Didn't they change the runoff law in Georgia so that it's only four weeks now as opposed to the roughly two months back in 2020-2021? It's clear that the long runoff helped Democrats (hence Republicans wanting to change the law right away). I'm not sure which side the shortened runoff benefits this year, especially if control of the Senate is on the line once again. If both GA-Sen and GA-Gov somehow go to a runoff (an unlikely, though very possible, event), things are probably even more confounded.
Yes, it used to be that state-level runoffs were four weeks after Election Day while federal race runoffs had the longer delay. Now they're both four weeks after.
That’s very interesting, didn’t know that. Wasn’t the 2008 runoff four weaks after Election Day, though?
I still don’t see why a *shortened runoff* would benefit Republicans, though.
Yes, it was at three or four weeks generally until around 2013, when a federal judge ruled that this wasn't enough time for military/overseas ballots and ordered a longer period. But that ruling only applied to federal races, hence the split. However, last year's voting law change solved that problem by sending ranked choice ballots to military/overseas voters, so they don't need to send in another set for a runoff, so both types of races are now back together at four weeks.
