On the May 19 edition: Georgians are voting in high-profile races for the primaries today; The sheer number of decisions to be made at the polls had some people researching candidates at the last minute; And some voters say all those candidate ads were too much.
On the May 15 edition: Today is the last day for early voting; the I-285 closure that had been scheduled for last weekend is now this weekend; And Georgia's wetlands are actually benefiting from this year's drought.
Friday is the last day of early voting for Georgia’s primary election. Candidates are holding events across Georgia to make their final pitches and energize voters to turn out on Tuesday.
The Georgia Legislature will meet for a special legislative session on starting on June 17 to redraw the state's U.S. Congress, state House, and state Senate maps.
The Justice Department is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold Donald Trump has accused of widespread voter fraud he falsely says cost him victory against Joe Biden in the state that year. Lawyers for the county filed a motion Monday to quash a grand jury subpoena requesting the information.
On the May 4 edition: One of Georgia's most high-profile ICE detainees has been released after 15 months in federal custody; Officials are investigating another possible spill in the Flint River; And volunteers with Habitat for Humanity return to Atlanta for the 40th Carter Work Project.
On the May 1 edition: Gov. Brian Kemp says Georgia won't redraw its districts — at least not yet; Georgia drivers are paying the most they have for gas in almost 4 years; And voters are taking advantage of early voting this week.
There was bipartisan agreement among candidates for secretary of state that Georgia voting machines need to be altered to restore faith in elections six years after the 2020 presidential election.
State lawmakers banned the use of QR codes to tally election results starting July 1. But they also ended their 2026 session without passing a bill to create a replacement system.
When Georgia lawmakers went home on Friday, they left the state on a collision course with their own self-imposed deadline to change the way residents vote.
Georgia’s State Election Board unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday urging state lawmakers to hasten a switch to hand-marked paper ballots, just a day after legislators unveiled a proposal to delay overhauling Georgia’s election system until after the 2026 midterms.
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
