Civil rights groups sued Georgia on Monday in an effort to extend the state’s voter registration deadline by a week to account for residents who may not have been able to register in the wake of Hurricane Helene,

Three voting rights groups are asking a federal judge to order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections.

Brenda Lopez, chair of the Gwinnett County Democrats, partially attributes the monumental shift to the local party’s voter outreach efforts. Starting in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, she said they noticed a spike in the number of voters who did not have a voting history in Georgia.

Election officials in North Carolina and Georgia have reported that all hands are on deck to prepare polling locations for Nov. 5.

Fox News Digital heard directly from Atlanta residents about who they think will win the presidential race in Georgia, a key swing state.

Other big names who have boosted Harris in Georgia include John Legend, who encouraged voters to flock to the polls during a September stop in Atlanta, and Lil Jon, the rap star who stole the show at the Democratic nominating convention during Georgia’s roll call vote.

At a Monday press conference at the state capitol in Atlanta, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger had a message for Georgia voters: Elections in the Peach State will continue to be secure, accurate and on time, in spite of the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene .

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lower court's ruling that says the state's near-total abortion ban was unconstitutional.

So, effectively, when Gov. Brian Kemp won re-election in 2022, he also won the right for all the candidates of his party - the Republican Party - to appear at the top of races on this year's ballot. If Stacey Abrams had won, Democrats would be at the top.

As part of the monthlong series "Protecting Your Vote," ABC News examines the challenges faced by election officials in Georgia.

Many Georgians are unsure if they're registered to vote in the Nov. 5 election. Here's how to check if you can, in fact, vote for Harris or Trump.