Tuesday, November 6, 2012
He easily defeated Republican Ken Quarterman for the Georgia Senate 42 seat.
Incumbent Jason Carter easily won re-election Tuesday night to the state Senate seat in District 42, which covers most of Decatur and Avondale Estates. With 48 of 48 precincts reporting, Carter won 73.90 percent of the vote compared to 25.99 percent for Republican Ken Quarterman. A total of 71,119 total votes were cast. Carter shook hands and accepted congratulations at an Election Night party for DeKalb Democrats at Twain's in downtown Decatur. He constantly checked his iPad and seemed more concerned about tighter races of other state Democrats. Early in the night he said, "I'm comfortable," about his own race. Carter, the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, actually held a big lead before Election Day. In early voting, he was …
Voters in Georgia on Tuesday cast their ballot for Mitt Romney, giving him the state's 16 Electoral votes, according to early results.
In a move that fell in line with expectations, Mitt Romney was projected to win Georgia’s 16 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Barack Obama. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Republican candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in Georgia and spent more time visiting the Peach State to raise money. The state has been a Republican stronghold in recent presidential elections. The economy was a key issue for many voters in Georgia state, which has had a higher than average unemployment rate. Turnout was strong in Georgia and early voting was almost as popular this year as four years ago. …
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Charter school amendment appears headed for win.
UPATE 5:50 pm If you are in line to vote at 7 pm, you will get to vote even though the polls close then. Tens of thousands of Fulton County voters have already cast ballots today. Turnout is especially high for today’s General Election, as it is in most Presidential election years. It's too early to know how this year compares to 2008. In the evening after traditional work hours, peak turnout is anticipated, and tens of thousands of additional voters could exercise their right to vote. Fulton County elections officials released a statement advising that voters who are in line at 7 pm will be allowed to vote under Georgia law. As provided by Georgia law, voters who are over age 75 or who have a disability are eligible to ask to move ahead …
A total of 161,095 people cast early votes for the 2012 election, compared to 173,064 in 2008. The reason: the early voting period was longer in 2008.
There was a big rush of early voting last Friday, but overall fewer DeKalb County voters cast early ballots in this presidential election compared to 2008. Here are the numbers from the DeKalb Office of Voters Registration and Elections website. Early votes include mail-in votes and ballots cast in person. Patch asked DeKalb Elections Director Mary France Weeks why the numbers changed. This is her emailed response. Actually, the daily numbers were higher this year. In 2008, early voting lasted 45 days – in 2012 it was reduced to 21 days. In 2008, we only had one early voting site for the full 45 day period – our main office on Memorial Drive. In 2012, we had two areas in our main office, plus two additional satellite sites for the full…
Scott Holcomb had a prominent Democrat step down so he could run for the seat. Meanwhile, Chris Boedecker flashed a few bare-knuckled tactics to win.
Update: 10:32; Race could be out for Boedecker. Boedecker 45 percent vs. 55 percent for Holcomb with 55 percent. Update: 9:35 p.m;Race tightens a bit. Boedecker 43.5 perecent vs. 56.4 for Holcomb. 9,695 votes counted. Still a wide margin. 60 percent is a whooping Update: 9:00 p.m.; In the state House 81 race, Holcomb leads Boedeker 57% to 43% with 5 of 16 precincts in that race reporting.Holcomb looking good. Our reporter at DeKalb election central reporting that in-person absentee votes for House District 81: 6,020 votes total; Boedeker, 2,626 votes and 43.6 percent; Holcomb, 3,389 votes and 56.30 percent. Tucker, North Druid Hills and Brookhaven’s hotly contested legislative election started in a unorthodox manner. Georgia's …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Tuesday's ballot includes a Georgia constitutional amendment to re-establish a state commission to approve charter schools. Your job is to decide if that's a good idea.
There aren't a lot of statewide issues on the ballot Nov. 6, but one has the potential to affect school districts, parents and children throughout Georgia. It's Amendment 1, and the ballot will say it "Provides for improving student achievement and parental involvement through more public charter school options." The question voters will answer yes or no to is, "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities?" So what does a yes vote mean? If the amendment passes, the state will create a commission that can approve charter schools in local communities, even if local school boards oppose them. Supporters of the amendment believe this is necessary …
The North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area is home to a fierce contest between one of the Democratic Party's rising stars and a GOP contender who hopes to unseat him.
With less than a week to go before the Nov. 6 election, Tucker's only contested legislative race continues to be fought on the ground between incumbent Democrat Scott Holcomb and his GOP opponent, Chris Boedeker. The road for both candidates to this point in the race has been bumpy and marked by controversy. Holcomb, who represents District 81, became the de facto incumbent earlier this year, when Elena Parent, who represented District 80, chose not to run for re-election. Both districts were merged into one single District 81 by legislative Republicans when Georgia's legislative maps were redrawn to conform to new census numbers. On the Republican side, Boedeker defeated Carla Roberts in the July 31 GOP primary. That contest was filled …
Friday, November 2, 2012
DeKalb voters who want to cast early ballots have until 7 p.m. Friday.
More than 125,000 people voted early in DeKalb County as of Wednesday evening. You can still vote early Friday, Nov. 2. Remember to bring your photo ID. DeKalb County residents, Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Here's a tally of the votes so far: DeKalb County * No. of votes cast through 10/31 Memorial Drive AAP 13,798 40,730 Comm. Achieve. Ctr. 22,278 Tucker Rec. 20,046 Total Number of Voters 125,736* * Nov. 1 figures were not available as of 11 p.m. Thursday. Please click on the PDFs attached to this article to see what's on the ballots in DeKalb and Fulton counties. Did you vote early? Do you plan to? Tell us why in the comments area below this article.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
North Druid Hills' only contested legislative race has become a fierce contest between one of the Democratic Party's rising stars and a GOP contender who hopes to unseat him.
With one week to go before the Nov. 6 election, North Druid Hills' only contested legislative race continues to be fought on the ground between incumbent Democrat Scott Holcomb and his GOP opponent, Chris Boedeker. The road for both candidates to this point in the race has been bumpy and marked by controversy. Holcomb, who represents District 81, became the de facto incumbent earlier this year, when Elena Parent, who represented District 80, chose not to run for re-election. Both districts were merged into one single District 81 by legislative Republicans when Georgia's legislative maps were redrawn to conform to new census numbers. On the Republican side, Boedeker defeated Carla Roberts in the July 31 GOP primary. That contest was filled …
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10:56 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Most people cannot survive on welfare and food stamps. You cannot pay your mortgage or rent and all of your utilities. I admit that you can "adjust" to having less money, but it's not really a fun place to be. There have always been people who will take advantage of the system, but the increase in costs for these programs is, in a bit part, due to high unemployment. If companies would stop … more ›