2020 Election
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How to Vote Absentee — The Right Way
An unprecedented number of Georgians voted through absentee ballots in the June primaries — around 1.15 million, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. While historically, only 3 to 6% of Georgians vote absentee, in the primaries almost half of the total vote was accounted for by absentees, said…
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Georgia Continues Huge Early Voter Turnout; Oglethorpe County Voting Lines Remain Short Despite Increase
Georgia experienced a 48% increase in early voter in-person turnout from the 2016 election as of 5 p.m. yesterday. And according to Oglethorpe Board of Elections supervisor Steve McCannon, nearly 3,000 of 10,683 registered voters in Oglethorpe already completed early in-person voting. He said this is an increase from the…
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How Economic Issues Are Taking Forefront For Athens Businesses During Election 2020
Athens’ local economy, like most of the world’s, has faltered and dipped since March in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But that does not mean everyone has been affected equally. After businesses were forced to shut down, and a statewide shelter-in-place mandate went into effect temporarily on April 2,…
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GA Supreme Court Rules No Do-Over For Athens-Clarke 6th District Commission Race
The Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously rejected a lawsuit that was filed after Athens-Clarke County District 6 Commissioner Jerry NeSmith died. When NeSmith died, Athens-Clarke County voided his votes and declared runner-up Jesse Houle the winner. The group that filed suit argued that Athens-Clarke County should not have…
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Georgia’s New Voting Machines, Other Obstacles Leave People with Disabilities Uneasy Ahead of Election Day
With the Nov. 3 Election Day on the horizon, there’s still a wave of uncertainty around everything from methods of voting to what elected officials will be taking over in the aftermath. People with disabilities in Georgia and around the country are also dealing with that uncertainty ahead of the…
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Northeast Georgia Candidates Discuss State Budget, Need for Rural Broadband
Candidates across Northeast Georgia may not agree on everything, but one thing many agree on is the need for access to rural broadband. The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual forum Oct. 7 for various races in the region. Issues surrounding the state’s revenue shortfall due to…
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Voting During A Virus: How Voters Can Stay Safe This Election Season
With less than a month until the Nov. 3 general election, voters may still be trying to decide who to cast their ballot for. Meanwhile, local election officials are working to make sure that voters participate safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In Georgia, early voting is set to start on…
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How to Cast Your Ballot in the General Election
Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic to put pens to paper, a record 1.1 million Georgians voted by mail in the June 9 primary. County officials across the state rejected about 1%, or almost 12,000, of those absentee ballots for various reasons, said Walter Jones, a communications consultant for Georgia’s Secretary…
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Jackson County Candidates to Discuss Issues in Virtual Forum
The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum will feature candidates running in elections ranging from the 9th District congressional race to state house and state senate candidates vying for their chance to represent the public under the gold dome. Candidates for the Jackson County 1st District county commission…