Tag: Brande Coggins
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Cedartown Commission seat set to re-open for special election after issue arises with qualification
Jessica Payton will look to re-qualify to retain her seat after bounced check causes rare election issue Commissioner Jessica Payton will be required to re-qualify in order to retain her seat after a check she wrote for her fee to get onto the ballot was rejected, requiring a special election to be held in November…
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When voters take part in elections, they get this sticker above for casting a ballot. Qualifying wraps up as Aragon City Council race becomes competitive
November ballot will be set after officially on August 31 for the November 2 election The voters in Aragon will have three candidates to choose from to fill two seats after additional names got added to the ballot before the close of qualifying at noon today. Aragon City Council incumbent Daniel Johnson will now face…
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When voters take part in elections, they get this sticker above for casting a ballot. SURVEY: Board of Elections seeking info from voters about their preferences for upcoming elections
Want to express your opinion on whether there should be more early voting sites? Want to remark on how the Board of Elections is doing with the vote locally? There’s a survey being conducted currently by elections officials in Polk County to help determine what voters want, how they get their information and whether the…
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When voters take part in elections, they get this sticker above for casting a ballot. More than 900 people vote on Monday ahead of Senate run-off, two more days of extended hours at the polls
With the opening of the Rockmart precinct for early voting in the U.S. Senate run-off for both seats, numbers were up for Monday and are expected to continue to climb again today. Elections Coordinator Brande Coggins reported that 980 ballots were cast in person for early voting, and another 185 absentee ballots were returned to…
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Early voting totals for Senate, PSC run-off increase ahead of Christmas, hours extended as Rockmart precinct opens Monday
The Polk County Board of Elections has seen thousands of voters come back to the polls to take part in the January 5 statewide run-off for the pair of U.S. Senate seats, along with the Public Service Commission race. More are expected this week as they head to the polls in both Cedartown and Rockmart…
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Election 2020: Early voting for County Commission run-off wraps up, Precincts open Tuesday morning
The turnout wasn’t expected to be large for the 2020 County Commission District 2 Run-off considering the number of people who came out to vote for the General Election this year, and the three-day limitation on early voting for the race to fill the rest of the term in a seat currently held by Linda…
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Absentee ballots going out, early voting for local run-off starts on Monday for three days
Voters will get a chance to head back to the polls following the Thanksgiving holiday on Tuesday, December 1 to determine who will take over the County Commission District 2 seat at the start of the new year. Assuming they don’t want to cast a ballot early, or by mail. Absentee ballots should be heading…
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Recount of ballots completed in Polk County, officials report no issues
The Board of Elections wrapped up their work on Monday night – ahead of schedule – for the hand recount and audit of the 2020 General Election ballots from November 3, and found no issues according to Elections Coordinator Brande Coggins. “We completed our audit on Monday night, and are grateful for the help we…
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Election 2020: Hand counting continues at Board of Elections office, no issues found so far
The numbers are adding up correctly and there have been no issues thus far with the Polk County Board of Elections’ results that were reported on November 3 amid a statewide recount of all the ballots cast in the 2020 Election. Polk County Board of Elections’ Elections Coordinator Brande Coggins reports no issues with the…
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Board of Elections reports state investigator looking into system error involving June and August absentee ballot surrenders
Votes in Polk County that were cast in the June primary and August run-off are being looked at by a investigator from the Secretary of State’s office, but local officials said there is no issue and that a computer system problem caused the follow-up from authorities. Elections Coordinator Brande Coggins said that between the June…