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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 03:08 PM Nov 2022

Georgia's unique runoff system shaped by long, complicated history

BREAKING: Georgia Senate race heading to runoff. Georgia’s U.S. Senate race will be decided in a Dec. 6 runoff between U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker in a race that could determine control of the Senate. More: https://bit.ly/3tgbovH



Georgia is the only U.S. state that requires runoffs in general elections when no candidate wins a clear majority of the vote. As the Senate balance comes down again to #Georgia, here's a story explaining why it is that Georgia requires a #runoff.

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Georgia’s unique runoff system shaped by long, complicated history
Georgia is the only U.S. state that requies runoffs in general elections when no candidate wins a clear majority of the vote, and that requirement became national news in early 2021 when the Jan. 5...


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