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Georgia Citizens Prepare for Election

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InkedUncleSam-282x500.jpg History teacher Dennis Stromie encourages all those who are eligible to vote. Melany Mendez.
Abrams_Kemp.1539279278-750x500.jpg Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp are running for Governor of Georgia. Vox.com
Georgia-6th-Congressional-District-Map-610x500.jpg District six covers these cites of Georgia and is currently represented by Republican Karen Handel. AJC.com
7th-district-593x500.png Republican Rob Woodall currently represents this area, District 7. Govtrack.us
yardsign.jpg Citizens have Karen Handel yard signs in front of their home. Ajc.com

A month before elections, Georgia citizens are involved doing several things: putting yard signs of candidates out in the yard, setting up voting registration, and advertising for their preferred candidate.

The previous election for the House of Representatives was on November 2016 which means there will be an election this year since representatives only have two-year terms. Elections for the House of Representatives will be occurring not just in Georgia, but across the nation.

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Getting a “Handel” on the District 6 Election

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handel-750x500.jpg Handel Speaks to a group of her supporters at a party. Kevin D.
patterson-281x500.jpg Patterson Beaman and alumna Mason Borucki campaigning with Karen Handel. Patterson Beaman.
ossoff-750x500.jpg Ossoff campaigns with a supporter. Dustin Chambers.

Two months ago, it was impossible to avoid campaign ads if you were anywhere near the 6th district. Everywhere you went it seemed you couldn’t escape this election. No matter where you would go, you’d be bombarded with the sound of campaign ads, phone calls and whatever else they could throw at you. Why was this one election so important compared to the rest of the local elections?

This election was so vital because it would be indicative of what the next four years of life in the United States would be like. Jon Ossoff represented change and the ability for Democrats to oppose what they don’t support in Trump. He hoped to flip the historically Republican 6th District and set an example for the rest of the country to follow.

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