2021 Elections

2021 Elections October 22, 2021

How many people in Cobb County have voted in advance?

Cobb County posted the total counts from each of the advance voting sites, along with numbers on absentee voting, and the cumulative totals. We’ve reprinted them below: On Tuesday October…

2021 Elections October 22, 2021

Where to hand-deliver your absentee ballots

If you prefer to hand-deliver your absentee ballot for the Cobb County municipal elections and Ed-SPLOST rather than sending it through the postal service, the county posted the following information…

2021 Elections October 20, 2021

Update of advance vote count for Cobb Ed-SPLOST and municipal election

Advance voting in Cobb County is still going on for the municipal elections in Cobb County and the Education SPLOST. Here’s the latest updated tally from Cobb County Elections and…

2021 Elections October 19, 2021

Nearly 2800 advanced votes cast in Cobb municipal and Ed-SPLOST elections

So far there have been just under 2800 ballots cast during the advanced voting period (tallied through October 17) for the Cobb municipal and Ed-SPLOST election. Here is the breakdown…

2021 Elections October 15, 2021

Three Kennesaw City Council seats on the ballot

By Rebecca Gaunt At least one new face will join the Kennesaw City Council with three of the five seats up for a vote on Nov. 2. Incumbent Pat Ferris,…

2021 Elections October 11, 2021

Cobb elections board tables discussion on move of Cooper Middle School polling place to police training center

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration tabled a final decision on whether to follow through with a previous decision to move the voting location which is now in…

2021 Elections October 9, 2021

Advance voting for Cobb municipal elections, ED-SPLOST begins this week

Advanced voting for the municipal elections and ED-SPLOST (aka ESPLOST or Education Splost) in Cobb County will begin on Tuesday October 12. Cobb County Elections posted the following schedule and…

2021 Elections October 4, 2021

Reminder: today is voter registration deadline for Cobb’s municipal elections/ESPLOST vote

Municipal elections in Cobb’s cities and an ESPLOST vote are coming up November 2, and if your voter registration is not current, you’ll need to take care of that this…

2021 Elections October 3, 2021

Cobb County hiring for the Election Prep Center

A good way to earn money and at the same time to help ensure that the American ideal of free and fair elections goes smoothly, is to take one of…

Tim Richardson in blue dress shirt with tie

2021 Elections September 28, 2021

Q&A with Acworth Alderman Tim Richardson

By Arielle Robinson Incumbent Acworth Alderman for Post 4 Tim Richardson is running for reelection in the nonpartisan November 2 municipal elections. Richardson has been in his seat for 24…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

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Health Care cost November 23, 2024

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

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Opinion November 23, 2024

Bookman: Trump deportations, tariffs will stifle Georgia’s farming and tax-subsidized EV industries

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Disability November 23, 2024

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

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