federal government uses voter data seized in an FBI raid near Atlanta. 

February 16, 2026
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By:
  • Associated Press
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