Georgia election 2026: Plans for federal monitors in 6 counties get mixed reviews
Election officials don't seem too worried about dozens of election monitors in six Georgia counties, but that doesn't mean nobody is. The presence of federal election observers is nothing new in Georgia, but the scale of this, more than a thousand nationwide, has some Democrats concerned. This is happening even as the Atlanta-based Carter Center plans to send out election observers of its own. The U.S. Department of Justice announced it plans to send monitors to six Georgia counties, four in metro Atlanta, along with Savannah/Chatham and Macon/Bibb, all Democratic strongholds. Channel 2's Richard Elliot spoke exclusively with Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. He expressed the same concerns that many Democrats have, that President Donald Trump's DOJ may be up to no good. Former VP Harris rallies in Atlanta for Ossoff and Bottoms Georgia election 2026: Fulton County ready for last…