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Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump attend a campaign rally at the Forum River Center March 9 in Rome, Georgia.

Georgia on the mind of the Trump and Biden campaigns as the key state holds primary

7:11am March 12, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

Georgia is an important state for both former President Donald Trump and President Biden in 2024. It's also a state with the clearest examples of the obstacles each faces in his path to victory.

Joe Marinich (right), the Republican chairman of Forsyth County, Ga., poses at the party headquarters with Bea Wilson and Ed Murray, two recently trained poll watchers.

Georgia voters showed us these 3 things about the fall election

5:00am May 22, 2022

by Steve Inskeep

NPR asked 36 people in Democratic-leaning Gwinnett County and Republican-leaning Forsyth County, Ga., what's on their minds heading into the midterms. Their answers are relevant to the entire country.

Demonstrators protest House Bill 531 last month in Atlanta. The sweeping legislation signed into law has drawn criticism from voting rights activists and businesses, who say it limits access to the polls and disproportionately harms voters of color.

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'Based On A Lie' — Georgia Voting Law Faces Wave Of Corporate Backlash

3:50pm April 01, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

A growing number of company executives are speaking out against Georgia's new voting legislation, which critics say will restrict voting access and disproportionately harm people of color.

Xavier Watts, 9, waves an American flag during a campaign rally for Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on Nov. 15 in Marietta, Ga.

'Don't Game Our System': How The Race To Georgia Senate Runoff Is Heating Up

8:26am November 20, 2020

Ahead of the Jan. 5 election, voters across the state are being bombarded by messages from activists and politicians alike to cast their vote to help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.

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