Politics

Democrats are seizing on Republican Sen. David Perdue’s comments at a recent rally in which he made a spectacle of struggling to pronounce the name of Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, with critics accusing Georgia’s senior senator of mocking her and being out of touch with the rapidly diversifying state.

The State Election Board approved the installation and use of the drop boxes for the first time earlier this year.

Some voters found certain questions on their ballot, like the proposed constitutional amendments, to be poorly written and confusing.

A major decision in Washington, D.C., is expected next week that could impact the fortunes of Jackson County and the state of Georgia.

Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Rep. Doug Collins both accused the other of lying and touted their own conservative credentials in their first debate, while Democrat Raphael Warnock assailed Loeffler for associating herself with a congressional candidate who has embraced baseless QAnon conspiracy theories and made racist remarks.

Georgia’s highest court ruled Monday that votes cast for a candidate who dies before Election Day are void.

Even after gaining 41 seats in the U.S. House in 2018, Democrats believe there are chances to pick up more this year, including in the fast-growing suburbs northeast of Atlanta that make up Georgia’s 7th Congressional District.

Georgians are on track to shatter previous election turnout records.

Council members call the current legislation outdated and said it puts peoples lives at risk.