Georgia Secretary of State

A judge who engaged in sexual activity in a courthouse and attended a political event has agreed to step down from a Georgia election case. The Justice Department had filed a lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to obtain an unredacted statewide voter list, which the judge was overseeing.

Penny Brown Reynolds won the Democratic runoff for Georgia Secretary of State. She is a former judge and served as a senior civil rights official in the Biden administration.

Tim Fleming has won the GOP runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State. The article mentions he is a State Representative.

Georgia voters are participating in a runoff election to finalize primary winners for the November general election. Key races include the U.S. Senate and gubernatorial contests, with candidates such as Mike Collins, Derek Dooley, Rick Jackson, and Burt Jones competing for their parties' nominations.

Georgia officials initiated a risk-limiting audit of the May 19 primary election, using 10-sided dice to randomly select ballots for manual verification. The process, open to the public, aims to confirm machine-tallied results by checking ballot QR codes and human-readable text, with two races—Republican U.S. Senate primary and Democratic governor primary—selected for review.

Rick Jackson and Burt Jones will face a June 16 runoff for the Republican nomination in Georgia's gubernatorial race after neither received over 50% of the primary vote. Jackson secured about 33% while Jones received 38% according to unofficial results.

Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State and candidate for governor, received a credible written threat in the form of a manifesto with a photo featuring his face. The threat was reported to a sheriff's office in Mississippi and prompted heightened security measures for Raffensperger's campaign. The incident highlights the risk of political violence, especially for high-profile candidates like Raffensperger.