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2022 Elections August 23, 2022

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…

2022 Elections July 25, 2022

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…

Vinings June 4, 2022

Vinings cityhood vote in one precinct to be recounted by hand Monday

Cobb County issued the following notice about a hand recount of the Vinings cityhood vote: On Monday, June 6 at 4:00 p.m., Cobb Elections will conduct a hand-count of ballots…

2022 Elections May 23, 2022

Misinformation, violence and a paper shortage threaten midterm elections, officials say

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 22, 2022 Members of a U.S. Senate panel and election administrators raised a bevy…

Election board member at large wooden platform hears testimony

2022 Elections May 18, 2022

Georgia election board dismisses claims of ‘ballot harvesting’ in 2020 election

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 18, 2022 The Georgia State Election Board voted unanimously Tuesday to dismiss three cases…

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2022 Elections May 13, 2022

Cobb County early voting totals through Thursday May 12 for the primary and nonpartisan general elections

The following is reprinted from the Cobb elections website and are the total ballots cast through Thursday May 12 in the 2022 Primary and General Nonpartisan Election: Advance Voting for…

2022 Elections May 12, 2022

Election officials make their voices heard as battleground states debate voting laws

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 12, 2022 When Georgia legislators pushed through a restrictive voting bill during the 2021…

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2022 Elections May 5, 2022

How many people have voted in Cobb County advance voting so far, and what is the partisan breakdown?

The following table shows the breakdown of votes in Cobb County by precinct for the May 24 primary and nonpartisan general election by party as of May 3, reprinted from…

2022 Elections May 2, 2022

Advance voting starts today for Cobb’s May 24 primary and nonpartisan general election

Advance voting starts today, Monday, May 2 for the May 24 primary and nonpartisan general elections at 10 locations in Cobb County For dates, hours and to find a location…

International April 12, 2022

First round of the French election: apparent stability, yet a profound reconfiguration

By Mathias Bernard, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the majority of the ballots counted on Monday morning, the official results…

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Elections March 3, 2025

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