Tag: referendum
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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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Special millage rate request from Board of Ed gets resounding ‘no’ from voters
The nays have this one by a wide margin. Voters on Tuesday by a wide margin said “no” on their ballots during the March Special Election, a countywide decision declining a special 1 mill added to property taxes to pay for a bond sale the Polk School District wanted to complete for $34 million to…
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Cedartown voters say ‘no’ to redevelopment powers referendum
No powers probably means No Publix, for now Fourteen votes – a razor slim margin in an already tight race within the Cedartown city limits – separated local shoppers from having a chance at a major development happening within the city limits — for now. More than likely, the redevelopment powers question on the ballot…
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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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Early turnout for March 18 Special Election starts low
The first day of early voting in Polk County ended just shy of 150 ballots cast, with a handful of absentee ballots requested as well as the polls opened for the March 18 Special Election on Monday. Polk County came out with 141 early votes to end the opening day on February 24, with 93…
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Rockmart Council approves liquor store referendum for November ballot
Voters in Rockmart this fall will get a chance to decide whether the city should allow liquor stores to open up within the city limits following the approval of the council for a referendum to head to the ballot. Council members approved the referendum 4-1 with Rick Stone voting against the measure during the June…
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Casino gambling legislation introduced in General Assembly
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers again are considering whether to legalize casino gambling in the Peach State. A constitutional amendment introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday calls for…