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2022 Elections March 29, 2022

Local officials tell Georgia senators election bill would be wasteful, discourage voters

By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 29, 2022 Local elected officials from Georgia urged a Senate panel to remove…

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Letters to the Editor March 17, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Let the Voting Chaos Begin

[This letter to the editor was written by Jacquelyn Bettadapur, Chair of the Cobb County Democratic Committee] Let the voting chaos begin! Where is the election integrity in the GA…

2022 Elections March 15, 2022

Battle for Georgia ballot 2022. Qualifying ends, candidates ready to rumble

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]March 14, 2022 Hundreds of candidates just cut a check and filed paperwork to…

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2022 Elections March 14, 2022

Candidates qualifying for Cobb County offices in the May 24 primary

Here is the list of candidates who qualified for Cobb County offices for the May 24, 2022 primary. Superior Court judges are considered state positions, but we included them here…

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From the Editor March 1, 2022

A message from the Courier to Cobb County political candidates

I’d like to send greetings to candidates, supporters, and campaign managers for all the elected offices in Cobb County. The whole election process is a wonderful display of democracy at…

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2022 Elections January 7, 2022

SPLC announced lawsuit against new Georgia Congressional maps

The Southern Poverty Law Center announced its participation in a lawsuit against new congressional district maps, that, among other things, put the majority Black and Democratic Powder Springs and Austell…

Politics January 5, 2022

The ‘sore loser effect’: Rejecting election results can destabilize democracy and drive terrorism

By James Piazza, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] An attendee at an October 2021 political rally hosted by right-wing activist Charlie Kirk asked:…

2022 Elections December 9, 2021

Cobb elections board votes to move Cooper 01 precinct to Calvary Baptist Church in Austell

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration voted 4-1 to move the Cooper 01 voting precinct, which had moved from Cooper Middle School to the Cobb police training facility…

2021 Elections November 2, 2021

Judge Harris orders 8 Cobb County voting precincts to remain open past 7 p.m.

Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris ordered that eight voting precincts stay open past 7 p.m. this evening for the Cobb 2021 municipal and Ed-SPLOST elections. To read the…

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…

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Elections March 3, 2025

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