A manual recount of 5 million ballots cast in Georgia showed Thursday that Joe Biden won the presidential election, validating initial results.The recount found that Biden received 12,284 more votes than President Donald Trump.Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger plans to the election by Friday, a deadline set by state law to finalize results.The hand recount, which also functioned as an audit of the election, mostly aligned with initial machine counts. It also almost 6,000 ballots in four counties that had been overlooked in the initial tally, resulting in Trump closing his deficit to...…A manual recount of 5 million ballots cast in Georgia showed Thursday that Joe Biden won the presidential election, validating initial results.The recount found that Biden received 12,284 more votes than President Donald Trump.Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger plans to the election by Friday, a deadline set by state law to finalize results.The hand recount, which also functioned as an audit of the election, mostly aligned with initial machine counts. It also almost 6,000 ballots in four counties that had been overlooked in the initial tally, resulting in Trump closing his deficit to...WW…

This article was last updated at 1:05 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6About 4,200 absentee ballots remained to be counted in Georgia on Thursday after Joe Biden took a 1,096-vote lead over President Donald Trump.Many of the uncounted absentee ballots are in Gwinnett County in metro Atlanta, where 4,800 to be tallied Friday morning. These figures are of ballots that arrived by the state’s deadline of 7 p.m. on Election Day. Besides Gwinnett, absentees were pending in Laurens, Taylor and Floyd counties.In addition, as many as 8,899 absentee ballots from haven’t yet been returned to Georgia. Those...…This article was last updated at 1:05 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6About 4,200 absentee ballots remained to be counted in Georgia on Thursday after Joe Biden took a 1,096-vote lead over President Donald Trump.Many of the uncounted absentee ballots are in Gwinnett County in metro Atlanta, where 4,800 to be tallied Friday morning. These figures are of ballots that arrived by the state’s deadline of 7 p.m. on Election Day. Besides Gwinnett, absentees were pending in Laurens, Taylor and Floyd counties.In addition, as many as 8,899 absentee ballots from haven’t yet been returned to Georgia. Those...WW…

The latest list of Georgia voters makes it easy to see why the state is in play this election.One million new voters since 2016. A younger, more racially diverse electorate. in Georgia’s voting population.There are now a record 7.6 million registered voters in Georgia, according to voter registration rolls obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the secretary of state’s office after the Oct. 5 registration deadline.Shifts among Georgia’s voters threaten the state’s 28-year run of consecutive Republican victories in presidential races, said Charles Bullock, a University of Georgia...…The latest list of Georgia voters makes it easy to see why the state is in play this election.One million new voters since 2016. A younger, more racially diverse electorate. in Georgia’s voting population.There are now a record 7.6 million registered voters in Georgia, according to voter registration rolls obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the secretary of state’s office after the Oct. 5 registration deadline.Shifts among Georgia’s voters threaten the state’s 28-year run of consecutive Republican victories in presidential races, said Charles Bullock, a University of Georgia...WW…

Georgia is tied for second to last among the 50 states for its percentage of households counted for the 2020 Census, the decennial process that helps determine Congressional representation and $1.5 trillion in federal funding.As of Friday, 83.1% of the Peach State’s households had been counted, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. That reflects just over 61% of Georgia households that had responded on their own plus about 22% counted by Census takers going door to door. Mississippi had the same rate of 83.1%. Only Alabama had a worse result at 82.3%.There is a lot at stake ― and little...…Georgia is tied for second to last among the 50 states for its percentage of households counted for the 2020 Census, the decennial process that helps determine Congressional representation and $1.5 trillion in federal funding.As of Friday, 83.1% of the Peach State’s households had been counted, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. That reflects just over 61% of Georgia households that had responded on their own plus about 22% counted by Census takers going door to door. Mississippi had the same rate of 83.1%. Only Alabama had a worse result at 82.3%.There is a lot at stake ― and little...WW…

A new breakdown of Census and tax data provides the closest look yet at what the proposed “Buckhead City” would look like, revealing it would be overwhelmingly white and could strip a sizeable chunk of revenue from Atlanta’s budget.State lawmakers introduced a bill last month that would and make it a separate city. Supporters of Buckhead cityhood say they want more local control over issues like crime and infrastructure, but critics say the move is divisive and wouldn’t fix crime problems in the area.With nearly 90,000 residents, Buckhead City would take nearly 20% of Atlanta’s population...…A new breakdown of Census and tax data provides the closest look yet at what the proposed “Buckhead City” would look like, revealing it would be overwhelmingly white and could strip a sizeable chunk of revenue from Atlanta’s budget.State lawmakers introduced a bill last month that would and make it a separate city. Supporters of Buckhead cityhood say they want more local control over issues like crime and infrastructure, but critics say the move is divisive and wouldn’t fix crime problems in the area.With nearly 90,000 residents, Buckhead City would take nearly 20% of Atlanta’s population...WW…

Control of the U.S. Senate was on the line, but many Georgia Republicans — at least some deterred by Donald Trump’s loss — stayed home rather than cast ballots in January’s runoffs.Their absence at the polls helped swing Georgia and the Senate to the Democrats.Over 752,000 Georgia voters who cast ballots in the presidential election didn’t show up again for the runoffs just two months later, according to a new analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of recently released voting records.More than half of the no-shows were white, and many lived in rural areas, constituencies that lean...…Control of the U.S. Senate was on the line, but many Georgia Republicans — at least some deterred by Donald Trump’s loss — stayed home rather than cast ballots in January’s runoffs.Their absence at the polls helped swing Georgia and the Senate to the Democrats.Over 752,000 Georgia voters who cast ballots in the presidential election didn’t show up again for the runoffs just two months later, according to a new analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of recently released voting records.More than half of the no-shows were white, and many lived in rural areas, constituencies that lean...WW…