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Tamar Hallerman

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter covering the Fulton County election probe, voting, elections and health care. Recovering Washington correspondent. tamar.hallerman@ajc.com

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Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Republicans have long eyed Sanford Bishop’s 2nd Congressional District in Southwest Georgia. And for years, the Black Democrat has outrun the GOP by tending to local issues. Now some think Rs can deliver a knockout blow following a court ruling this spring www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Black Democrat who outran Georgia GOP for decades is again a top target

Republican legislators are eyeing the southwest Georgia seat long held by Sanford Bishop after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Ten years ago, a voting rights settlement transformed the politics of a metro Atlanta county. Could Black voters' gains be walked back because of a recent Supreme Court decision? www.ajc.com/politics/202...

A voting rights suit transformed Fayette County. Could it now slide back?

A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County a decade ago. Could it now slide back in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's voting rights decision?

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ten years ago, a voting rights suit helped transform a metro Atlanta county. With the Supreme Court’s recent Callais ruling, could it all be undone? The tale of one of Georgia’s last successful Voting Rights Act challenges and what could be ahead: www.ajc.com/politics/202...

A voting rights suit transformed Fayette County. Could it now slide back?

A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County a decade ago. Could it now slide back in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's voting rights decision?

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

In exclusive interviews with @ajc.com, the 5 members of Georgia's State Election Board offered competing visions of how much power the body has, election security and how much fed intervention is acceptable ahead of high-stakes midterms. With @calebgroves.bsky.social www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia State Election Board tests limits ahead of midterms

Once a sleepy administrative body, Georgia's State Election Board has become a partisan battleground jockeying for control over how elections are run.

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Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A year ago, a group of Georgia judges was tasked with something unique: building out a new process for compensating the wrongfully convicted. Since then, 56 people have applied. The results have varied widely. A look inside the new system: www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia judges OK millions in wrongful conviction claims under new law

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Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New: Former Army couple imprisoned for baby’s death are eligible for state payout under Georgia's new wrongful conviction law, judge says. We covered Ashley Jordan and Albert Debelbot's legal saga in season 11 of Breakdown: www.ajc.com/news/2026/07...

Couple imprisoned for baby’s death eligible for state payout, judge says

Judge: Ashley Jordan and Albert Debelbot proved they did not murder their newborn daughter in 2008 and are eligible for compensation from the state's wrongful conviction fund.

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Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Georgia-based immigrant advocacy groups and their allies sighed in relief after the Supreme Court rejected Trump's birthright citizenship order. Analysts said it could have upended the state's economy. Proponents say they'll go to Congress www.ajc.com/news/2026/06...

Georgia stakeholders cheer Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship

Analysts say a Supreme Court decision in favor of the Trump administration's order ending birthright citizenship could have upended Georgia’s economy.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Georgia is now home to about an equal number of white and nonwhite residents. An @ajc analysis of Census data shows that more than 40% of Georgia's new residents between 2020 and 2025 are Hispanic. Another 33% are Black and 20% are Asian www.ajc.com/news/2026/06...

Census data shows Georgia continues to diversify

Georgia’s population has grown by more than a half million people in the past five years, with nonwhite residents accounting for all of the net growth, data shows.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Georgia’s population has grown by more than a half million people in the past five years, with nonwhite residents accounting for all of the net growth. Deep dive via @jenniferpeebles.bsky.social www.ajc.com/news/2026/06...

Census data shows Georgia continues to diversify

Georgia’s population has grown by more than a half million people in the past five years, with nonwhite residents accounting for all of the net growth, data shows.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The legislature wants a committee to recommend specifications and standards for a new voting system with “equipment based upon hand marked paper ballots” printed on demand by 2028 www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia’s special legislative session ends with no redistricting

Georgia Legislature approves fix to looming elections mess on Tuesday.

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Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Under the bill making its way to the governor's desk, Georgia would continue using its touchscreen voting system for the midterm elections www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia’s special legislative session ends with no redistricting

Georgia Legislature approves fix to looming elections mess on Tuesday.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Facing a self-made vote-counting conundrum, Georgia Senate Republicans are moving to preserve the very voting system that they and Trump have long criticized. Via @calebgroves.bsky.social www.ajc.com/politics/202...

With redistricting shelved, Georgia lawmakers focus on a vote-counting mess

Georgia lawmakers seek to keep Georgia's current voting system as lawmakers convene for a special session to address a vote-counting conundrum.

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Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Georgia Dems celebrated yesterday after GOP leaders abandoned their push to redraw the state’s political lines this summer. But many also greeted the news with skepticism, warning that GOP leaders could revive the effort after the election. With @bluestein.bsky.social www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Democrats warn Georgia redistricting fight is far from over

Republican state legislators announced they would not redraw Georgia's political maps, but Democrats are wary.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 16/06/2026

Excited to have so many great @ajc.com journalists on Bluesky today reporting on today's elections in Georgia!

