Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced this afternoon at 5:00 p.m. the latest turnout figures for the November 3 General Election: Total requests for absentee ballots to date: 1,609,702 Total absentee ballots accepted by counties to date: 541.396 Daily number of in-person early-voting ballots cast today as of 5 p.m.: 137,011
It was announced by U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler’s Campaign today that they have over $5.5 million cash on hand at the end of the third quarter. The campaign also stated that they raised $2 million during the third quarter, coming from almost 10,000 supporters across the country, including 142 counties across the state. Communications Director
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced today the award winners for its 2020 Legislators of the Year: GA Senate – Senator John F. Kennedy (Macon) GA House – Representative Brett Harrell (Snellville) Freshman – Representative Houston Gaines (Athens) The Executive Committee of the Georgia Chamber’s Government Affairs Council (GAC) votes on members of the legislative
**Insert a confused meme/GIF of your choice** We know that Marjorie Taylor Greene is going to be the next Congresswoman from GA-14 and that she will be elected as a Republican. We also know that her words and actions will continue to be fodder for talk shows, the media, and memes over the next two
Today is National Grouch Day, so if you’re a grouch, today we celebrate you…with backhanded remarks and dagger eye scowls. It’s also the anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Department of Transportation – by none other than President Lyndon B. Johnson. Still waiting for them to get that one right… Peaches A legal battle
Good morning! It’s National Dessert Day, which means freebies galore. (You’re welcome, or I’m sorry, whichever is appropriate!) Now, let’s get on to the news: Pat Conroy In case you’ve missed any of the recent debates for Georgia races (Senate, Congress, Public Commission), the Atlanta Press Club has posted them on their Facebook page. We
This week’s Courier Herald column: With early voting locations open across Georgia and absentee ballots already being cast by mail, voters are discovering there’s a lot more going on than the race for President. Georgia has two U.S. Senate seats, two seats for the Public Service Commission, and all seats for Congress, State House, and
Good morning! Early voting is underway at locations throughout Georgia. Here’s where you can find an early voting location near you. Thousands of Georgians, many waiting in line for hours, voted on the first day of early voting yesterday. State officials estimated that 110,000 people voted yesterday. Remarked one who was in line before sunrise,
22 days until Election Day, the first day of early in person voting, and today is the first day of the confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett. So, basically, nothing going on. Heavy turnout creates lines as polls open in Georgia for early voting Georgia’s two Senate races face prospect of runoffs Cyberattack on Georgia
From a press release from the office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that La Regina Atlantica, a U.S. subsidiary of Italian producer of homemade pasta sauces La Regina di San Marzano, will invest $20 million in a new food processing facility in Bacon County, delivering 250 jobs to Alma,
