2022 Midterm Election Voter Guide
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta Civic Circle have partnered to publish a nonpartisan guide that allows voters to compare political candidates and learn more about their views on important issues. In partnership with AJC, the Reckoning has been permitted to republish the guide.
Election Day is Nov. 8.
The guide provides voters with a side-by-side look at the candidates for office, their views on issues voters care about most, their party affiliation, and their history in elective politics.
Georgia Decides provides information on candidates for statewide office and those for elected office in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties. It includes candidate responses to a 12-question survey designed to help voters better understand how the candidates might approach their elected position.
“The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is proud to partner with the Atlanta Civic Circle in this important public service,” said Leroy Chapman, Managing Editor at the AJC. “Our goal is to make the Georgia electorate the most educated in the country if we can.”
“Democracy is a key tenant of our reporting and programming,” said Saba Long, executive director of Atlanta Civic Circle, a nonprofit solutions-journalism entity launched in January 2021. “We welcomed the opportunity to partner with the AJC team and produce a voter guide that ensures Georgians better understand the candidates offering themselves up for public service and encourages all Georgia voters to exercise their right to participate in the democratic process.”
Georgia Decides is accessible on both ajc.com and atlantaciviccircle.org.
Data for Georgia Decides was produced, in part, by Govpack, an open-source tool and research service that seeks to increase transparency and accessibility around elections and public officials.
Voters at Park Tavern on Tuesday, May 24 2022. The next elections in Georgia are Nov. 8. (John Spink / John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Georgia Decides: What ballot races are included in the voter guide?
Here are quick links to some of the most-searched races in the AJC / ACC 2022 Voter Guide
State of Georgia offices
Many State House and State Senate races. All Georgia Legislature seats are on the ballot.
Metro Atlanta offices
A number of Board of Education races are on the ballot in metro Atlanta
US Senate and US House
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