Several special elections are being held in metro Atlanta and north Georgia on Tuesday. ATLANTA — Voters in a number of metro Atlanta and north Georgia communities headed to the polls on Tuesday for special elections in municipal and county races. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and remained open until 7 p.m.

ATLANTA — Voters in a number of metro Atlanta and north Georgia communities will head to the polls on Tuesday for special elections in municipal and county races. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will remain open until 7 p.m. According to Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling, 41 counties have special elections across the Peach State today.

Georgia's Fulton County, where past elections have been marred by long lines, slow precinct reporting and even false claims of voter fraud, conducted an “organized and orderly” election last year, a team of independent monitors found.

Voters across Middle Georgia cast their ballots Tuesday in key local elections, including school board races, city council seats and Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendums.

A judge has ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to pay more than $54,000 in attorneys’ fees and to turn over documents after finding that her office violated Georgia’s Open Records Act.

Fani Willis seemed unstoppable. The first-term Fulton County district attorney became a national name after announcing in August of that year her intent to succeed where many before her had failed: holding the then-former President Donald Trump accountable.

The Dougherty County Special Elections for Ward 6 kicked off today at 7 a.m., and county leaders are encouraging voters to head to the polls.