Tag: Polk County Board of Elections
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Early voting starts next week for 14th District House Special Election
Georgia’s 14th District is up for grabs as voting is about to get underway for the Special Election to fill the remaining time left open by former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The 22 candidates running in the race from across the district will be on the ballot to choose from starting this coming Monday, February…
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Board of Elections meeting moved up a week to Dec. 3
The December meeting of the Polk County Board of Elections is being moved up with the potential for a special election coming up on the books across the 14th Congressional District. The meeting was set to be held on December 10, at 10 a.m., but has been moved up to December 3 at the same…
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The corner of Davis Road at the Highway 27 Bypass could end up being a Publix and other stores in the coming years. Redevelopment Powers for City of Cedartown passes
It was almost as narrow a vote as last time, but this go around the redevelopment powers sought by the City of Cedartown passed as voters within the city limits pushed ‘yes’ enough on touchscreens to allow the referendum to go ahead after a second time up on the ballot. City Manager Edward Guzman said…
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VOTE 2025: Early voting ends with double digit percentage of ballots cast
Polk County turned out the early vote for 2025, ending the state with a double-digit percentage of population to cast ballots before Election Day and among some of the top in Georgia in turnout by number of registered voters. An off-year vote saw some 12.6% of the registered voters make their decisions early, finishing in…
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A campaign mailer in Cedartown reported to state Ethics Commission
Johnny Crawford only had one goal in mind: education about an issue. Instead, he might be facing some trouble from the Georgia State Ethics Commission after the mailer was sent out to thousands of homes across the city limits without having specific language included to ensure that voters knew its source. Crawford, a native of…
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Early voting set to start next Tuesday for 2025 ballot
Time is flying as the year is getting shorter, and the chance to cast a ballot early begins next week as voting season returns following the Columbus Day holiday. Election Day 2025 just under a month away from when voters will be heading to the polls for local-focused elections, with two cities able to call…
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Primary voting totals remain down in Polk for PSC races
It wasn’t expected to be a highlight race of 2025, but the Public Service Commission primaries wrapping up mid-month right now have barely attracted any voters to the polls in Polk County following the first full week of early voting, and adding in totals from Monday too. Vote totals so far sat at just 38…
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Public Service Commission special primary vote coming up in June
Another trip to the polls is coming up for local residents as voters are being asked to come out and determine a race held in 2022 that went to the courts, and is now back on the ballot. The Public Service Commission seat is a statewide race, and Polk County is among those who will…
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VOTE 2025: Early voting totals countywide end first week past 1,400 for March 18 ballot
Polk County election officials are keeping up the count of ballots cast, and as of the close of business on Saturday voting they closed out with more than 1,400 voters visiting the polls. Some 1,414 people had cast a ballot by the end of the day on Saturday, March 1, per the Board of Elections…
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Audits start on Friday for Polk County’s vote
The Polk County Board of Elections will begin a pair of audits over election results made official last week, even though one last vote came in after and was noted as received and among those counted. The Risk Limiting Audit and the 100% voluntary audit begin in the Board Meeting Room at the Polk County…