Georgia postpones primary a second time, to June 9, 2020


Today, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) announced the postponement of Georgia’s statewide and presidential primary elections to June 9, 2020. The primary runoff has been postponed to August 11, 2020.

The state had previously postponed its presidential primary to May 19, 2020, the original date of its statewide primary.

To date, 20 states have postponed upcoming state-level elections. In another five, states have taken action to postpone, or authorize the postponement of, municipal elections.

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