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- Friday, May 24, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Elections
Candidates for Congress turn up the spending
With two weeks left until election day, candidates seeking to represent Northeast Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives are spending more than ever in the hopes that the investment will bring voters in return.
Oliver has most cash in race for chairman
Hall County Board of Commissioners Chairman Tom Oliver posted his first contributions of his re-election campaign last quarter, raising $12,600.
Technology, early voting makes process easier
Charlotee Sosebee has been working elections for over two decades. Hall County's elections director has seen the changes in the voting system that attempt to make the process easier for voters. In 2002, Georgia passed the Help America Vote Act, aimed at addressing some of the issues with the voting system in the state. Some of the issues identified almost a decade ago were outdated voting equipment, ballot problems, long lines and unreliable technology. To ...
What is the commission chairman's role?
When campaigning against an incumbent, challengers seek to highlight their differences in the hopes of convincing voters they can do a better job.
Hall County’s District 4 switching to GOP
After 20 years as a Democratic stronghold in an otherwise Republican county, Hall County's District 4 is turning red.
Today is the last day to register for primary
Becky Erickson of Cumming said she's never missed an election. "I was raised in a home where my father did a lot of volunteer work at the polls as a kid, so that's important to us," Erickson said. Debbie Phillips of Cleveland said she too makes it a point to vote in as many elections as she can. "It affects who we have in office and that affects everything that goes on in the country, ...
Hall sheriff candidates debate new law, agency goals
Candidates running for Hall County sheriff have differing views on the effects of Georgia's criminal justice reform act and accreditation for the agency they seek to lead.
Precincts shifting for primary
The Hall County Elections office is seeing a lot of moving and shaking this year, and not just from politicians.
Hall among few still electing county surveyor
Among their many choices this year, Hall County voters will decide on a new county surveyor. The decision ought to be an easy one. Only one candidate has signed up for the election: Republican Jason Lourie. Hall is one of relatively few counties in the state that still elects the position of surveyor, an unpaid position the majority of counties allow their boards of commissioners to appoint. In large part, county surveyors clear up property ...
Hall commission chairman candidates spar at forum
In what was voters' first chance to see candidates for chairman of the Hall County Board of Commissioners, the three men differed in opinion on the county's finances and the viability of plans to build a reservoir in North Hall.
Hispanic voters are an untapped force in Ga.
Fernando Sanchez jokes that, within 20 minutes of becoming a United States citizen, he was a registered voter.
Voting habits vary for local primary candidates
They ask you for your vote, but they may not always do so themselves. Records provided for candidates seeking the support of Hall County voters show that while most voted in at least half of the elections since 1996, not all did. Martha Zoller, who is running for a new U.S. House seat in Northeast Georgia, can remember the one election of local significance she missed - Aug. 10, 2004 - in 12 years. Her ...
Views on taxes, mudslinging dominate candidate forum
As two of his opponents in the race to represent Georgia's new 9th District in the U.S. House focused on pointing out each other's faults, Roger Fitzpatrick stepped away from the crowd Saturday.
Primary qualifiers
(I-incumbent) U.S. Congress U.S. House of Representatives District 7 David Hancock, Republican Rob Woodall (I), Republican Steve Reilly, Democrat District 9 Doug Collins, Republican Roger Fitzpatrick, Republican Martha Zoller Republican Jody Cooley Democrat District 10 Paul Broun (I), Republican Stephen K. Simpson State legislature State Senate District 49 Butch Miller (I), Republican District 27 Jack Murphy (I), Republican Steve Voshall ...
First day of qualifying draws many candidates
Five candidates have already qualified to run as Republicans in the race to be Hall County's next sheriff.
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