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News Articles: Elections

Board of Elections in Macon

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  • Elections

Elections board takes Macon-Bibb mayor, county commissioners to court over supervisor selection

Superior Court judge asked to block Macon Mayor Lester Miller’s plan to select supervisor candidate through a bi-partisan committee of commissioners.

August 19, 2022
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  • Liz Fabian
The National Basketball Association announced it will not hold any games on November 8 — Election Day for the 2022 midterms — in order to encourage fans to make a plan to vote.

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  • Politics

To encourage fans to vote, the NBA won't hold games on Election Day

The National Basketball Association announced Tuesday that there are no games scheduled for November 8 in an effort to encourage fans to vote in the 2022 midterms.

August 17, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram

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  • Elections

Here are the key primary election results from Wyoming

Wyoming U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney was ousted in a Republican primary by Harriet Hagemen, who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.

August 17, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, flashes a thumbs up to a passing motorist while waving signs Tuesday in Anchorage.

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  • Elections

Murkowski and her Trump-backed challenger advance in Alaska Senate race

Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections.

August 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Alaska State Election Results

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Here are the key primary election results from Alaska

Voting concludes Tuesday in the Alaska primary elections, including notable races for governor, Senate and a special election for the House seat to fill the remainder of late Rep. Don Young's term.

August 17, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., appears at an Election Day gathering in Jackson, Wyo., to concede defeat in a GOP primary to Harriet Hageman, who was backed by former President Trump. Cheney vows that she will carry on her work to make sure Trump doesn't return to the presidency.

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  • Elections

Liz Cheney is considering a presidential run to stop Trump after losing her House seat

Liz Cheney's sustained criticism of former President Trump made her one of his top political targets. She's now laying out her plans to make sure he never wins back the White House.

August 17, 2022
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  • Deirdre Walsh
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming speaks at a hearing held by the House Jan. 6 committee. Cheney, who serves as vice chair of the committee, is facing a likely defeat in Tuesday's GOP primary in Wyoming.

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  • Politics

Liz Cheney is facing a likely primary defeat in Wyoming. Here's why

Cheney, who has spoken out clearly against former President Donald Trump, is down by 20 points in primary polls — and her approval ratings are in the tank among Wyoming Republicans.

August 16, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro

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  • Elections

Here are the key primary election results from Hawaii

Voting concludes Tuesday in Hawaii's primary elections, including notable races for governor, U.S. Senate and a House congressional district.

August 13, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case next term involving a controversial legal theory about the power state legislatures have over federal election rules that the conservative Honest Elections Project has been backing in court filings.

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  • Elections

This conservative group helped push a disputed election theory

The Honest Elections Project, a group that advocates for more restrictive voting laws, has helped push a legal theory — now at the Supreme Court — that could radically reshape federal elections.

August 12, 2022
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
Tim Michels, Wisconsin Republican candidate for governor, right, speaks as former President Donald Trump listens at a rally Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wisc.

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  • National

With Trump's backing, Michels wins the Wisconsin GOP primary for governor

Republican Tim Michels, a construction executive endorsed by former President Donald Trump, will face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in what could be a tight race for Wisconsin governor in November.

August 10, 2022
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  • Shawn Johnson
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, Republican Gov. Phil Scott wears a mask as he takes the Oath of Office on the steps of the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., beginning his third two-year term. Vermont is one of two states that holds elections for governor every two years.

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  • National

It's primary day in Vermont. Why do voters there choose a governor every 2 years?

Vermont's Republican governor, Phil Scott, is on the ballot today, just like he was in 2016, 2018 and 2020. Why is that and will it ever change?

August 10, 2022
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  • Bob Kinzel

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  • Elections

Here are the key primary election results from Connecticut

A Republican primary for U.S. Senate highlights the races in Connecticut.

August 09, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Elections

Here are the key primary election results from Vermont

In Vermont, there are competitive, open primaries for U.S. Senate and the state's lone U.S. House seat.

August 09, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
From left, Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels and Timothy Ramthun (not pictured) participate in a televised debate for the GOP nomination for Wisconsin governor on July 24 in Milwaukee.

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  • National

Trump and Pence choose sides in the contentious GOP primary for Wisconsin governor

Wisconsin's Republican primary for governor between Tim Michels and Rebecca Kleefisch could determine the future of the GOP in the state and whether the party can defeat Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat.

August 09, 2022
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  • Shawn Johnson
The line for early voting at the Buckhead Library in Atlanta on May 20, 2022.

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  • Elections

Georgia asks appeals court to return PSC elections to ballot

The state of Georgia is asking a federal appeals court to put elections for public service commissioners back on the November ballot. The appeal came Monday after a federal judge last week found statewide election of Georgia's five commissioners illegally dilutes Black votes.

August 09, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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