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Historic U.S. Senate wins in Georgia were overshadowed by an insurrection involving violent Trump supporters, including some from Georgia.
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Historic U.S. Senate wins in Georgia were overshadowed by an insurrection involving violent Trump supporters, including some from Georgia.
For the past few weeks, Georgia has been a political minefield as residents will decide who their next two Senators are. Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are challenging Republican incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, respectively.
A week after Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked for changes to the state’s no-excuse absentee ballot voting system, the ACLU of Georgia condemned those efforts saying absentee ballot voting has worked to keep residents safe while voting in a worldwide pandemic.
More than 1.8 million ballots have been cast in Georgia’s Senate runoff races during early voting, according to online data tracker GeorgiaVotes.com.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and county elections officials are calling for the General Assembly to reform the state’s no-excuse absentee ballot request rule, citing exhausted workers running multiple elections and strained county resources and budgets.
Early voting in Georgia U.S. Senate runoff races begin Dec. 14.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler repeated several talking points against opponent Raphael Warnock, but she refused to say if Donald Trump lost the election.
Jon Ossoff traded criticized David Perdue, who was represented by an empty podium during Sunday night debates.
The Atlanta Press Club will host the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff race debates on Sunday
As recounts are underway for the general election in Georgia, Fulton County’s re-tallied count could bleed into Monday.
