Fani Willis — the Georgia prosecutor who aggressively went after Trump — overwhelmingly wins re-election

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis — the Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump — has won her bid for re-election in overwhelming fashion.

Willis — a noted Democrat incumbent — defeated Republican challenger Courtney Kramer on Tuesday. Willis easily defeated Kramer by a whopping margin of nearly 68% to 32%.

Trump's lawyers have called for Willis to be removed from the case due to her seeming conflict of interest because of her 'personal relationship' with Nathan Wade.

Georgia casts over 1.4M ballots as critical battleground shatters early voting records

One of the most pivotal battleground states in the 2024 election has now seen more than 1.4 million residents cast their ballots early.

Georgia has been shattering turnout records since early voting began on Tuesday.

As of Monday morning, the Georgia state elections website showed 1,347,843 ballots were cast in person so far, while just over 80,000 absentee ballots have been returned and accepted.

Georgia sets Saturday turnout record

Georgia voters are jazzed about voting, and they set another early voting record on Saturday.

“Congratulations to the counties and especially our great Georgia voters,” Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer for the state's secretary of state, wrote on the social media platform X. “Y'all have broken another RECORD. Biggest turnout ever for a General Election Saturday.”

Georgia Judge Blocks Hand-Counting Of Ballots Rule In Another Blow To State’s GOP Election Officials

A Georgia judge late on Tuesday blocked a new rule passed that required hand counting of ballots on election night, delivering another blow to GOP election officials in the state—many of whom falsely blame election fraud for Donald Trump’s loss in the state in 2020—just hours after the same judge issued another ruling requiring local officials to certify election results.

In his ruling, Georgia Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said the hand count rule was “too much, too late” as he halted its enforcement while the court “considers the merits” of the case.

Georgia judge halts mandatory hand-counting of ballots on election night

A Georgia judge halted a rule requiring the mandatory hand-counting of ballots on election night. The rule had been put in place by the Georgia Election Board, which maintains that the process is needed to ensure election integrity. Democrats argued that hand counting would drag out the results and cause uncertainty. On Tuesday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the hand counting requirement was passed too close to Election Day and would create uncertainty and disorder in the electoral process. “The public interest is not disserved by...