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Election security proposals stalled in the Georgia General Assembly, leaving the same voting technology in place for the 2026 election. Election advocates say they're worried.
As Esteves read these lines, the screen flashed with images of Trump, Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Esteves’ only announced Republican rival, Attorney General Chris Carr, who became the first to throw his hat in the ring in November.
Georgia Republican lawmakers will be on the clock next year to pass election legislation ahead of 2026 election.
Calling Georgia “once… a beacon of hope” in the South Caucasus, the Helsinki Commission members warn international partners that they may lose “an ally firmly committed to our shared security and democratic values” and leave Georgians “to suffer under a Russian-controlled authoritarian government” if the country continues on its path to autocracy.
Georgia Democrats are urging party member Stacy Abrams not to run for governor in 2026, after two failed bids. "She's run twice, and that's enough to convince me she won't win," Jimmy Johnson, former chairman of the Appling County Democratic Committee, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper.
A high-profile state lawmaker with deep ties to Georgia politics is making a bid for the state’s top legal post, signaling a contentious Republican primary ahead.