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More than 200 registered voters pulled off rolls for being felons still serving sentences
17+ hour, 8+ min ago (139+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Secretary of State’s Office confirmed more than 200 people on voter rolls in a west Georgia county were registered to vote when they should not have been. The Sec. of State’s Office said 226 convicted felons…...
Georgia GOP activists leave midterm convention energized
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (736+ words) DALLAS — At the Republican Party’s midterm convention, Georgia delegates were in two of the final rows of floor seating. But the activists attending the two-day affair said they still felt plenty of energy from the main stage. Vikki Consiglio, a…...
Georgia’s Moscow-leaning ruling party leads in preliminary election results
3+ week, 6+ day ago (100+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Georgian Dream party said it would keep the country out of…...
Georgia 2026 election: Registration opens for absentee ballots
3+ week, 6+ day ago (553+ words) ATLANTA - Georgia's November general election is still more than two months away, but one of the first major voting deadlines has arrived. Beginning Monday, Aug. 17, registered Georgia voters can request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 3 general election. Under state…...
Georgia passed on election upgrades. A Princeton researcher exploited weakness in system.
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (687+ words) Using artificial intelligence to scan public databases, a Princeton University researcher has exploited a known weakness in Georgia’s voting system to identify, with fair certainty, how more than 2,200 people voted in Cherokee and Heard counties in the May primaries. Georgia…...
Georgia absentee ballot registration for midterm elections to open through Oct. 23
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (158+ words) Starting Monday, Georgia voters will be able to submit their applications to vote via absentee ballot. The process, known as mail ballot voting, for the November midterms officially opens as an option on Monday and ends on Oct. 23. To apply…...