Georgia

November 15, 2018 - The 2018 midterms saw voter turnout records smashed nationwide, and states in the South where progressive Democrats ran high-profile campaigns targeting low-propensity voters were among those that saw the most dramatic gains over 2014.

November 15, 2018 - Voters in states across the South faced difficulties including long lines, closed polling places, malfunctioning machines, and voter intimidation. There were also registration issues that forced some voters to cast provisional ballots, which aren't necessarily counted.

November 2, 2018 - Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the GOP gubernatorial nominee, has placed over 53,000 would-be voters on his controversial list of those with registration discrepancies — but that doesn't mean they can't vote.

October 24, 2018 - Still contending with barriers put in place before the last midterm and presidential elections, voters in some states in the South face new restrictions on the franchise as they head to the polls this year.   

October 12, 2018 - A look at the South's major state and federal elections this year, and how a Democratic surge could shift regional politics for years to come.

October 9, 2018 - Tuesday, Oct. 9 is the voter registration deadline in more than half of the states in the South. The deadline looms as dozens of key races for Congress, governor and other contests are expected to be decided by razor-thin margins, and interest in the November mid-terms grows among Republicans.

October 4, 2018 - Florida, Georgia and North Carolina are among the states where voting rights advocates have documented a high rate of voter names being purged from the rolls, with people of color disproportionately affected. Time is running out to check registrations and fix problems before the November election.