Election bills face headwinds in the Georgia Senate on Crossover Day

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: March 8, 2026

Words: 1,095

Last Updated: 2 days, 8 hours ago

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Lawmakers had high hopes for this session’s election policy, introducing bills on everything from campaign finance to an overhaul of Georgia’s voting system.

At least five of those bills were on the Crossover Day agenda — a key deadline for bills to advance through the Legislature — across the two chambers. But by the end of the night, only one had managed to clear the mid-session hurdle.

Election bills from last year that have already …

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