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Gov. Brian Kemp smiles at a campaign stop in northeast Georgia Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Can Gov. Brian Kemp convince conservatives Trump is wrong?

On this week's episode, we follow Gov. Brian Kemp on the campaign trail as the Republican seeks to fend off a Trump-backed primary challenge while looking ahead to a tightly-contested general election against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

February 23, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who's considered the early front-runner in the Democratic primary for the state's open U.S. Senate seat, talks with a voter during a campaign stop at the Mechanistic Brewery, in Clarion, Pa., on Feb. 12.

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  • Elections

Pennsylvania Democrats are angling to distinguish themselves in a key Senate contest

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, whose image is that of the anti-politician, is the early front-runner in the Democratic primary for the state's open seat. Conor Lamb and Malcolm Kenyatta are top challengers.

February 23, 2022
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By:
  • Don Gonyea
Atlanta voter on line to cast ballots

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  • Politics

Georgia votes 2022: New Trump effect, new election law, new political maps

Georgia voters might not hold the power this time around to dramatically flip control of the federal government, but even so, the once reliably red state will stay at the center of national politics this year.

February 23, 2022
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By:
  • Jill Nolin ,
  • Ross Williams ,
  • and 1 more
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, (left) speaks on southern border security and illegal immigration, during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 30, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Democratic candidate Jessica Cisneros (TX-28) speaks during the 'Get Out the Vote' rally on Feb. 12 in San Antonio.

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  • Elections

FBI raid of South Texas congressman adds another element to a tough primary challenge

Two years after they first squared off, nine-term Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar faces progressive Jessica Cisneros in a March 1 primary. Both Democrats and Republicans are watching the key race.

February 21, 2022
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By:
  • Sofia Sanchez
Courtroom

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  • Elections

State judges across the U.S. face growing GOP pushback against rulings in election cases

New Georgia law makes it harder for judges to expand polling place hours

February 17, 2022
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By:
  • Kira Lerner
Voting machines in Georgia

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Why Georgia elections boards are so important

On this week's episode, we dig into the importance of county elections boards and their role in the voting process.

February 16, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
A seemingly endless amount of drama, name-calling, lawsuits and outrage from parents and city officials, made the saga of San Francisco's school board a riveting pandemic sideshow. Voters recalled three members Tuesday.

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  • National

San Francisco voters recall 3 school board members

Voters in famously liberal San Francisco ousted three members of the board who, critics argued, focused more on renaming students than getting schools back into classrooms.

February 16, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Granitz
Georgia polling place

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  • Elections

Raffensperger calling for beefed up security at Georgia election sites

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking state law enforcement agencies to post officers at polling places, early voting locations and county election offices where absentee ballots are being handled.

February 14, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Sonny Subia, voluntario de la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos, presenta a Michael Schneider, agente especial a cargo del FBI, a un grupo compuesto principalmente por estudiantes latinos de escuela intermedia y secundaria en Greeley, Colorado, el 28 de enero.

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  • Elections

Demócratas desalentados aun con mayor poder de voto Latino en nuevo distrito

Donald Trump ganó terreno con Latinos en 2020. Este año, votantes en un nuevo distrito congresional de Colorado enfrentan preocupaciones económicas que podrían costarle a los demócratas.

February 13, 2022
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Sonny Subia, a volunteer with the League of United Latin American Citizens, introduces Michael Schneider, FBI special agent in charge, to a group largely composed of Latino middle and high school students in Greeley, Colo., on Jan. 28.

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  • Elections

A new House seat has big Latino voting power. It may be little comfort to Democrats

Donald Trump made gains with Latinos nationally in 2020. This year, voters in a competitive new Colorado congressional district are facing economic and pandemic concerns that could cost Democrats.

February 13, 2022
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Right-wing conspiracies have a new target: a tool that fights actual voter fraud

The bipartisan program — called ERIC — allows states to improve voting access and election security at the same time. But it's currently under attack from the far right.

February 10, 2022
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By:
  • Miles Parks
Morgan County will no longer use two fire stations as polls after a February 8, 2022 elections board vote.

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  • Elections

Morgan County consolidates smaller, Republican-heavy polling places

The fire station voting sites used for two smaller, rural precincts had few Election Day voters and caused extra problems for elections officials.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Supreme Court blocks creation of 2nd majority-Black congressional district in Alabama

The U.S. Supreme Court edged toward a further erosion of the Voting Right act Monday, blocking for now a second majority-Black congressional district in Alabama for the 2022 election.

February 07, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Gabe O'Connor,
  • and 1 more
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks during the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.

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  • Politics

Post-Confederate law bars Jan. 6 speaker Rep. Cawthorn from office, challengers argue

The North Carolina Republican is accused of engaging in insurrection, which would make him ineligible for office under a provision in the 14th Amendment.

February 07, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Harrison
State Legislature

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  • Elections

Democrats continue uphill fight against GOP state lawmakers’ local maps

The state House passed a GOP-drawn Gwinnett County commission map Thursday which would give their party more say on the board, but Democrats say the move flies in the face of long-established legislative norms.

February 04, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
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