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Fri., July 27, 2012 7:27am
Georgia voters only have a few more hours to cast an early ballot ahead of Tuesday's primary election. Early voting in Georgia opened July 9 and concludes Friday evening.
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Fri., July 6, 2012 7:30am
A federal judge has ordered Georgia's Secretary of State to extend the deadline to accept absentee ballots from military service members, their families and citizens living overseas in the event of a primary runoff election on Aug. 21.
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Wed., July 4, 2012 2:00pm
The National Conference of State Legislatures is predicting half or more of state lawmakers around the country will have little experience after this fall’s elections. Georgia no doubt will see some new faces under the Gold Dome next year. But the turnover and loss of institutional knowledge will likely be more modest in Georgia.
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Fri., May 25, 2012 3:45pm
Candidates for local, state and Congressional races paid their fees and filed the paperwork to run this week. Many incumbents won’t face opposition but there’s at least one notable match-up.
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Mon., May 21, 2012 10:00am
Hundreds of candidates will descend on the state Capitol starting Wednesday to qualify for legislative elections. But those challenging incumbents with deep pockets face long odds. More than 100 of the state's 236 lawmakers won re-election in 2010 unopposed and only eight lost their seats.
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Mon., May 14, 2012 4:11pm
Two members of the state’s Public Service Commission are up for election this year. The race is one of the few statewide contests on the November ballot. And it has new relevance as the PSC monitors the nation’s first nuclear expansion in 30 years.
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Fri., March 16, 2012 2:10pm
When President Barack Obama leaves Atlanta this evening after three fundraising events, he’s likely taking hundreds of thousands of dollars with him. But winning Georgia’s votes in November might be a different story.
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Tue., March 6, 2012 12:18am
On Super Tuesday, Georgia Republicans will be voting for their nominee in the presidential preference primary
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Wed., February 8, 2012 9:02am
The Republican presidential race has arrived in Georgia with a month to go before the state’s primary. Candidate Mitt Romney is set to have an event with supporters in Atlanta Wednesday afternoon.
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Fri., November 18, 2011 2:00pm
Georgia Republicans announced late Monday they will co-host a presidential candidate debate in Atlanta just before Georgia’s primary. If it’s a close race, the bump candidates have been getting from strong debate performances could be a big factor in who wins primaries in those states, according to political scientist Kerwin Swint.
