AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-virus-outbreak-primary-elections-us-news-ap-top-news-522295c7edb7039c7a7f2b96e870e2a8Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-virus-outbreak-primary-elections-us-news-ap-top-news-522295c7edb7039c7a7f2b96e870e2a8Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Republicans controlling a Georgia House committee approved legislation Wednesday that would prevent election officials from proactively sending mail ballot request forms to voters ahead of an election.If it makes it through both chambers and gets Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature, it could take...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-virus-outbreak-primary-elections-us-news-ap-top-news-522295c7edb7039c7a7f2b96e870e2a8Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-virus-outbreak-primary-elections-us-news-ap-top-news-522295c7edb7039c7a7f2b96e870e2a8Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Republicans controlling a Georgia House committee approved legislation Wednesday that would prevent election officials from proactively sending mail ballot request forms to voters ahead of an election.If it makes it through both chambers and gets Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature, it could take...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/jon-ossoff-david-perdue-us-news-charles-schumer-politics-7c80b107aeb3d381eff5d0e98e95493bClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/jon-ossoff-david-perdue-us-news-charles-schumer-politics-7c80b107aeb3d381eff5d0e98e95493bClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia has taken down a digital campaign ad featuring a manipulated picture of his Democratic opponent Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish, with an enlarged nose.Before being removed, the Facebook ad showed grainy pictures of Ossoff and Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, who is...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/jon-ossoff-david-perdue-us-news-charles-schumer-politics-7c80b107aeb3d381eff5d0e98e95493bClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/jon-ossoff-david-perdue-us-news-charles-schumer-politics-7c80b107aeb3d381eff5d0e98e95493bClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia has taken down a digital campaign ad featuring a manipulated picture of his Democratic opponent Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish, with an enlarged nose.Before being removed, the Facebook ad showed grainy pictures of Ossoff and Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, who is...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-georgia-politics-elections-ga-state-wire-d78785cf8183d11c7e52d7aad5949279Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-georgia-politics-elections-ga-state-wire-d78785cf8183d11c7e52d7aad5949279Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Political newcomer Marjorie Taylor Greene was mocked as a supporter of QAnon conspiracies and denounced for videos deemed racist even by fellow Republicans who withdrew endorsements and declared her unfit for Congress.The businesswoman from northern Georgia had a blunt message for her critics as she...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-georgia-politics-elections-ga-state-wire-d78785cf8183d11c7e52d7aad5949279Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-georgia-politics-elections-ga-state-wire-d78785cf8183d11c7e52d7aad5949279Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Political newcomer Marjorie Taylor Greene was mocked as a supporter of QAnon conspiracies and denounced for videos deemed racist even by fellow Republicans who withdrew endorsements and declared her unfit for Congress.The businesswoman from northern Georgia had a blunt message for her critics as she...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-jon-ossoff-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-3ce8f7abfa24b4c8c1f0539e292fa2cdClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-jon-ossoff-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-3ce8f7abfa24b4c8c1f0539e292fa2cdClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Jon Ossoff, a young Georgia media executive known for breaking fundraising records during a 2017 special election loss for a U.S. House seat, beat back a field of Democratic primary opponents to win a spot taking on Republican Sen. David Perdue in November.Ossoff received about 50.7% of the votes, according...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-jon-ossoff-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-3ce8f7abfa24b4c8c1f0539e292fa2cdClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-jon-ossoff-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-3ce8f7abfa24b4c8c1f0539e292fa2cdClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Jon Ossoff, a young Georgia media executive known for breaking fundraising records during a 2017 special election loss for a U.S. House seat, beat back a field of Democratic primary opponents to win a spot taking on Republican Sen. David Perdue in November.Ossoff received about 50.7% of the votes, according...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/what-does-new-georgia-gop-election-law-do-87665a200f6442e28ef43cbc60c88653Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/what-does-new-georgia-gop-election-law-do-87665a200f6442e28ef43cbc60c88653Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — The sweeping rewrite of Georgia’s election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump’s repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden.Georgia has been at the center of that storm. Trump zeroed in on his loss in the state, even as two Democrats won election to...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/what-does-new-georgia-gop-election-law-do-87665a200f6442e28ef43cbc60c88653Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/what-does-new-georgia-gop-election-law-do-87665a200f6442e28ef43cbc60c88653Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — The sweeping rewrite of Georgia’s election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump’s repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden.Georgia has been at the center of that storm. Trump zeroed in on his loss in the state, even as two Democrats won election to...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-legislature-bills-state-elections-voting-rights-b2b014cc81894a50fc513168a5f1d0b8Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-legislature-bills-state-elections-voting-rights-b2b014cc81894a50fc513168a5f1d0b8Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.Democrats and voting rights groups say the law will...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-legislature-bills-state-elections-voting-rights-b2b014cc81894a50fc513168a5f1d0b8Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-legislature-bills-state-elections-voting-rights-b2b014cc81894a50fc513168a5f1d0b8Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.Democrats and voting rights groups say the law will...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: ATLANTA - Republican lawmakers in Georgia’s state House on Thursday introduced a sweeping election bill that would place restrictions on absentee voting and ban counties from holding early voting on Sundays, a popular day for Black churchgoers who vote during “Souls to the Polls” events.The bill comes after Black voters and a surge in absentee ballots helped Democrats...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: ATLANTA - Republican lawmakers in Georgia’s state House on Thursday introduced a sweeping election bill that would place restrictions on absentee voting and ban counties from holding early voting on Sundays, a popular day for Black churchgoers who vote during “Souls to the Polls” events.The bill comes after Black voters and a surge in absentee ballots helped Democrats...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-senate-gop-limit-mail-in-voting-4a00fc2d538c56f7fdbdfed2817230b5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-senate-gop-limit-mail-in-voting-4a00fc2d538c56f7fdbdfed2817230b5Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are moving quickly to limit who can vote and how after Democrats won the presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs in the once reliably red state.Democrats say the GOP’s bills are unnecessary, politically motivated and will suppress legal votes.Many of the proposals target absentee voting...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-senate-gop-limit-mail-in-voting-4a00fc2d538c56f7fdbdfed2817230b5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-senate-gop-limit-mail-in-voting-4a00fc2d538c56f7fdbdfed2817230b5Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are moving quickly to limit who can vote and how after Democrats won the presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs in the once reliably red state.Democrats say the GOP’s bills are unnecessary, politically motivated and will suppress legal votes.Many of the proposals target absentee voting...WW…