May 10, 2026 · political
Carter calls for Georgia special session to redraw maps, delay House primaries
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter publishes an op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution explicitly calling for a special session to redraw congressional maps and delay Georgia's House primaries if necessary.
Carter writes: \"Call a special session. Redraw the maps. Delay the House primaries if needed. Keep statewide races on track. Get it done.\"
Jan 28, 2026 · investigation
FBI seizes 650-plus boxes of Fulton County 2020 ballots
FBI Special Agent Hugh Raymond Evans executed a search warrant on Jan. 28, 2026, at the Fulton County Elections Hub in Atlanta, seizing over 650 boxes of ballots and election records from the 2020 presidential election. Evans drafted the warrant affidavit in 23 days, drawing probable cause claims from debunked election-denier allegations — some from individuals now serving in the Trump administration. Fulton County Superior Court Clerk Ché Alexander testified that the FBI refused her request to inventory the seized materials, and the FBI transported them to its Records Complex in Virginia, roughly 600 miles from Atlanta. Fulton County filed a Rule 41(g) motion on Feb. 4 to recover the materials; U.S. District Judge Jean-Paul Boulee denied the motion on May 6, 2026, but called parts of the government's case "misleading" and "troubling."
Jun 25, 2021 · judicial
Justice Department sues Georgia over voting law after 2020 election
The Justice Department files a lawsuit on June 25, 2021, challenging Georgia's Senate Bill 202 under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The department alleges that parts of the law were adopted with a racially discriminatory purpose.
The law changes absentee voting rules, drop boxes, provisional ballot counting, and restrictions on giving food or water to voters waiting in line. Georgia officials deny that the law is discriminatory and defend it as an election-integrity measure. The lawsuit becomes one of the Biden administration's first major voting-rights lawsuits after the 2020 election and after Shelby County weakened preclearance.
Jan 7, 2021 · judicial
Georgia Coffee County plaintiffs drop statewide election contest
Georgia voters filed or pursued Still v. Raffensperger in Georgia after the 2020 election. The case sought to decertify Coffee County and statewide Georgia election results based on alleged irregularities and fraud during the county recount. The primary court document records that the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the case.
Jan 7, 2021 · judicial
Trump drops Georgia decertification lawsuit against Kemp
Donald Trump filed or pursued Trump v. Kemp in Georgia after the 2020 election. The case sought to decertify Georgia presidential results based on allegations of illegal voting. The primary court document records that Trump voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit.