Elections

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has announced he is seeking reelection for 2022.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill Thursday, putting tighter restrictions on Georgia’s elections process.

The sweeping election bill would put restrictions on absentee voting like placing limits on when absentee ballots can be requested; among other measures.

The State Election Board heard investigative findings in 63 cases, and voted to refer 24 to the attorney general for prosecution.

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, a mainstay of Alabama politics for decades, has officially announced his plans to retire following the end of his current term in 2022.

Staff say the letter written by 13-year-old Makayla Johnson and addressed to Vice President Kamala Harris pulled the strings of their hearts.

The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has certified the election results for the Jan. 5 runoffs.

Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats and a public service commission seat were on the ballot.

A local political expert is weighing in and offering a little insight on what’s going on with the impeachment proceedings heard in the the House Wednesday.

Representative Sanford Bishop was preparing to head to the house floor when the Capitol was put into a shelter in place order.

McDonald defeated Democrat Daniel Blackman of Columbus in a runoff.

Some leaders in the Chattahoochee Valley said it’s time for a change. They said they are excited to see an African American pastor and man of Jewish faith represent Georgia.

Polls have closed and results have started rolling in for Georgia’s pair of U.S. Senate runoffs.

AFTER A HISTORIC AND HIGH STAKES DUAL SENATE RUN OFF RACE, THE DEMOCRATS CAN CLAIM THE FIRST VICTORY, WITH REVERAND RAPHAEL WARNOCK BEATING REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT KELLY LOEFFLER. STILL UNKNOWN, WHO WILL WIN THE RACE BETWEEN HER FELLOW GOP INCUMBENT DAVID PERDUE AND HIS DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER

Democratic candidate Daniel Blackman, a Columbus native, is hoping to be elected to the seat.

“We have to hold the line here in Georgia, that’s why we need you to get out and vote,” Loeffler said to a crowd of supporters in Columbus Monday morning.

Historically, fewer people participate in runoffs than general elections. However, this year more people are casting their ballots than any other runoff race in history.

Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler remains hot on the campaign trail with one final visit in Columbus before tomorrow’s U.S. Senate runoff.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is expected to visit Savannah Sunday.

The Georgia Senate runoff election is coming up on Tuesday, January 5th.

Senator David Perdue and his wife are currently quarantining ahead of the critical last few days ahead of Georgia’s pair of U.S. Senate elections.

Alabama’s newest senator is joining ten other Senate Republicans to support the creation of a commission to investigate the results of the presidential election.

The visit is part of his statewide “It's Time to Vote” tour.

Local faith leaders came together Wednesday in efforts to get residents to vote early.

The audit found “no fraudulent absentee ballots” with a 99 percent confidence threshold.

U.S. District Court Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner said in an order Monday that denying so many voters access to the ballot so close to an election would likely violate the National Voter Registration Act.

As we head into the final week of early voting before the U.S. Senate runoffs, Senator Kelly Loeffler is holding a campaign rally in Columbus.

Loeffler, along with special guests, will be at the Doubletree Hotel in Sidney Simons Boulevard Sunday, Dec. 27.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris joined Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff at the Bibb Mill Event Center at a drive-up rally, encouraging supporters to vote in the January 5 runoffs early.

The first woman elected to office in the White House is making a visit to Columbus this afternoon.