Georgia Senate Republicans are proposing a new map that would create two new Black-majority districts in the the General Assembly's upper chamber. The new map comes after a federal judge said current congressional, state Senate and state House maps illegally dilute Black votes.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wants his state to become an early presidential primary host — just not in 2024, as President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are pushing. The Republican election chief tells The Associated Press he'd back an early primary in 2028.
Georgia's 2022 election season ended dramatically this past week, but not because of any large-scale problems with voting. And that's prompting Georgia Republicans to say concerns over a 2021 law that imposed several new restrictions on voting were overblown.
Tens of millions of people in the United States opted for mail ballots during the pandemic election of 2020. This year, voters in the early primary states are returning in droves to in-person voting. In Georgia, early in-person voting is shattering records.
Special state income tax refunds paid out of Georgia's historic budget surplus could be on their way to taxpayers in six to eight weeks. Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed the $1.1 billion refund plan into law.
Friday on Political Rewind: Georgia Republicans continue to give space for debunked election fraud conspiracies from President Donald Trump and his allies.
