Democratic recount doesn’t change Georgia 10th District race

The candidates in a Democratic runoff for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District are still Tabitha Johnson-Green and Jessica Fore, after a recount demanded by third-place finisher Phyllis Hatcher didn’t allow Hatcher to overtake Fore for second place.

Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials

Georgia’s 2021 voting law made changes that drew a firestorm of criticism — bans on giving water to people waiting to vote, a shorter period to request an absentee ballot and strict limits on ballot drop boxes.

Vernon Jones calls on Georgia to close primaries by party

Vernon Jones, the Republican candidate for U.S. House for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, is urging state lawmakers to pass legislation to end open-primary voting in the state of Georgia.

Democratic state lawmakers call for special session to address gun safety

The chair of the House Democratic Caucus urged Governor Brian Kemp Friday to call a special session to address gun safety laws in Georgia.

Georgia Democratic lawmakers push for gun law reform at state Capitol

Georgia Democratic lawmakers are urging the General Assembly to pass a ban on semiautomatic weapons and to create new background checks for gun purchases after the recent mass shootings across the country.

Democrats line up endorsements in secretary of state runoff

The two remaining Democratic candidates in the race for secretary of state have earned some new endorsements ahead of the June 21 runoff.

Fulton County grand jury investigating Donald Trump, others back in action

A Fulton County grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia is back in session.

DeKalb elections board postpones primary certification

Election workers started the hand count Sunday and continued Monday, finally wrapping up around midnight.

Some Georgia Democrats voted in GOP contests to block Trump picks

More than 37,000 people who voted in Georgia's last Democratic primary cast ballots in the Republican primary this year - a consequential number for defeating former president Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state.

DeKalb election workers hand count ballots in District 2 commission race

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Director Keisha Smith said they made the decision to hand count the ballots Saturday after a candidate in the District 2 commission race alerted them to a tabulation issue.

In Georgia, 2 Black candidates to compete for Senate seat

Wayne Black was one of the few African Americans in the crowd as about 100 people gathered recently at the Republican Party headquarters near Columbus, Georgia, to hear from U.S. Senate candidate and football legend Herschel Walker.

Georgia state legislative races head to June runoffs

One Georgia state Senate seat and as many as 10 state House seats are headed to runoffs on June 21. Here's the complete list:

Collins, Jones to square off in 10th district runoff

Mike Collins and Vernon Jones were the top two finishers in what was an eight-man race for the Republican nomination.

Miller concedes to Trump-backed Jones in Republican Georgia primary for lieutenant governor

The race to be Georgia's next lieutenant governor now has a Republican candidate. Senate President Pro Tem Butch Miller has conceded the race to frontrunner State Sen. Burt Jones.

Abrams-Kemp slugfest promises to be pricey, long and ugly

Georgia voters didn’t get much of a break from election talk on the day after the Tuesday primary in which Republican Gov. Brian Kemp demolished GOP challenger David Perdue and Democrat Stacey Abrams finally clinched a nomination waiting for her after no other members of her party jumped in.