Tag: vote
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VOTE 2026: Final Days of Early Voting bringing tallies for 14th District Special Election in focus
Just under 2,500 voters had taken part in the 14th District Special Election, and that tally was still on the rise following the opening of the final week before voters head to the polls on March 10. Elections officials locally have been posting weekday tallies of how many voters have visited the polls ahead of…
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VOTE 2026: UPDATE – Four candidates qualified so far for local seats
An incumbent hopes to keep their seat for office as the fourth candidate to get on the primary ballot for the 2026 general election primary for Polk County. Board Member Dr. Judi Renshaw qualified to keep her seat this afternoon, per officials at the Polk County Elections Office. Thus far, she is the only candidate…
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County looking at preemptive ordinance language for data centers
The growing number of proposals and builds across the nation to meet the needs of AI companies and enterprise customers like Microsoft means that communities are having to make a choice: allow warehouses of computers to move in and utilize already strained resources like water and electricity and reap potential benefits, or keep them out…
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VOTE 2026: Ballot tallies increasing amid second week of early voting for 14th District Special Election
The tallies are increasing by the day for the number of ballots cast early for the Special Election for the area’s vacant Congressional seat. The 14th District Congressional race continues into the second week of early voting, with the tally so far sitting at 1,711 as of the close of business on Tuesday, February 24.…
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VOTE 2026: Tallies still slowly increasing for early votes cast in congressional special election
Early voting’s opening days hit the midweek point and got up past the 700 mark as the precincts closed on Wednesday evening in Polk County. The 14th District Special Election to replace Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene continues in several counties including Polk, and has thus far exceeded just 6,000 ballots cast out of more than…
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VOTE 2026: Early voting tallies trending lower following opening days for 14th District race
Polk County is on the third day of early voting for the 2026 Special Election underway to fill the unexpired term of the 14th District Congressional seat, but so far the ballot totals are trending on the low side. Despite having more than a dozen Republican candidates, three Democrats, a Libertarian and an Independent in…
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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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Polk GOP hosting candidate forum despite weather on Saturday
10 candidates set to participate in 14th District forum at Rockmart’s First Baptist Neither rain, sleet, snow or any other kind of storm is going to stop the Polk County Republican Party from putting on an event on Saturday morning for the upcoming 14th District Congressional Special Election. Doors will still open at 10 a.m.…
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Commission’s Decision: District 1 seat set to be filled at end of December session tonight
Those who aren’t planning to attend the Rockmart Christmas Parade have another indoor option of something to watch tonight. The Polk County Commission is holding their December work and regular sessions this evening with a packed agenda with multiple zoning requests, board appointments, schedules, budget amendments and spending requests, but most importantly they’ll be deciding…
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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…