Polls open for Georgia Senate runoff elections

U.S. state of Georgia polls open on Tuesday for the all-important Senate runoff elections, the races that will decide which party controls the upper chamber.

Democrats need to win both seats to split control of the Senate 50-50. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will then be able to cast tie-breaking votes once she is sworn into office. For Republicans, they need to win at least one seat to maintain their majority.