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Georgia poll worker pleads guilty to making a bomb threat at election office

A former Macon area poll worker pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to mailing a bomb threat to a local elections office and admitted lying about it to the FBI.

February 17, 2025
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By:
  • Ty Tagami
From left, State Election Board members Janice Johnston, Janelle King, board chair John Fervier and Mike Coan

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  • Elections

State Election Board passes new rule ordering hand count of ballots. Election officials aren't happy

Georgia’s State Election Board passed arguably the most contentious of the new rules it had been considering for conducting elections in the state on Friday over the objections of county-level election directors and over the advice of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. 

September 20, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Sen. Raphael Warnock

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  • Politics

'Local elections are at risk': Warnock reintroduces legislation to stop election interference

The bill would enforce new measures protecting local state election administrations from partisan interference.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton

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  • Elections

Georgia’s young voters turned out for the U.S. Senate runoff. Here are their thoughts on the results

In a hard-fought race that concluded with Georgia's runoff election on Dec. 6, 2022, Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate for a full six-year term. The demographic that helped push Warnock ahead of Walker in the runoff were young voters between the ages of 18 to 24 years old.

December 09, 2022
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Georgia Department of Developmental Disabilities

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  • Politics

The power of the vote in Georgia's disability community

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities is hosting a candidate forum this week as a way to both show the power of the disability community and learn from the candidates about their disability platforms. 

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Leah Fleming
Voting machines

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  • Law

Here Are All The Lawsuits Challenging Georgia's New Voting Law

Eight separate federal lawsuits, including one by the Justice Department, say parts of Georgia's new 98-page voting law violate the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against nonwhite voters and making unnecessary changes.

May 19, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Elliott Zaagman from Michigan, front, votes on Super Tuesday for U.S. Democrats Abroad multi-location global primary, at Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand in Bangkok, Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Runoff A Test For State Election Systems

Tuesday on Political Rewind, runoff elections for Congress and numerous local elections across Georgia today test the preparedness of elections officials. Are elections systems better equipped than they were for the June 9 primary? Turnout today could reveal attitudes and trends among voters, with consequences for the upcoming November elections. We took a deeper look at latest developments.

August 11, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes

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  • Politics

This Week In Georgia Politics: Voting Machines, Election Laws

This week in Georgia politics was all about the state's voting system. Rep. Barry Fleming (R-Harlem) filed a bill that proposed changing the voting...

February 22, 2019
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 1 more
In this Wednesday, May 9, 2018, photo, Pamela Hampton votes in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

State Considers Replacing Potentially Hackable Voting Machines

Security questions continue to swirl around Georgia’s electoral process. Lawmakers largely agree the state’s current touch-screen voting machines have...

December 14, 2018
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By:
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 2 more

Decoding Ballot Amendment Language In Georgia

Seven ballot measures are currently up for vote during Georgia's midterm elections. They cover everything from victims' rights to environmental...

November 06, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera

On Second Thought For Monday, November 5, 2018

Today on the show, we broke down complicated ballot amendment language, explored the history of gerrymandering and discussed domestic violence issues in...

November 05, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 3 more
An elections worker in Fayette County prepares a voting machine for testing on Sept. 24, 2018

Georgia Counties Test Election Machines Ahead Of Midterm Elections

County elections officials across the state are getting ready for the Nov. 6 election. That includes testing Georgia’s 27,000 touch-screen voting...

September 24, 2018
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

GPB Midday Headlines For Thursday September 20, 2018

Family Of Georgia Tech Shooting Victim Sues The University Kemp Releases School Safety Plan District 28 Redo Set For December 4th

September 20, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal addresses the crowd at the Capital during the March for Humanity marking the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, Monday, Apr. 9, 2018, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Governor Resolves Dispute Between Blue Cross and Piedmont

On this edition of Political Rewind, Governor Deal forges an agreement that will save health care choices for more than half a million Georgians. Our...

April 18, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
The face of Stone Mountain in Stone Mountain, Georgia, seen here July 1995, depicts three Southern Confederate heroes; Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gen. Stonewall Jackson and Pres. Jefferson Davis.

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  • Politics

Could Dekalb CEO’s Stone Mountain Proposal Be A Model For Others?

On this edition of Political Rewind, Dekalb County CEO Michael Thurmond is spearheading a challenging proposal to make Stone Mountain a symbol of...

April 09, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
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