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Special election set to fill Forsyth County tax commissioner seat after sudden death of Matthew Ledbetter
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (9+ words) The qualifying period to run begins later this month....
Raffensperger: Runoff election audit shows errors came from hand-marked ballots
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (316+ words) Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced July 9 that results from an audit of the June 16 runoff showed errors came exclusively from hand-marked ballots. The results came from a ballot image audit that Raffensperger said “demonstrated the inherent risk in…...
Georgia election board adopts new rules targeting election mistrust
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (726+ words) Georgia’s election board adopted two rules Wednesday aimed at bolstering confidence in the state’s election system. One of the rules will have no immediate impact since it bans a method of counting votes that will not be used anytime soon....
Why Atlanta's Small Businesses Have a Stake in Protecting Elections
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (18+ words) Read Why Atlanta's Small Businesses Have a Stake in Protecting Elections by Atlanta Way 2.0 for SaportaReport here....
Atlanta model goes statewide. Can Georgia show America a better way forward?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (724+ words) The dust has now settled from Georgia’s 2026 runoff elections. The slate of statewide candidates for the general election in November has taken shape. As candidates prepare for this election, one question looms large over Georgia politics and perhaps the future…...
A last-minute change to Georgia’s ballot QR code bill could steer voting in a new direction
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (999+ words) Georgia’s ballot QR code crisis is resolved for now, but a late change to an elections bill passed during last month’s special session adds a new twist to the question of how future elections across the state will be run....
Fallout from 2020 hangs over Georgia’s 2026 race
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (1171+ words) Georgia’s 2026 election is supposed to be about the future. Instead, the past keeps barging back in. The Trump administration’s decision to “surge” hundreds of FBI analysts to examine Georgia’s 2020 election is the latest sign that the state remains central to…...
Every American needs to be worried about the midterm elections
1+ week, 2+ day ago (17+ words) Read Every American needs to be worried about the midterm elections by Adam Hames for SaportaReport here....
Fox News releases new Georgia governor poll. Who is winning the race?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (256+ words) After a very up-and-down primary election and runoff, Georgia finally has the nominees for its major races, including who will succeed Gov. Brian Kemp next year. Who is expected to win? Here's what we know: The Democratic nominee for governor…...
Georgia’s campaign finance watchdog is stepping down
1+ week, 3+ day ago (800+ words) The state agency that polices Georgia political campaigns and lobbyists will get a new leader for the first time in seven years. David Emadi, executive director of the State Ethics Commission, is stepping down to become a Fulton County Superior…...