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Fulton judges stay busy ruling on lawsuits spurred by new Georgia State Election Board rules • Georgia Recorder
A lawsuit filed by the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections seeks to prevent the State Election Board from appointing several election monitors for the Nov. 5 election.
In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, Fulton’s election board claims that the Georgia State Election Board is pressuring it to appoint multiple additional election monitors. The plaintiffs argue that the five-member state panel lacks the statutory authority to force the county to hire and pay for extra election monitors to add to the team it already appointed to oversee the 2024 election.
The lawsuit is one of several filed in recent weeks contesting the rules changes approved by three right-wing state election officials who support GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
On May 7, Fulton County was admonished by the panel that oversees how counties conduct elections and ordered a monitor for this year’s campaigns. The state board voted to reprimand Fulton and appoint an independent monitor for the 2024 election,accusing county officials of violating state law while conducting a recount of the 2020 presidential election.
President Joe Biden’s narrow 2020 election in Georgia was confirmed by multiple recounts and audits and withstood many court challenges.
Georgia secretary of state officials determined mistakes by county election workers would not have changed the outcome of the 2020 election but were unable to determine how many invalid ballots were included in the results used to certify the election.
According to the lawsuit, the State Election Board is pushing to force the Fulton election board to “capitulate” to the appointment of several additional state-appointed election monitors. A flurry of last-minute efforts are being made to drastically affect Nov. 5 general elections, according to the plaintiffs’ complaint.
The lawsuit alleges that Republican State Election Board Member Janice Johnston warned in October that the state board would have no choice but to “disavow” the county if it refused to hire additional election monitors.
Johnston emailed the Fulton election board chairman on Oct. 1 calling for the board to accept eight additional monitors.
Johnston and her two allies suggest that Fulton add Heather Honey, who previously worked with the Cyber Ninjas, a company that employed questionable audit practices of 2020 election results in Arizona. They also recommended Frank Ryan, who refused to certify election results in the past. Honey and Ryan distrust the results of the 2020 election
The Georgia Election Board voted Tuesday to reprimand Fulton County and appoint an independent monitor for the 2024 election for violating state law while conducting a recount of the 2020 presidential election. Democrat Joe Biden narrowly defeated GOP nominee Donald Trump by nearly 12,000 votes in Georgia for the 2020 presidential race.
In 2023, a Georgia election board with several different members rejected a state takeover of Fulton ballot counting following a lengthy performance review after the tumultuous 2020 presidential election spurred conspiracy theories and brought national attention to Georgia’s most populated county.
The independent panel’s report did not find any proof of election workers engaging in intentional misconduct but noted Fulton elections new leadership role is now resolving past problems with managerial oversight, disorganization and mistakes in recounting ballots.
Election Board ethics complaint dismissed
A Fulton County judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by several Democratic public officials against Gov. Brian Kemp over his refusal to order ethics hearings for three Republican State Election Board members.
One of the state lawmakers behind the lawsuit vowed to appeal after the dismissal.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville said Wednesday that the lawsuit filed by three Democratic elected officials was insufficient to advance the case. Glaville said an official investigation into the State Election Board’s actions should have been conducted before the lawsuit was filed in September against GOP Gov. Brian Kemp.
In September, Democratic officials sued to remove the three Trump loyalists on the State Election Board for revising election rules and holding an illegal meeting. The board also includes a Democrat and chairman who have voted against several rules supported by the Trump loyalists.
In its lawsuit, the plaintiffs asked the Fulton court to order Kemp to hold a hearing to determine if three board members singled out for praise by Trump at an Atlanta rally violated ethics laws through pushing through new rules that undermine public trust prior to the Nov. 5 election.
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Georgia football trying to flip Grayson CB recruit
The Georgia Bulldogs are trying to flip cornerback recruit Preston Glasco just over a week after he committed to the Connecticut Huskies.
Glasco, a member of the class of 2027, announced his commitment to UConn on June 10. Since committing to UCONN, Georgia has hosted Glasco on an official visit and offered him a scholarship (back on June 18).
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound cornerback has excellent length and size. Glasco has impressive athleticism and ran a 4.47-4.57 second 40-yard dash (hand timed) during a recent workout with the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Glasco plays high school football for Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. He’s unranked as a recruit, but that’s bound to change soon. The unranked cornerback plays against a stout level of competition at Grayson, who is a Georgia high school powerhouse.
Glasco has scholarship offers from Army, Yale, Boston College, Penn and more. He’s a great student and appears to be healthy after he was recovering from a surgery around this time last year. The talented Grayson cornerback has also gone on recent visits to South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
Coach Kirby Smart and Georgia currently don’t have any cornerback commitments in the class of 2027.
Georgia football offers Preston Glasco
“Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Georgia,” Glasco said after Georgia offered him.
