List of candidates, questions must follow rules

With just more than a week left before Election Day, many local residents have already tapped in their votes. And while they likely put some thought into their choices on the various races and ballot questions, they may not have thought about how that ballot was created in the first place. Below is a look at the rules and various procedures that guide the creation of Georgia's ballot, including why candidates are listed in the ...

Crowds growing as early voting continues

Early voting continued to draw a crowd Tuesday at the Hall County Elections Office off Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville.

Charter vote tests limits on politicking by officials

ATLANTA - When Zell Miller wanted a lottery in 1992, the then-Democratic governor traveled across Georgia to rally voter support.

9th District House debate hits on abortion, taxes

Gainesville's Doug Collins and Jody Cooley tackled a host of hot-button issues, from federal budget woes to abortion, as they battled Tuesday night over the right to represent the 9th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early voting locations

Hall County 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Oct. 15 to Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Hall County Board of Elections Office, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville; 770-531-6945, csosebee@hallcounty.org, www.hallcounty.org/judicial/jud_elections.asp Banks County 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Oct. 15-Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Registrar's Office, 226 Candler St., Homer; 706-677-6260, registrars@co.banks.ga.us Dawson County 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Oct. 15-Nov. 2, 9 a.m. ...

Early voting starts today

Voters may avoid monster lines by not casting general-election ballots on Nov. 6, but early voting doesn't necessarily mean breezing in and out of the elections office.

Economy drives debate in House race

Over the next several weeks, voters in Northeast Georgia will cast their choice for their local and national leaders.

Deadline is Tuesday to register for Nov. 6 election

Area residents who don't have a precinct to call home have until Tuesday to register to vote in the Nov. 6 presidential election.

Students register to vote on Constitution Day

John Lee Givogre admits he's an atypical teen as he kneels beside a plastic foldup table in his high school's lobby.

Romney officially earns GOP presidential nomination

Cooley takes on long odds in House bid

Jody Cooley is a little nervous. He admits as much Friday as his wife, Lora, rushes around a pavilion in Gainesville's Longwood Park, tying balloons, adjusting a microphone, positioning signs - putting the final touches on what will, in minutes, be the official start to a challenge Democrats in Northeast Georgia have not mounted since 2008. Cooley is running for Congress. Days after a contentious runoff election for the Republican nomination, the choice for Northeast ...

Collins' margin of victory surprising in GOP runoff

Doug Collins was never the presumed winner of the Republican runoff election for the U.S. House 9th District seat.

Collins defeats Zoller in 9th District US House race

Republican voters in Northeast Georgia chose a former state representative to represent their party in the November election for Georgia's newest U.S. House seat.

Eden takes tax commissioner race

Certified public accountant Darla Eden defeated developer Kent Henderson in Tuesday night's Republican primary runoff for Hall County tax commissioner.

Laine wins Hall probate judge race

Patty Walters Laine defeated Brook Davidson in Tuesday night's Republican primary runoff for Hall County probate judge.