Stacey Abrams, a former Democratic Party leader in the Georgia state legislature and a nationally known voting-rights champion, is seriously considering a third-straight run for Georgia governor in 2026.

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.

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.

The nonprofit was funded by an AI firm whose CEO was an unindicted coconspirator in Trump’s Georgia election case.

Long-time Athens GOP state Sen. Bill Cowsert has jumped into the race for Georgia’s next attorney general. The seat is being vacated by sitting Republican Attorney General Chris Carr, who launched his campaign for governor late last year.

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.

A second candidate has raised his hand to become Georgia’s next attorney general, as incumbent Chris Carr campaigns for the governor’s office.

Since 2020, Georgia has enacted significant changes to make elections more secure and more transparent. Those changes are working. We’ve had smooth elections in both 2022 and 2024, and turnout continues to rise. That’s something to be proud of — and something to protect.

Police say reality star Karlie Redd entered a home through a back door and stole a watch, birth certificate and card. She’s out on bond.