Georgia Secretary of State's Office, business leaders recruit poll workers

Poll workers are in high demand this November after the June primary. The Secretary of State's Office is teaming up with business leaders and organizations to help recruit poll workers.

Traditional first lady cookie contest won't happen ahead of 2020 election

After running for seven election cycles, the traditional first lady cookie contest will not continue, after Family Circle Magazine, which conducted the contest, published its last issue in December of 2019.

Georgia candidate’s post removed for inciting violence

Facebook removed a photo illustration showing a Republican congressional candidate in Georgia posing with a rifle next to three Democratic House members, saying Friday that it violated the social media platform’s policy against inciting violence.

Black Lives Matter supporters disrupt Loeffler event

U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler has made opposition to the demands of the Black Lives Matter movement a centerpiece of her effort to win conservative support in her campaign, and Thursday, supporters of the movement again pushed back.

Board refers county’s Election Day issues for further review

Georgia’s state election board on Thursday referred Election Day problems in the state’s most populous county during the June primary to the attorney general’s office for further review.

Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking US war dead

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden declared President Donald Trump "unfit" for the presidency on Friday, delivering an impassioned reaction to a report that Trump — who never served in uniform — allegedly mocked American war dead.

Facebook will restrict new political ads a week before Election Day

With just two months left until the U.S. presidential election, Facebook says it is taking additional steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the likelihood of post-election “civil unrest.”

President Trump faces pushback for urging people to vote twice as test

President Donald Trump is facing a backlash for urging voters in North Carolina to vote by mail and then try to vote again in person to test the mail-in ballot system in the Nov. 3 election.

Joe Biden walks back threat to shut down US economy

Democratic nominee Joe Biden is clarifying his threat to shut down the U.S. economy as president if COVID-19 rages on.

Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump among likely voters in key states

Democrat Joe Biden is ahead in three key states that President Donald Trump won in 2016, according to new Fox News statewide surveys of Arizona, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. 

US voter registration systems have not been hacked, federal and state officials say

Federal and state officials said this week they have seen no cyberattacks on voter registration systems nor “any systems involving voting” following reports about state voter data being posted on a Russian hacking forum.

DeKalb pastors launch absentee vote by mail campaign

A group of pastors in DeKalb County launched a new campaign to help voters cast their ballots absentee by mail for the November 3 election.