Elections

Oconee Board of Elections Faces More Than 300 Voter Challenges Ahead of Nov. 5

What are these Challenges? The challenges stem from a new Georgia law, Senate Bill 189, which went into effect July 1. Part of the law allows Georgia voters to challenge other voters’ registrations. Most of Cruz and Aleshire’s challenges are against people who have moved to another county or state…

Q&A: Disabilities Advocate Voices Concerns About Obstacles to Voting in Athens

Garrick Scott is executive director of the Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living, an organization in Athens that focuses on providing resources, advocacy and support to people with disabilities across 10 Georgia counties. Q: What are your thoughts about general accessibility for people with disabilities in Athens? On a scale…

Q&A: Sosbee Says ‘Everybody Should Be Excited’ About Voting

Charlotte Sosbee is the director of elections and voter registration for the Athens-Clarke County Government, working in her second presidential election as director in November 2024. Q: What goes into preparing for an election? We maintain the three divisions in our department. One division is voter registration, to maintain our…

Q&A: What the Board of Elections’ Qadir Has to Say about Upcoming Election

Hunaid Qadir is a member of the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections, now serving the fourth and final year of his first term as a board member, where he witnesses all of the obstacles that can impact the voting process in Athens-Clarke County. Q: How did you first get involved…

Human Connection: Organizations Return To In-Person Outreach

Chris and Ja’Nina Hamilton park their car on the edge of The Preserve neighborhood in Jefferson, Georgia, and start walking.  The couple are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and have been waiting for this moment for nearly three years. They are thrilled to be back doing what they love — knocking on doors. …

Newsource Senate Run-Off Election Update, December 6, 2022

How ACC Election Officials Spent Months Preparing for 2022 Vote

While the nearly endless flow of ads, leaflets and rallies may have been the most visible part of the midterm election cycle, the hard-working team of elections officials in Athens-Clarke County spent months working behind the scenes to get their community ready for Election Day. Charlotte Sosebee, director of the…

Grady Newsource Midterm Election Special, November 8, 2022

The 2022 Grady Newsource Midterm Election Show is underway. Watch the live show here and follow along as the election results come in on our Newsource Results Center page.