Cobb election costs higher as Kennesaw sets 2023 qualification dates
By Rebecca Gaunt Fresh off an unconventional special election to fill the vacated Post 1 seat on Kennesaw City Council last year, residents will head back to the polls in…
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Q&A with Mableton City Council District 4 candidates
By Rebecca Gaunt The newly-established city of Mableton will have its first election day for mayor and city council on March 21. Eight candidates qualified for the District 4 race….
Diversity and moderation over tradition – why Democrats moved South Carolina to the start of the 2024 presidential campaign
by Gibbs Knotts, College of Charleston and Jordan Ragusa, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Democratic National Committee approved a proposal on…
Who has filed a “Declaration of Intent” to run for office in the City of Mableton so far?
Qualifying begins today in the race for mayor and the six city council seats for the newly incorporated City of Mableton. We won’t know for certain who’s running until the…
What voter turnout shows, and hides, about elections
This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C. by Aaron Mendelson, Center for Public Integrity November 18, 2022 The…
Not all Asian Americans vote Democratic – and the political leanings of different Asian ethnic groups vary
by Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University and Steven Webster, Indiana University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Asian Americans voted in record numbers in the presidential elections…
New headquarters will enhance security and streamline Cobb elections
By Rebecca Gaunt Despite the much cooler and gloomy weather, a crowd gathered for the new Cobb County elections headquarters ribbon-cutting and job fair in Marietta. Poll worker Elizabeth Schupp,…
Local election offices often are missing on social media – and the information they do post often gets ignored
By Thessalia Merivaki, Mississippi State University and Mara Suttmann-Lea, Connecticut College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Local election officials are trying to share voting information…
Election officials can’t access federal funding for security as violent threats mount
by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 22, 2022 Colorado’s election officials, like so many across the country, faced a…
State elections officials struggle with paper shortages, harassment, insider threats
by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 24, 2022 MADISON, Wis. — Elections officials from 33 states, gathered for a conference…