With their candidates losing in metro Atlanta, Georgia GOP seeks to remove party labels

Rising tensions, farewell speeches and spirited debates usher in final week of the 2026 session

Atlanta Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon gives her farewell speech to the Georgia House of Representatives on March 15, 2026, in Atlanta. Alander Rocha/Georgia RecorderThings are coming to a head in the world of Georgia politics. At the state Capitol, lawmakers are running around like crazy as the annual lawmaking session winds down. That means trickery can often be afoot as legislators become desperate to get their bills passed before the buzz…

Georgia Republicans move for huge election changes to stop losing in Atlanta

Republicans in Georgia have been getting blown out in the counties that make up the Atlanta metropolitan area — so they have a new idea to try to stop it, reported the Associated Press: eliminate party labels for local elections there. "The Republican-majority Georgia House on Friday gave final…

With their candidates losing in metro Atlanta, Georgia GOP seeks to remove party labels

Georgia Republicans have passed a bill stripping party labels from most local election races in metro Atlanta’s biggest counties.

Georgia Republicans move to redraw political map of metro Atlanta

The GOP-controlled state Legislature voted to make most local offices in five core metro Atlanta counties nonpartisan. The bill is now headed to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk.

Georgia House passes nonpartisan election bill for metro Atlanta

The Georgia House passed HB 369, requiring nonpartisan elections for DAs and other offices in five metro Atlanta counties.

House debate raises questions about intent of Atlanta election bill

(The Center Square) – An amended bill that would change elections in five metro Atlanta counties to nonpartisan raised more questions about the bill's intent in the House of Representatives