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Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia said Wednesday he wants Congress to have more control over selecting the U.S. postmaster general after a mail-service breakdown in his state. Ossoff's proposed Postmaster General Reform Act would require the U.

The Georgia State Election Board is set to vote Friday on several election rules that have raised red flags among several voting rights organizations, Democrats and county election officials in advance of the November general election.

Certifying Georgia’s statewide vote in November is the job of Raffensperger and Kemp, not the State Election Board. Raffensperger, a Republican, has repeatedly signaled he will push counties to comply and called their duty to certify “very clear and black-letter law.”

The latest news and live updates on the 2024 election. Follow the Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz campaigns as they participate in battleground state events.

One measure, to be voted on Friday, would require hand counting of ballots. Critics say that it would create widespread confusion in a state pivotal to the presidential race.

Georgia voters still see the economy through partisan lenses, but sentiments have increased as Election Day approaches.

The state election board was recently taken over by a conservative majority. Its latest proposals are dangerously late in the process and most likely illegal, according to the secretary of state.

Georgia’s Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a county Republican Party that tried to keep four candidates from running on the local GOP ballot.

A University of Alabama spokesman confirmed that former president Donald Trump plans to attend Alabama-Georgia Sept. 28.