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Elections January 27, 2025

Responses to survey from the Cobb Courier to candidates for District 4 in the Cobb Board of Commissioners special election

[Editor’s note: as editor of the Cobb County Courier I admit total defeat in my effort to force the answers that came in to me in different formats into a…

Elections January 26, 2025

Responses to survey from the Cobb Courier to candidates for District 2 in the Cobb Board of Commissioners special election

The Cobb County Courier distributed questionnaires to the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. We sent the same questionnaires for both district seats, and to…

Elections January 22, 2025

Candidate forum for Cobb BOC district 4 special election January 30

A candidate forum for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners District 4 special election will be held Thursday, January 30, at 7 p.m. at the South Cobb Community Center, 620…

Elections December 16, 2024

Qualifying for Cobb BOC Districts 2 & 4 special elections take place this week

Cobb County government distributed the following notice about this week’s qualification window for candidates for Cobb County Board of Commissioners districts 2 and 4. Candidates must qualify Dec. 18 –…

Elections November 26, 2024

Presidents often claim mandates − especially when they want to expand their power or are on the defensive

by Julia R. Azari, Marquette University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Shortly after the 2024 election was called in Donald Trump’s favor, he declared that…

Elections November 19, 2024

Georgia election board majority that was praised by Trump resumes rulemaking push this week

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 18, 2024 The Georgia State Election Board will hold its first post-election meeting…

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Elections November 18, 2024

One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows

by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] According to The New York Times, “… a newly triumphant Republican president” is “once again…

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Elections November 17, 2024

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s a myth that the polls were wildly inaccurate in 2024, a common refrain that we’ve heard since 2016. Are…

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Elections November 14, 2024

Dates set for special elections for Cobb commission districts 2 and 4

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration set the dates for the special elections for Cobb County Commission Districts 2 and 4. Qualifying will take place from Dec. 18…

Elections November 11, 2024

Cobb elections board meets tomorrow to certify November 5 election results

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration will meet to certify the general election results tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. The location has been changed to Training…

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