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News Articles: Elections

Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena on Nov. 4, 2020 in Atlanta. Falsehoods spread by former President Trump and his allies led to threats against election workers.

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  • Elections

'You Better Run': After Trump's False Attacks, Election Workers Faced Threats

Former President Trump obsessed with the Fulton County elections department, which covers Atlanta. His conspiracy theories and lies led to violent threats and intimidation of the department's workers.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Johnny Kauffman
Attorney Lin Wood, who has been banned from Twitter and restricted by Parler over incendiary posts, says he has property in both Georgia and South Carolina.

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  • Elections

Pro-Trump Election Conspiracist Lin Wood Investigated Over Possible Illegal Voting

The Georgia secretary of state's office is looking into whether Wood was actually a resident of South Carolina when he voted in the November general election.

February 03, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
poll worker inspects absentee ballot

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate Republicans Unveil Bills To Make Voting Harder

Republican lawmakers in the Georgia Senate — many of whom pushed conspiracies and tried to overturn the November election — have filed a slate of bills seeking to roll back voting access after Democrats flipped the presidential race and both U.S. Senate seats.

February 02, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Voters in Warner Robins

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  • Elections

Election Reform To Return As Priority For Democrats In Congress

Democrats who control Congress by narrow margins and the White House are making a fresh attempt to move forward a massive package that tackles dark money in campaigns, voter suppression and election security.

February 01, 2021
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By:
  • Ariana Figueroa
President Donald Trump attends a rally for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Dec. 5 in Valdosta, Ga. Both GOP senators ultimately lost their runoff elections this month, handing control of the Senate to Democrats.

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  • Elections

'A Hostage Situation Every Day': Strategists Blame Trump For Georgia Senate Losses

Sources close to the campaigns say people in and around the White House put near-constant pressure on Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to shape their runoff campaigns around Trump's demands.

January 29, 2021
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By:
  • Emma Hurt
Then-President Donald Trump is greeted by Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican Party, during a stop in Arizona last year.

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  • Politics

'There Are A Lot Of Questions': Arizona GOP Faces Concerns About Party Elections

Some Arizona Republicans are demanding an audit of the state party's leadership election, in which Donald Trump ally Kelli Ward was reelected as party chair.

January 29, 2021
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  • Ben Giles
Lt. Gov. Jeff Duncan

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  • Elections

Absentee Ballot ID Requirement A Priority This Year For Lt. Gov. Duncan

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan said Tuesday he supports legislation during the 2021 session that would add another verification for people casting paper absentee ballots after that method of voting became the source of controversy among his fellow Republicans in the 2020 election. 

January 27, 2021
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Se. Jon Ossoff speaks in front of the Cong. John Lewis memorial in Atlanta

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  • Elections

John Lewis Voting Rights Act Could Thwart State Plans To Curb Voting Access

If the John Lewis Voting Rights Act becomes law, Georgia will likely be among the states requiring preclearance before lawmakers could change voting rules or counties could close a polling place.

January 25, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
Voters head into their Iowa Democratic caucus site last year. Problems with a new smartphone app delayed reporting of the results for days or, for The Associated Press, permanently.

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  • Elections

Democrats Weigh Whether Iowa Should Stay 1st In Line For 2024 Election

Iowa's decades-long lock on the nominating process has been under threat since last year's disastrous caucus, when results were delayed for days in part because of a faulty smartphone app.

January 24, 2021
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By:
  • Clay Masters
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk up the stairs as they arrive at the North Portico of the White House on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

6 Numbers That Show President Biden's Greatest Challenges

President Biden is calling for unity to address several current crises, but that will prove difficult in a country as divided as ever.

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Jaime Harrison, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says Democratic victories in Georgia are signs that come 2022, his party can break the cycle of the incumbent president's party losing ground during midterm elections.

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  • Politics

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

With President Biden and other Democratic leaders in their 70s and 80s, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee says recruiting younger candidates will be among his top priorities.

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Avie Schneider
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended the virtual presidential inaugural prayer service from the State Dining Room of the White House.

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  • Religion

At The National Prayer Service, A Plea To Avoid 'Simplistic Calls For Unity'

Speakers at the service see a "new America" and embrace a range of progressive causes. "The only way to establish domestic tranquility is to establish justice," the Rev. William Barber II says.

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Gjelten
President Biden sits in the Oval Office at the White House after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.

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  • Analysis

6 Takeaways From President Biden's Inauguration

After a chaotic four years, Biden is calling for calm. A new tone was set, but a return to the same old partisan bickering won't solve the problem of millions fed a daily diet of false information.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Biden delivers his inauguration speech Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

'Defend The Truth And Defeat The Lies': Biden Moves Past Trump's War On Media

President Biden called for Americans to listen to one another and to disagree on the basis of facts, obliquely invoking the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol as the cost of trafficking in lies.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
The Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, seen here during a campaign event in Georgia on Jan. 4, were sworn in as U.S. senators by Vice President Harris on Wednesday afternoon.

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  • Politics

With New Georgia Senators Sworn In, Democrats Officially Control The Senate

A Democratic majority, even a thin one, allows the party to set the chamber's legislative agenda and makes it easier to confirm President Biden's Cabinet picks.

January 20, 2021
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
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