2012 Local Elections
Angelic Moore
Moore to run for District 54 House seat
In a news release, Republican Angelic Moore, a Buckhead resident, Monday officially announced her 2014 candidacy for State House District 54, currently held by Rep. Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta. The d...
April 30, 2013 05:28 PM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ben Carson
Carson to speak at GOP event in Buckhead
The Fulton County Republican Party will host its spring reception and dinner, An Evening with Dr. Ben Carson, April 25 at 6 p.m. at the Westin hotel, 3391 Peachtree Road, Buckhead. Carson, a renown...
April 17, 2013 06:16 PM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Edward Lindsey
Buckhead’s Lindsey to face Barr for U.S. House seat
District 54 State Rep. Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta, the House majority whip, Wednesday announced he is running for the seat soon to be vacated by District 11 U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Marietta. The 7...
April 11, 2013 09:25 AM | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Phil Gingrey
Gingrey to run for Senate; Lindsey considering Congress
Wednesday, District 11 U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Marietta, who represents Vinings and parts of Buckhead and Sandy Springs, announced his candidacy for the Senate seat being vacated by Saxby Chambli...
March 31, 2013 08:25 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fulton County, Secretary of State spar over Election Day issues
Election Day may have conjured many emotions for voters across Fulton County: Patriotism, sense of duty and possibly frustration. While some precincts had reportedly short wait times and streamline...
November 15, 2012 05:04 PM | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stephen Newland, of Buckhead, stands next in a line that stretches in loops out the door to vote at E. Rivers Elementary School in Buckhead.
UPDATED: With all votes in, incumbents win most races
(UPDATED AT 10:01 A.M. FRIDAY WITH QUOTES FROM STATE SENATE CANDIDATES DOUG STONER) With all 352 Fulton County reporting and all but 159 counties reporting statewide, incumbents ruled the general...
November 08, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Charter schools amendment passes
With all but one Georgia county completing voter reports, the majority of voters have cast their ballots in favor of the statewide charter school Constitutional amendment. On the ballot voters were...
November 07, 2012 11:05 AM | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Georgia Secretary of State disappointed in Fulton County elections
An unfortunate deja vu seems to have occurred with voters reporting problems with Fulton County Registration and Elections on Election Day. In July, Fulton County Elections was late reporting numb...
November 06, 2012 08:04 PM | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Georgia voters decide on charter school amendment
In addition to votes for president and various other elected officials, Georgia voters had a chance to vote on an amendment to the Georgia Constitution this Election Day. The amendment would “allow...
November 06, 2012 07:31 PM | 1 1 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Staff / Nathan Self<br>
Stephen Newland, of Buckhead, stands next in a line that stretches in loops out the door to vote at E. Rivers Elementary School in Buckhead.
Polls close; turnout mixed at local voting precincts
(UPDATED AT 7 P.M. WITH QUOTES AND INFO FROM ONE POLL MANAGER ON VOTER TURNOUT) The polls have now closed in Fulton County, and turnout was mixed at area polling places Tuesday. At High Point Ele...
November 06, 2012 09:25 AM | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Advance voting ends with 152,563 casting ballots in Fulton
Advance voting in Fulton County ended Friday with 152,563 residents casting their ballots overall, according to an email from the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections. The two-wee...
November 04, 2012 04:15 PM | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tuesday's election includes eight local races
While much of the focus of Tuesday’s general election is the presidential battle between incumbent Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney (and Libertarian Gary Johnson), the Fulton County...
November 01, 2012 10:33 AM | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ballot includes charter school, multi-year lease amendments
On the end of Tuesday’s general election ballot, voters will decide on two constitutional amendments. The first, regarding charter schools, has been widely publicized in the media but the second, a...
November 01, 2012 10:17 AM | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hunter Hill
District 6 State Senate candidates Q&A
Editor’s note: incumbent Democrat Doug Stoner and Republican Hunter Hill will face off in Tuesday’s District 6 State Senate general election. The newly drawn District 6 includes Vinings and part...
November 01, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dick Yarbrough
Column: Ten reasons to vote ‘no’ on charter school amendment
The charter school amendment will be decided on Nov. 6. If it doesn’t pass, it will be the greatest upset since David conked Goliath with a rock. Give me the money that has been made available to ...
October 31, 2012 03:56 PM | 3 3 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Edward Lindsey
Column: Charter school amendment an important tool in education reform
The charter school amendment is an important education reform for Georgia. Statewide, the overall high school graduation rate hovers in the mid 60 percent range, and in many school districts servin...
October 31, 2012 03:47 PM | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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