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Articles Tagged "election"

  • Tue., November 6, 2012 3:09pm
    Election day has been wet and cold, but there were a steady stream of voters at North Atlanta High School in Atlanta.
  • Tue., November 6, 2012 10:23am
    Polls are open across Georgia from 7am to 7pm today, but about 1.9 million voters in the state have already cast their ballots, expected to be just shy of the 2008 record for early turnout.
  • Mon., November 5, 2012 12:00pm
    Campaign finance records show that supporters of Georgia's charter school amendment have outspent opponents by a significant margin. Pro-amendment groups have raised more than $2 million; opponents have collected $123,243.
  • Mon., November 5, 2012 10:00am
    Voters in Augusta and surrounding Richmond County could make history this Election Day by electing the county's first black sheriff. A victory for Richard Roundtree would make him the first African-American to serve as the top lawman in Richmond County in the office's 230-year history.
  • Fri., November 2, 2012 4:39pm
    The race for Georgia State Senate District 9 will be one to watch: Senator Don Balfour, a veteran of the gold dome, who is currently under criminal investigation, is up against a political newcomer, Lawrenceville attorney Scott Drake.
  • Fri., November 2, 2012 12:22pm
    The lone candidate for sheriff in a suburban Atlanta county is poised to win the election despite facing a felony indictment. But the charges could ultimately lead to him being suspended or tossed from office. Victor Hill lost his bid to be re-elected as Clayton County's sheriff in 2008. But he ran again and defeated the incumbent in a runoff in August. Now he's the only candidate on the ballot.
  • Fri., November 2, 2012 11:30am
    Voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution on how Georgia does business. The ballot question says it will allow the state to save taxpayer funds through multi year real estate rental agreements.
  • Thu., November 1, 2012 11:01am
    Voters in Baker County may have to wait until January to decide who their next sheriff will be. Judge Loring Gray had ordered that Sheriff Dana Meade and challenger Tim Williamson would have to face off again after determining there was sufficient evidence of voting irregularities to cast doubt on the Aug. 21 runoff.
  • Fri., October 26, 2012 3:37pm
    Polling places are expecting a huge turnout for this Saturday’s early voting option – the only weekend day in this election cycle.
  • Fri., October 26, 2012 9:24am
    An independent, pro-Republican political committee says it's spending about $200,000 on advertising in eastern Georgia, where the GOP is trying to oust Democratic U.S. Rep. John Barrow of Augusta.