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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
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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...
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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