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Georgia Lottery Powerball, Cash 3 results for June 20, 2026
The Georgia Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 20, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from June 20 drawing
16-20-44-48-50, Powerball: 15, Power Play: 2
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Winning Cash 3 numbers from June 20 drawing
Midday: 0-9-2
Evening: 9-6-9
Night: 2-4-6
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Winning Cash 4 numbers from June 20 drawing
Midday: 0-1-2-5
Evening: 1-8-1-5
Night: 5-4-6-0
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Winning Cash Pop numbers from June 20 drawing
Early Bird: 06
Matinee: 03
Drive Time: 09
Primetime: 06
Night Owl: 02
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Winning Georgia FIVE numbers from June 20 drawing
Midday: 4-0-5-8-9
Evening: 3-3-9-2-2
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Winning Fantasy 5 numbers from June 20 drawing
01-09-10-15-42
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from June 20 drawing
01-10-16-30-31, Bonus: 04
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes under $601: Can be claimed at any Georgia Lottery retail location. ALL PRIZES can be claimed by mail to: Georgia Lottery Corporation, P.O. Box 56966, Atlanta, GA 30343.
- Prizes over $600: Must be claimed at Georgia Lottery Headquarters or any Georgia Lottery district office or mailed to the Georgia Lottery for payment.
When are the Georgia Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
- Cash 3 (Midday): 12:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash 3 (Evening): 6:59 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash 3 (Night): 11:34 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash 4 (Midday): 12:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash 4 (Evening): 6:59 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash 4 (Night): 11:34 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash Pop (Early Bird): 8 a.m. ET daily.
- Cash Pop (Matinee): 1 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash Pop (Drive Time): 5 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash Pop (Primetime): 8 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash Pop (Night Owl): 11:59 p.m. ET daily.
- Georgia FIVE (Midday): 12:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Georgia FIVE (Evening): 6:59 p.m. ET daily.
- Fantasy 5: 11:34 p.m. ET daily.
- Jumbo Bucks Lotto: 11 p.m. ET on Monday and Thursday.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. ET daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Georgia editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Democrats block local property tax referendums as Georgia lawmakers clash over affordability – The Current
House Republicans are attempting to pass a wave of local property tax measures during an ongoing special session that would allow communities to vote on whether to raise their sales taxes to give homeowners a tax break.
But Democrats have so far successfully blocked the effort, stymying GOP lawmakers from putting the question before voters this November. They argue the change represents a new tax that shifts the burden of paying for local services from homeowners to lower income Georgians – and they question the rush to put it before voters this year.
An attempt to pass dozens of local property tax measures failed Saturday in both the House and Senate, but Republicans say they aren’t giving up. Lawmakers will be back Monday for a special session that has no set end date.
“We still have a chance to get this right,” said Rep. Shaw Blackmon, a Bonaire Republican who has led the House GOP’s efforts to target local property taxes.
House Republican leaders have prioritized property tax relief this year, saying it is needed to curb rising property taxes and help people who are struggling to stay in their homes. They unsuccessfully pushed to eliminate local property taxes statewide earlier this year, instead settling for a last-minute compromise that Democrats say is unconstitutional because of how it was passed.
The ongoing special session was originally called to redraw Georgia’s political maps – although those redistricting plans were abandoned – and to address a looming deadline for the state to stop using ballot QR codes to count votes. Gov. Brian Kemp later opened the door for lawmakers to tee up local property tax referendums. House Majority Chuck Efstration and other House Republicans criticized Democrats for voting against local property tax measures Saturday. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder
Dozens of referendums are in the works for communities all across the state, from Fannin County in north Georgia to Lowndes County in south Georgia.
“We missed an opportunity to help our neighbors today,” said Rep. Gerald Greene, a Cuthbert Republican who had sponsored several tax referendums for south Georgia communities.
Republicans control both chambers of the Legislature, but since the measures involve homestead exemptions, they need two-thirds support to pass. That means Democratic votes are needed in both chambers.
“Today what we witnessed once again was Republicans cosplaying a care for affordability in this state,” said Rep. Tanya Miller, an Atlanta Democrat who chairs the minority caucus and is the party’s nominee for attorney general.
“What they are trying to do is a bait and switch. What they propose today was nothing more than a tax increase on the people who are already hit the hardest,” she said, referring to the sales tax.
Republicans criticized Democrats for denying communities a chance to decide for themselves whether to lean more on sales tax revenue to offset property taxes on homeowners.
“This bill is very simple. It’s giving voters the chance to vote to lower their property taxes. Give voters that chance to do that,” said Rep. Scott Hilton, a Peachtree Corners Republican.
“I believe the minority party deep down knows this would overwhelmingly pass if put on the ballot, but voters are being denied that chance right now, denied the chance to have a more affordable life, to be able to afford their home, to stay in their homes,” he added.
House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, a Columbus Democrat, said GOP leaders are manufacturing a crisis by pursuing the tax measures during the special session instead of waiting until lawmakers return for their regular session in January.
She framed the proposed local tax referendums as a GOP ploy to turn out conservative voters in November.
“There is no reason for us to rush through this,” Hugley said. “The other thing is that you’re asking people to raise a sales tax on themselves so that homeowners can get a relief. You’re picking winners and losers, and that’s not what we should be doing here.”
Georgia Recorder is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
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