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A look at the history of runoff elections in Georgia © Brynn Anderson/AP, FILE People wait in line to vote in Georgia's primary election at Park Tavern on June 9, 2020, in Atlanta. With two runoff races in Georgia on Tuesday set to determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, some experts say the runoff process in the state is a continuation of discriminatory voting practices there. "In the American experience, runoff elections historically have disproportionately impacted African American communities in Georgia. Runoff elections were adopted to legally maintain white majority con...
By TAMAR HALLERMAN | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Published: December 31, 2020 ATLANTA (Tribune News Service) — Georgians sifting through piles of campaign mail mixed in with their holiday cards can blame the state's unique runoff system, which has survived multiple legal and political challenges since it originated more than 100 years ago. Georgia is one of 10 states, mainly in the deep South, that require a runoff if no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast in a primary election. But Georgia is alone in mandating runoffs in general elections, which is how the state is ho...
Like the Electoral College, Georgia’s runoff system is historically racist Its runoff was created because whites feared their candidates would split their voting bloc, and they'd lose. A new report is detailing the racist roots of Georgia’s election runoff system. There are two types of electoral systems used for voting. The first is plurality, in which the winner of the election is the candidate who gets the highest number of votes. In an election with more than two people running, this can mean a winner can get less than majority support. Followed closely by a cameraman amd supporters, ...