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Time less than a month before the runoff elections on december 6th. paula? >> thank you, nadia. there is something about georgia as it's gearing up for yet another runoff election to decide the last senate seat still up for grabs. so what should we expect? well top georgia election official gabe sterling joins me next as election night in america continues. "give a gift that means a lot without spending a lot. shop early and save, only at kay" ♪

In georgia really reduced early voting. some critics, democrats will tell you that early voting across the country tends to favor democrats. so they felt like that was an attack to limit their power, to limit the impact of democratic voters. but those are the rules. that's where we stand now. so we have that coming up, fred. the runoff elections have been criticized for many years from really having what many call a racist past. >> we'll be watching, four potentially tumultuous weeks. that nadia romero, thanks so much. in nevada, the u.s. senate race could ultimately decide which party takes...

Suppression, specifically on suppressing the black vote. if you look at runoff elections you will see them in formerly slave-owning states like georgia. after the civil war, black men were able to vote. the former slave owners are standing toe to toe with the people they used to own, the black men who they used to own. their thought was how can i limit their voting power. this is coming from civil rights leaders and naacp. this comes from limiting the power of the black vote. that's why you have to have 50% plus one vote to win a statewide election here in georgia. it is part of the reason why...

You have this fatigue everyone is feeling. they have to make sure people are energized enough to do it just one more time. >> yes. we are all fatigued. we can get through this. there is a new law that impacts how runoff elections are run in georgia. what can you tell us about that? >> this all started after the 2020 election and all the conspiracy theories about fraud, voter intelligent being in question. the republican legislature here in georgia passed a new bill. and it changed a lot of the ways that we do elections here in the state. one of the ways it will change is we had nine weeks for ...

Former US President Donald Trump’s critics in the Republican Party have asked him to stay out of the runoff election in Georgia, blaming him for the disappointing performance in Tuesday’s vote.