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Major (now Sheriff) Craig Owens speaking at South Cobb Business Associations luncheon used in article about Owens statement on attacks on Asian-Americans

2020 Elections April 2, 2020

Craig Owens files appeal on his disqualification from the sheriff’s race

Major Craig Owens has filed an appeal today challenging his disqualification from the race for Cobb County Sheriff. A spokesperson for the Owens campaign released the following statement from Owens:…

2020 Elections March 28, 2020

Owens, Gilstrap disqualified from Sheriff’s race

Cobb County Police Department Major Craig Owens, the commander of Precinct 2, and former Dekalb Sheriff’s Deputy Gregory Gilstrap were disqualified in their bids for the Democratic nomination for a…

Janine Eveler at lectern at a BOC meeting

2020 Elections January 15, 2020

Cobb commissioners approve new voting precincts

At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners proposals to create three new voting precincts were approved 4-1, with District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid opposing the motions….

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

2019 Elections November 7, 2019

Will there be a recount in the razor-thin Smyrna Ward 2 race?

In the Smyrna Ward 2 election Austin Wagner defeated incumbent Andrea Blustein in the unofficial results by 2 votes. The razor-thin margin, though, raises a couple of questions: Are there…

L-R Luisa Wakeman, Erick Allen, Mary Frances Williams (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections November 16, 2018

Democrat Mary Frances Williams wins the recount

The recount is complete for Georgia House District 37, and Democratic challenger Mary Frances Williams has officially unseated Republican incumbent Sam Teasley. The Marietta-area district has been represented by Teasley…

2018 elections November 15, 2018

Recount in Georgia house race ordered with Cobb Democrat ahead by 173 votes

A recount will be conducted for the race in Georgia House District 37, a Marietta-area district. Democratic challenger Mary Frances Williams is ahead of Republican incumbent Sam Teasley by 173…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County April 29, 2018

Cobb County is hiring poll workers

Would you like to perform an important local role in our democracy, and get paid for it too? The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration is hiring workers to…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Elections October 28, 2024

Homeless people already struggle to vote. Georgia law could make it harder.

by Robbie Sequeria, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 25, 2024 Civil rights groups say new Georgia voting rules have made it…

Elections August 20, 2024

Most young voters support Kamala Harris − but that doesn’t guarantee they will show up at the polls

by John Holbein, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Young people could decide the 2024 presidential election. It’s a tale as old as…

Opinion June 14, 2024

Bookman: Trump allies work to undermine election safeguards that withstood 2020 pressure campaign

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 13, 2024 Last fall, James McWhorter was summoned to appear before the DeKalb…

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