Political Rewind: Runoff elections; Raffensperger to testify to Jan. 6 committee

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Incumbent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks with journalists as he arrives for an election night party Tuesday evening, May 24, 2022, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Raffensperger testified June 2 before a special grand jury in Atlanta.

Credit: AP Photo/Ben Gray

The panel:

Adam Van Brimmer, @adamvanbrimmer, Editorial page editor, Savannah Morning News

Adrienne Jones, @adriennemjns, Professor of political science & director of pre-law, Morehouse College

Tamar Hallerman, @TamarHallerman, Senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tia Mitchell, @ajconwashington, Washington reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

 

The Breakdown: 

1. Georgia voters head to the polls to finalize the ballots for November. 

• There are several statewide races today. They include Democratic primaries for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, insurance commissioner and labor commissioner.  
  • Stacey Abrams has endorsed three candidates in these races. 
• In the congressional Republican runoffs, former president Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Vernon Jones in the 10th District and Jake Evans in the 6th District.
• To find your polling place and see a sample ballot, visit the Georgia My Voter page. 
• You can watch election results here. 

2. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to testify in front of January 6th committee. 

• For the past two weeks, the committee has held hearings with the goal of making a case that former President Trump was responsible for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
• Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer at the Georgia secretary of state's office will also testify. 
• Wandrea Moss, a Fulton County election worker who became one of the central fixations of 2020 election fraud conspiracies, will also testify.

Tomorrow on Political Rewind: 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein joins our Wednesday panel.