Mayor Reed, Sen. Fort face off at V-103 on T-SPLOST
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and state Sen. Vincent Fort took to the airwaves Tuesday morning for a last-minute debate of the pros and cons of the proposed T-SPLOST. Fort, who was has been an outspoken...
View ArticlePaper ballots temporarily used at Midtown precinct
Fulton County voters casting ballots at Crosby Spears Towers on North Avenue in Midtown had to use paper ballots temporarily after the polls opened. County elections chief Dwight Brower told the AJC...
View ArticlePrecinct card problems confirmed in districts 58, 59
Updated 5 p.m.: This is a statement from Fulton County elections officials on problems in state House Districts 58 and 59: During the course of today’s election, the Department of Registration &...
View ArticleVoter turnout appears to be ’steady’
A spokesman for the Secretary of State’s office says voter turnout “seems to be steady.” Spokesman Jared Thomas would not provide any estimates on how many people are expected to cast ballots before...
View ArticleDeKalb urges voters to return to precinct
DeKalb County elections officials are urging voters who could not find parking at Mount Carmel Christian Church in Stone Mountain to return to cast ballots before the polls close at 7 p.m. The county’s...
View ArticlePolls close, ballot counting begins
The voters have had their say, and soon we’ll find out the results of today’s election. Polls closed at 7 p.m. What’s the outcome of the historic T-SPLOST initiative — the penny sales tax referendum on...
View ArticleWrong ballots in Gwinnett precinct
Nearly 100 voters in one Gwinnett County precinct got the wrong ballots for a state House race. Communications Director Joe Sorenson said the wrong ballots were cast during early voting in Precinct 137...
View ArticleT-SPLOST takes a beating
T-SPLOST looked headed for defeat Tuesday night. With 67 percent of precincts reporting, 64 percent of metro Atlanta voters said no to a proposed 1 percent sales tax for a list of transportation...
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Will Paul Ryan help or hurt the GOP ticket?
It’s official: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has chosen Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate, sealing the ticket for the November showdown with President...
View ArticleRomney VP gaffe follows similar Obama moment in ‘08
When presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney introduced Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as the next “president” of the United States on Saturday, you can imagine the sweat forming on...
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