Georgia’s top elections official has entered a courthouse in Atlanta where he was summoned to appear before a special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 election.
All three of the Democratic candidates for secretary of state who didn't make it into a runoff to be the party's nominee have fallen in line behind a single candidate. The campaign of former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler on Wednesday announced the endorsements of former Fulton County Board of Commissioners chairman John Eaves, former Milledgeville mayor and state senator Floyd Griffin, and former Cobb County Democratic Party chairman Michael Owens.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger probably would not have won last week's Republican primary without Democrats. An Associated Press analysis of early voting data has determined that more than 37,000 people who voted in Georgia's Democratic primary two years ago cast ballots in last week's Republican primary.
Georgia's secretary of state is expected to appear next week before a special grand jury in an investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 election in the state.
Wednesday morning on Political Rewind: The results from the Georgia primary reveal the candidates voters picked to head into the general election. Who earned their party’s nomination? And what do the winners tell us about the state of Georgia politics?
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has declared victory in the GOP primary nomination with about 51% of the vote, leading Trump-backed Jody Hice in a referendum over the 2020 election.
Tuesday’s primary election in Georgia is about more than deciding party nominees for races up and down the ballot in November, as Georgia’s battleground status continues to play an outsized role in shaping the future of American politics.
A group of voters who challenged U.S. Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene's eligibility to run for reelection say they have appealed the Georgia secretary of state's decision that she can appear on the ballot.
Brad Raffensperger says the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions should be amended to prohibit voting by noncitizens. The Georgia secretary of state readily acknowledges that noncitizen voting is not a problem in Georgia but is nonetheless making the issue a centerpiece of his effort to win over diehard conservatives ahead of what could be a difficult bid to clinch the GOP nomination later this month for another four year term in office.
Friday on Political Rewind: Early voting turnout in the 2022 primary election is setting records across the state. Plus, Sen. Raphael Warnock joins other Democratic incumbents facing tough reelection battles. Could they push forward legislation enshrining abortion access in federal law?
Tuesday on Political Rewind: We discussed the big news in the Supreme Court, as leaked documents suggest it will overturn Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, back in Georgia, the special grand jury that will weigh in on whether Donald Trump interfered in the 2020 elections has been seated.
Monday on Political Rewind: New polls weigh campaigns as primary election approaches. How much impact does the endorsement of former President Donald Trump have in Georgia's GOP primary contests. Another poll confirms Gov. Brian Kemp’s substantial lead over GOP primary challenger David Perdue.
The Georgia secretary of state’s office is investigating a conservative watchdog group’s claims of illegal “ballot harvesting” in the state during the November 2020 general election and a special election runoff in January 2021. But the pending investigation is not evidence that “widespread illegal ballot harvesting” elected Georgia’s two Democratic U.S. senators, as a conservative super PAC’s TV ad claims.
A trial has gotten underway in a federal lawsuit that alleges serious problems with Georgia's election system. The trial began Monday with lawyers for the plaintiffs arguing that the state has erected a series of roadblocks to voting through its policies and practices.
As former President Donald Trump sought to lay blame for his 2020 election loss, Georgia's secretary of state emerged as one of his main targets. Now, with a Trump-endorsed challenger in the Republican primary, Brad Raffensperger is fighting to keep his job.