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Secretary of State's office, meanwhile, clarified that it is not working from its operations center, which its conservative critics have dubbed the "bunker." My colleague David Wickert reports that GEMA is using the center today to oversee security for the World Cup

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Per @bluestein.bsky.social , midday turnout is topping 200,000. Roughly 140,000 of those ballots were Republican. Those numbers are being closely watched by the campaigns. Burt Jones' gubernatorial campaign, for example, is banking on high Election Day turnout www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia runoff election: Key races, candidates and what voters need to know

Get the latest on key races, candidates, polling, voting information and election updates ahead of Georgia's June 16, 2026 runoff election.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

For some Rs, endorsements mattered. Here's what we heard from one voter who was backing Burt Jones after Gov. Kemp endorsed him: “The things (Kemp) did were practical, good things for the state... We’re hoping that Jones will do the same kind of things.” www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia runoff election: Key races, candidates and what voters need to know

Get the latest on key races, candidates, polling, voting information and election updates ahead of Georgia's June 16, 2026 runoff election.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The @ajc.com sent its interns across the metro area to talk with voters about who they're backing and why. Dem voters said they were motivated by issues like voting rights, health care and LGBTQ+ rights. “I really am worried for my children,” one voter told us www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia runoff election: Key races, candidates and what voters need to know

Get the latest on key races, candidates, polling, voting information and election updates ahead of Georgia's June 16, 2026 runoff election.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

There's rain in the forecast today, which could dampen turnout. But as my colleague Shannon McCaffrey noted, a recent study found that the rise of mail-in, advance in-person and other alternative methods of voting have helped offset weather-related dips in recent presidential elections

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Starting strong, here's what our politics guru @bluestein.bsky.social is watching for in the marquee contests for Georgia Senate and governor www.ajc.com/politics/202...

What to watch in Georgia’s Senate and governor runoffs

Voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide marquee Republican runoffs for the GOP's gubernatorial and Senate nominations.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Georgians are hitting the polls today. With party nominations TBD in key races for governor, senate, lt. governor, secretary of state, school superintendent and labor and insurance commission, there's a lot up for grabs Follow us at @ajc.com as we track it live: www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia runoff election: Key races, candidates and what voters need to know

Get the latest on key races, candidates, polling, voting information and election updates ahead of Georgia's June 16, 2026 runoff election.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

With the Georgia Trump case now over, Fulton County may be on the hook to pay Trump and his co-defendants millions in legal fees www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Trump case dismissal means Fulton County could pay millions in legal fees

Fulton County taxpayers may need to pay millions of dollars in legal defense bills for Donald Trump and others charged in the now defunct election interference case.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

BREAKING: 🚨 The Fulton judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Trump, others just agreed to dismiss it 🚨 This comes shortly after a state prosecutor said the alleged criminal conduct amounted to more of a federal, not state, case www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia dismisses Trump election case, ending his last criminal prosecution

Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ election interference case against President Donald Trump has been dismissed, ending Trump’s last remaining criminal trial.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

“This is such a tangled spider web." New prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case faces a thicket of legal, practical and political concerns as he decides whether to advance the probe www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Prosecutor reviewing Georgia Trump case faces ‘tangled spider web’ of issues

The veteran Georgia prosecutor who must decide what to do with Fulton County's election interference case has inherited a legal and political hot potato.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Many observers believe Skandalakis’s decision not to charge Jones means he'd be inclined to dismiss the broader electors section of Willis’s case. Skandalakis also previously suggested Trump can't be tried until after he leaves office in 2029 www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Prosecutor takes helm of Georgia case against Trump. But will he move forward?

A veteran Georgia prosecutor will decide the fate of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case against Donald Trump and his allies.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Skandalakis is familiar with a chunk of the investigative file in this case. Last year, he reviewed Willis' evidence against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who served as a Trump elector. He declined to pursue charges

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Breaking: Pete Skandalakis, the head of the nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, said he's appointing himself to oversee the Fulton Trump case, taking over for DQed Fani Willis. He said "several" other prosecutors turned down the appointment www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Prosecutor takes helm of Georgia case against Trump. But will he move forward?

A veteran Georgia prosecutor will decide the fate of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case against Donald Trump and his allies.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

It will be up to the replacement to decide whether to move forward with the case, slim it down or kill it. More: www.ajc.com/politics/202...

What happens next to the Trump election interference case in Georgia?

With Fulton County DA Fani Willis and her office disqualified, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia will have a big decision to make.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Skandalakis could appoint: -another Georgia DA -a private attorney -a staff member from his agency -himself But there are lots of reasons why many, including Dems, might say no: political risks, safety concerns, high-profile defendants, complex legal issues, no additional $

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Pete Skandalakis, the head of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, has until the end of the day to name a replacement DA. A panel of judges removed Willis and her office from the case because of the romantic relationship she had with the lead prosecutor

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Coming attractions: today is the deadline for a state prosecutor to reveal who is being appointed to take over for Fulton DA Fani Willis in the Georgia election interference case involving President Trump

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

President Trump pardoned his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, but it won’t void the state charges filed against them in Fulton County www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Trump pardons 18 co-defendants in Georgia election case, but it won’t void state charges

President Donald Trump issued preemptive pardons to people charged with interfering in Georgia's 2020 election

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested Fulton County election records from 2020 as the Trump administration and its supporters continue to scrutinize the presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Trump’s Justice Department requests Fulton County’s 2020 election records

The Department of Justice letter to Georgia’s largest county suggests the Trump administration remains focused on the 2020 race.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Since taking office in 2021, Willis appears to have become Georgia's second-biggest user of the state RICO statute behind the AG. Great comprehensive look of the Fulton DA's use of RICO from my colleagues: www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...

