Democrats Aim to Flip Georgia’s All-Republican Public Service Commission!

In a piv­otal June 17, 2025, elec­tion, Georgia’s Pub­lic Ser­vice Com­mis­sion sees its first vote in five years, with Democ­rats bat­tling to break the Republican’s grip on all five seats. This spe­cial pri­ma­ry could set the stage for the 2026 elec­tions. Mean­while, Ful­ton Coun­ty faces con­tro­ver­sy as Repub­li­cans, led by GOP Chair­man Josh McK­oon, sue over blocked elec­tion board nom­i­nees, high­light­ing ten­sions over local elec­tion con­trol. Georgia’s lat­est law shifts elec­tion over­sight from pro­bate judges to coun­ty elec­tion boards, spark­ing debate over coun­ty com­mis­sions’ author­i­ty to reject par­ty nom­i­nees. Dis­cov­er why this fight for elec­tion board rep­re­sen­ta­tion is crit­i­cal and how coun­ties shape Georgia’s elec­toral land­scape. 

• The first time in five years mem­bers of the pub­lic ser­vice com­mis­sion­er are on the bal­lot today. The democ­rats are work­ing to break down the repub­li­can lead com­mis­sion. This is a big elec­tion, repub­li­cans hold all 5 seats. And democ­rats are try­ing to move the ball and make this a pre­cur­sor to the 2026 elec­tion. 
• Repub­li­cans using Ful­ton Coun­ty lead­ers over elec­tion board nom­i­nees. The GOP chair­man Josh McK­oon made a pre­sen­ta­tion to the Ful­ton Coun­ty com­mis­sion. But after the 2020 elec­tion we know that it is impor­tant to have rep­re­sen­ta­tion on the elec­tion boards. In the 2024 leg­isla­tive ses­sion, there were 15 pro­bate judges who han­dled the elec­tions in the coun­ties and the bill was signed to take the elec­tions away from the pro­bate judges and imple­ment the elec­tion board. Now when you hear a case the law that is fol­lowed is the lat­est law to be signed into law. The lat­est law signed takes the respon­si­bil­i­ty from the coun­ty par­ties. What you will hear is that all elec­tions are local, they are run by our coun­ties. The law states that the coun­ty com­mis­sion does not have to accept the coun­ty par­ty nom­i­nees. Why are we fight­ing this case and not the law that was signed while it was being writ­ten? Because this case gets TV time. Remem­ber Coun­ties Run Your Elec­tions. It is enor­mous for the repub­li­can par­ty to have a say in the elec­tion board in the coun­ties and why did the repub­li­can par­ty drop the ball on this law. This should have been right in line with the largest bat­tles in the state.