Welcome to the very first edition of All Things Camden. We are a weekly newsletter built by Camden County citizens, for Camden County citizens. We started this because nobody covers Camden quite like the people who actually live here, and we think you deserve a reliable, readable roundup of what's happening in your own backyard every week. We're glad you're along for the ride. Here's what's in today's issue:

After a packed primary season and a runoff, Georgia voters now know who they will be choosing between this November across five major races.

The headliner is the U.S. Senate contest between incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff and Trump-endorsed Republican Mike Collins. It is already being called one of the most watched Senate races of the cycle.

The governor's race saw some notable primary drama. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones entered the runoff as the favorite, backed by both Gov. Brian Kemp and President Trump, but billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson defeated him anyway. Jackson will now face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.

In the Lieutenant Governor race, Republican Greg Dolezal faces Democrat Josh McLaurin, who is backed by Stacey Abrams, Sen. Raphael Warnock, and Sen. Ossoff. The Attorney General matchup pits Republican state Sen. Brian Strickland against Democratic state Rep. Tanya Miller.

And for the first time in over a decade, coastal Georgia's GA-1 seat is open. Republican Jim Kingston faces Democrat Amanda Hollowell to succeed Rep. Buddy Carter, who jumped to the Senate race.

View the full June 16 runoff results here. Early voting begins October 13. Check your registration here.

Georgia's General Assembly gaveled in Wednesday for a special session, but the agenda shifted before lawmakers even took their seats. House Speaker Jon Burns sent a letter to Governor Brian Kemp, signed by House Majority leadership, announcing that redrawing the state's congressional maps would not be on the table.

"Changes to Georgia's maps should take place only when members of the General Assembly and citizens have been given ample opportunity to gather the facts, provide input and engage in meaningful discussion," Burns wrote. Senate President Pro Tem Larry Walker III echoed that position, saying he and Georgia Republican senators agree with Burns on not moving forward at this time.

The session's immediate focus is a hard deadline on Georgia's ballot system. A 2024 law bans the current QR-code tabulation method starting July 1. The problem: lawmakers wrapped up their regular session earlier this year without selecting a replacement system, leaving counties with no uniform, legal way to count ballots ahead of November's midterm elections. With the clock running out, the General Assembly must now decide on a new tabulation method before the deadline hits, or Georgia's election infrastructure heads into the fall in legal limbo.