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News Articles: election

Rust on newer cell door at the Camden County Detention Center.

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Camden’s sheriff let us tour the deteriorating county jail. Here’s what we saw

As part of the The Current‘s ongoing election coverage and candidate interviews, reporter Jake Shore and photojournalist Justin Taylor paid a visit to Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor at the Woodbine office and detention center for an interview. While he won’t be on the main ballot on May 21, his challengers have put his spending and jail record foremost in their messages.

May 03, 2024
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By:
  • Jake Shore and
  • Justin Taylor
Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones, left, listens as former Chatham County chief assistant district attorney Jenny Parker speaks at a candidates' forum in Savannah on April 29, 2024.

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Key moments from the Democratic primary forum for Chatham County DA, in the candidates' own words

Incumbent Shalena Cook Jones and challenger Jenny Parker are vying to win the May 21 Democratic primary.

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Macon Water Authority incumbent Desmond Brown waves from the sidewalk at Macon Mall where early voting is underway at the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections. Brown said the mall’s sign prohibition infringes on his ability to campaign.

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Candidate cries ‘blatant abuse of power’ after campaign signs removed from Macon Mall

On the first day of advanced voting in the nonpartisan election, Macon Water Authority incumbent Desmond Brown cried foul that his campaign signs were pulled up from around Macon Mall, the new location of the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections.

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
This combination photo shows from left, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former President Jimmy Carter, right.

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Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter

Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden, but Trump keeps bringing up another Democrat, Jimmy Carter. Trump likes to cite the 99-year-old Carter as a measuring stick to belittle Biden.

April 29, 2024
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  • Associated Press
The US Supreme Court on April 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. The Court will hear arguments on April 25, 2024, on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office.

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  • Politics

Trump is arguing for immunity in his criminal case. Will the Supreme Court agree?

One of Richard Nixon's most famous quotes...right up there with "I am not a crook"... had to do with presidential immunity.

"When the president does it" he said "that means that it is not illegal." That idea – that you can't prosecute someone for actions taken as president - the Supreme Court has never actually ruled on it.

On Thursday, the Justices will take a crack, with the federal election interference case against former president Donald Trump hanging in the balance.

We preview how things might go.

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Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

April 24, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
President Joe Biden arrives to speak at Prince William Forest Park on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Triangle, Va. Biden is announcing $7 billion in federal grants to provide residential solar projects serving low- and middle-income communities and expanding his American Climate Corps green jobs training program.

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Biden will speak at Morehouse commencement, an election-year spotlight in front of Black voters

President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker for Georgia's Morehouse College and at West Point next month. The Morehouse appearance in Atlanta gives Biden a key election-year platform on one of the nation's preeminent historically Black campuses.

April 23, 2024
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  • Associated Press
People wait in line to vote on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Atlanta.

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A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges

Last week, Republican lawmakers passed a new bill that would allow the removal of people from the voting rolls through challenges to voter eligibility. It awaits Kemp's signature or veto.

April 03, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A hand holding a phone displaying the Tik Tok logo; U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

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  • Arts & Life

Harvard's TikTok strategy; plus, Shirley Chisholm, the coalition diva

TikTok has come under fire for its addictive algorithm and for being a place where misinformation spreads. But still, there is one institution that thinks TikTok actually has the potential to be a source of good in our world: Harvard. To be more specific, it's the Harvard Chan Center for Health Communication.

To hear more about how the center is working with TikTok influencers to share researched information with the public, host Brittany Luse is joined by Kate Speer. Kate started as a mental health TikToker, but was recently hired as a marketing director for the Harvard Chan Center for Health Communication. Kate also shares her mental health journey and what it's been like to work within a mental health system that harmed her.

Then, Brittany looks at the history left out of the new Netflix film, Shirley, which follows the presidential run of Shirley Chisholm. Brittany sits down with Dr. Anastasia C. Curwood, author of Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics, to discuss what came before the historic race. They talk about how Shirley's various identities informed her approach, and scan for her fingerprint on American electoral politics today.

Want to be featured on the show? Record a question for 'Hey Brittany' and send it to ibam@npr.org.

March 29, 2024
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By:
  • Brittany Luse,
  • Barton Girdwood,
  • and 5 more
Midjourney AI photo illustration

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  • Politics

Bill criminalizing AI use in deceptive election ads advanced by Georgia Senate panel

The Georgia Senate is poised to pass a bill meant to stop political groups from using artificial intelligence to sway elections.

March 20, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan leaves the Fulton County Courthouse, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Duncan said Monday, March 18, 2024, that he would not run as a third-party candidate affiliated with No Labels, a political group that's considering launching an independent campaign for the White House.

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Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan will not run with No Labels as it seeks a 2024 candidate

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has ruled out a 2024 No Labels presidential bid. The Republican had been in communication with No Labels in recent weeks about running for the White House under the centrist group's banner and was a leading contender in its push to recruit a presidential nominee.

March 19, 2024
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  • Associated Press
The June 2020 primary elections, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, were chaotic as counties grappled with fewer poll workers and places to vote as more people cast mail-in absentee ballots.

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  • Politics

GPB News to focus on voters' voices in 2024 election coverage

To help cover the 2024 election, GPB News will be working with America Amplified an organization partnering with public media newsrooms across the nation to more deeply engage the communities we serve.

March 15, 2024
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  • Josephine Bennett
Candidates for Bibb County Sheriff, from left, Chris Patterson, Ron Rodgers, DeAndre Hall, Sheriff David Davis, Marshall Hughes and Chris Paul.

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  • Law

Candidates for Bibb County sheriff debate the roots of violent crime in Macon

All half-dozen candidates for the top law enforcement job in Macon-Bibb County met for a forum at City Hall.

March 12, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Columbus District Attorney Stacey Jackson

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  • Politics

Columbus DA Stacey Jackson won’t run for office due to illness. Acting DA to qualify

Beset by a serious illness and out on medical leave, Columbus District Attorney Stacey Jackson has decided not to run for a second term.

March 07, 2024
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  • Tim Chitwood
There's no guarantee Donald Trump, Joe Biden or Nikki Haley will share a debate stage this year.

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  • Elections

So long, presidential debates? Why we may not see Trump, Biden or Haley face off

The political debate seems to have become an endangered species, and there are no assurances we'll see Trump, Biden or Haley share the stage this year.

January 25, 2024
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  • Brianna Scott
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

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  • News

Raffensperger: No time to take QR codes off Georgia ballots this year

There isn’t time to remove QR codes from paper ballots in Georgia, as Republican legislative leaders have proposed, before this year’s elections, GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Wednesday.

January 18, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
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