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News Articles: Elections

Georgia gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. Abrams is calling on Congress to act on voting rights as the Democrat launches a second bid to become her state's governor.

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  • Politics

Abrams seeks national voting rights action before 2022 race

Democrat Stacey Abrams is calling on Congress to act on voting rights as she launches a second bid to become Georgia's governor.

December 20, 2021
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  • Associated Press
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a news conference in Hong Kong on Monday.

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  • Asia

Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong elections

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she was "satisfied" with the election despite the 30.2% voter turnout being the lowest since the British handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997.

December 20, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
In this Jan. 5, 2021, file photo, Fulton County Georgia elections workers process absentee ballots for the Senate runoff election in Atlanta. On Monday, June 21, 2021, a judge is set to hear arguments over whether a lawsuit that alleges fraud during the November general election in Georgia’s most populous county should be dismissed. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

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  • News

Battleground: Ballot Box | The year in Georgia partisan lawsuits

There have been a number of high-profile legal battles over legislation in Georgia recently, including laws on abortion restrictions and voting changes, and other complaints filed by Georgia political leaders over actions taken by the federal government. This week, GPB's Stephen Fowler talks lawsuits with GPB public policy reporter Riley Bunch.

December 16, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Riley Bunch
A Republican election challenger at right watches over election inspectors as they examine a ballot as votes are counted into the early morning hours, Nov. 4, 2020, at the central counting board in Detroit.

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  • Elections

Far too little vote fraud to tip election to Trump, AP finds

A review by The Associated Press in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 cases of potential voter fraud, a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election.

December 16, 2021
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

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  • Elections

Exclusive: More Georgia Secretary of State's office officials interviewed by Jan. 6 committee

At least two officials offered testimony in Congress about Georgia's role in the events leading up to the breach of the U.S. Capitol.

December 15, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., became an activist after her son Jordan was fatally shot in 2012.

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  • Politics

Their lives were changed by gun violence, and now they're running for office

One of the country's top gun control groups is now actively recruiting candidates who have experienced the effects of gun violence to run for local, state and national offices.

December 14, 2021
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By:
  • Juana Summers
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

Democrats need a boost. Could they find it in rural America?

Don Gonyea speaks with former Montana Governor Steve Bullock about the state of the Democratic party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

December 13, 2021
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  • Don Gonyea
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, at the time a candidate for governor, walks with then-President Trump as Trump arrives for a rally in Macon, Ga. on Nov. 4, 2018, just days before the election. Sour on Kemp, Trump is now backing former U.S. Senator David Perdue for the 2022 GOP primary for governor.

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  • National

As the 2022 campaign kicks off in Georgia, 2020 casts a long shadow

The tight relationship between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and former President Trump crumbed after Kemp upheld the 2020 election results. Now, Trump has his staunch supporter challenging Kemp in 2022.

December 11, 2021
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  • Sam Gringlas
Former Sen. David Perdue speaks after qualifying to run for reelection in 2020.

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  • Elections

David Perdue files election lawsuit with recycled, already-disproven claims of fraud

Elections officials, investigators and courts have already found no evidence to support these claims of fraud.

December 10, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
President Biden spoke to participants in the Summit for Democracy from a soundstage that the White House has set up for such virtual events.

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  • Politics

Why Biden is hosting more than 100 countries to talk about democracy

The White House wants to boost global commitments to human rights and fighting corruption. But as the summit convenes, American democracy itself is under pressure.

December 09, 2021
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  • Scott Detrow
A voter waits to cast a ballot at a polling location in Graham, N.C., Nov. 3, 2020. On Wednesday the North Carolina Supreme Court delayed the 2022 statewide primaries by two months to give redistricting legal challenges more time to be heard.

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  • National

North Carolina delays 2022 primaries to give redistricting challenges more time

The midterm primaries for North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat, 14 U.S. House seats and 170 legislative seats have been moved from March until May by the state Supreme Court due to voting map lawsuits.

December 09, 2021
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  • Steve Harrison
Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., walks to the elevator for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, in New York.

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  • Elections

David Perdue's launched his campaign on claims about Georgia elections. Here's why they're false

Former Sen. David Perdue, running to challenge Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary, isn't telling the truth.

December 09, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

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  • Politics

Raffensperger defends record, voting law heading into a busy 2022

In an appearance before the Rotary Club of Atlanta, the Republican state official pushed back on accusations that he is to blame for 2020 election losses. Raffensperger remains under siege more than a year later and after former President Donald Trump and his supporters’ election conspiracies have been repeatedly discredited. 

December 07, 2021
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  • Stanley Dunlap
After supporting Gov. Brian Kemp in the 2018 election, former Sen. David Perdue is now challenging him.

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  • Elections

Former GOP Sen. David Perdue will challenge Brian Kemp in Georgia governor primary

Former President Donald Trump finally gets his pick, seeking to punish Kemp for failing to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.

December 05, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
A screenshot from Zoom of Brunswick Mayor-elect Cosby Johnson during an interview with GPB News

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  • Politics

Incoming Brunswick mayor aims to improve government accountability

Mayor-elect Cosby Johnson will lead city government at a time when the Coastal Georgia community is reckoning with racial justice in the wake of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

December 03, 2021
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  • Benjamin Payne
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