Kemp rejects calls to redraw this year’s political maps, early voting surge and other news

By: Ross Williams, Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: May 2, 2026

Words: 1,347

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Independence Day is still a couple months away, but there were plenty of fireworks in Georgia this week.

Some of them went off in a Georgia Public Broadcasting studio, where the Atlanta Press Club hosted debates this week ahead of Georgia’s May 19 primary elections.

In this week’s political roundup, we spotlight a revealing moment from this week’s debates, along with the governor’s decision to hold off on calling lawmakers back to redraw the state’s …

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