Fani Willis may use Georgia’s RICO law more than any other DA. At what cost?

Since taking office in 2021, Fani Willis has brought 14 RICO cases against 130 defendants, including popular rappers and President Donald Trump.

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David Wickert @david-wickert.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Great profile by th AJC's @tamarhallerman.bsky.social Meet the lawyer who derailed Georgia’s prosecution of Donald Trump ajc.com/politics/202...

Meet Ashleigh Merchant, the lawyer who derailed Georgia’s case against Donald Trump

Ashleigh Merchant was derided for digging into Fani Willis’ sex life. After the Fulton DA‘s ouster, she feels vindicated.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Meet the lawyer who derailed Georgia’s prosecution of Donald Trump www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Meet Ashleigh Merchant, the lawyer who derailed Georgia’s case against Donald Trump

Ashleigh Merchant was derided for digging into Fani Willis’ sex life. After the Fulton DA‘s ouster, she feels vindicated.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Background: On Friday, McAfee had set a two-week deadline to name a prosecutor to replace Fulton DA Fani Willis after her office was removed from case. The head of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council then asked for at least 90 days after receiving case file www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia judge gives 14 days to name new Fulton County Trump case prosecutor

If a new prosecutor in the election interference case isn't named in two weeks, the judge could dismiss the case.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

New: Fulton Judge Scott McAfee is now giving a Georgia state agency an extra month to name a new prosecutor in the Fulton election interference case involving President Trump. The agency's executive director had asked for more time given the very lengthy case file

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

More background: www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia judge gives 14 days to name new Fulton County Trump case prosecutor

If a new prosecutor in the election interference case isn't named in two weeks, the judge could dismiss the case.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

As I've reported previously, Skandalakis has a very tough job trying to find any other prosecutor who will want to take on this case www.ajc.com/politics/202...

With Fani Willis out, who will take over Georgia’s Trump election case?

With Fulton County DA Fani Willis and her office disqualified, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia will have a big decision to make.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Skandalakis is asking the judge give him at least 90 days to appoint a new DA -- AFTER his office receives the case files.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Executive director Pete Skandalakis said his agency has yet to receive the case file from Fulton prosecutors -- and isn't expecting to receive it for another four weeks given the sheer volume of proceedings 2/

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A few days after a Fulton judge gave the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia 14 days to decide who will take on the Fulton Trump case now that Fani Willis has been disqualified, the head of the agency is now asking for an extension 1/

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Breaking: A nonpartisan state agency has only 14 days to name a new prosecutor to lead the Fulton election interference case involving President Donald Trump -- or the judge overseeing the case will dismiss it entirely www.ajc.com/politics/202...

BREAKING: Judge sets 14-day deadline to name new prosecutor in Fulton Trump case

If a new prosecutor in the election interference case isn't named in two weeks, the judge could dismiss the case.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

"They’re fishing." "Warranted and long overdue." “I literally cannot think of anything that is not political." Former prosecutors and political observers in Georgia try to make sense of Fani Willis subpoena www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia legal observers question subpoena targeting Fani Willis

Former prosecutors and legal observers are asking questions as they try to make sense of reporting that the Justice Department has sought out travel records from Fani Willis.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The Georgia election interference case, once considered one of the strongest against Trump, has hit the skids. What are the consequences of that? www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia election case against Trump might never come to trial

The 2020 election is still being fought over, but the evidence might never have its day in court.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

What happens to the Georgia Trump case now that Fulton DA Fani Willis is officially out? Its future rests with a Republican former prosecutor at an obscure state agency already familiar with a portion of the racketeering case www.ajc.com/politics/202...

With Fani Willis out, who will take over Georgia’s Trump election case?

With Fulton County DA Fani Willis and her office disqualified, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia will have a big decision to make.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The decision casts doubt on the future of the last remaining criminal prosecution of Trump. A nonpartisan state agency will now try to find another prosecutor to determine how to proceed with the sweeping racketeering case against Trump and his allies. More: www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Fani Willis loses last chance to stay at the helm Trump Georgia election interference case

Georgia's top court declines to hear Fani Willis appeal in Trump case, meaning she can no longer pursue the election interference case.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

BREAKING: Fani Willis loses last chance to stay at the helm Trump Georgia election interference case www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Fani Willis loses last chance to stay at the helm Trump Georgia election interference case

Georgia's top court declines to hear Fani Willis appeal in Trump case, meaning she can no longer pursue the election interference case.

Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

…. Or perhaps these will be opinions about whether or not the high court should be taking up the disqualification fight. We should know later this morning 4/4