georgia election
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2020 Election
Georgia State Elections Could Impact Foster Care, Mental Health
The American Academy of Pediatrics considers mental health as the “largest unmet health need for children and teens in foster care.” When looking at the prison population in the United States, or even the population that are homeless, you’ll find thousands have something in common: They were children in the…
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2020 Election
Northeast Georgia Residents Can Give New State Voting Machines A Try
If you want to test out the new voting machines Georgians will use in the upcoming elections, many counties have set up demonstration stations for voters. Chris Harvey, elections division director for the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, demonstrated how to use the new voting machines at a meeting of…
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2018 Election
Down the 2018 Georgia Ballot: How Other State Elections Could Affect You
Across the state of Georgia, Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp have become household names, while the names of other candidates running in statewide elections have gone unheard. On Nov. 6, Georgians will vote for nine other officials to serve the state, and one position could be of particular interest to…
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2018 Election
Athens Voters Open to Talk About Views Near Election
According to a study by Pew Research, 43 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats view the other party unfavorably, which is more than double the numbers in 1994. As voters head to the polls in Clarke County on Nov. 6, Clarke County may vote contrary to the majority…
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2018 Election
Stacey Abrams Could Make History in the Georgia Governor’s Election
Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, was surprised by the turn out for an event just a few weeks ago in Athens. “If I had known so many of you would be here, we would’ve gone to The Classic Center,” Abrams said at an event held in Athens. This election…