Update: Keep an eye on this story later today. There is some push back developing over some of the personnel change, according to our political sources. It took a year-plus of chaos but more changes appear on the way for the Floyd County elections office. Squirreled away in the cramped first-level offices of the… Read more
Rome City Commissioner Jamie Doss on re-election to Ward 2 this November: “I really have a strong desire to seek re-election but I haven’t made a decision at this point.” Cartersville City Councilman Gary Fox is seeking a new term in the ward 5 seat. “It has been an honor serving the citizens of the… Read more
The latest: AJC’s Greg Bluestein reports state Rep. Trey Kelley leaving House Majority Whip post. We’re awaiting updates from Kelley and his staff. Here’s the initial update. Georgia House Majority Whip @RepTreyKelley, one of the top Republicans in the statehouse, sent an email to colleagues tonight saying he’s stepping down from his leadership post. He… Read more
Expected since Senate Bill 202 was passed and later signed by the governor, the Justice Department is suiting Georgia over provisions of new voting restrictions. A media release with the formal state from the Justice Department follows. Gov. Brian Kemp, who signed SB 202 into law, responded: “This lawsuit is born out of the lies… Read more
Her face has been the constant one people have seen at the Floyd County elections office for more than two decades. Pending a final approval from the Floyd County Commission, Vanessa Waddell will soon drop the “interim” from her elections chief title. She was recommended for the post by the elections board on Tuesday… Read more
Media release: Rome City Commissioner Wendy Davis announces she has entered the race for Congress in Northwest Georgia’s 14th District. “We need a true Northwest Georgia voice for our communities in Washington,” said Davis. “I’ll focus on getting results for our families, not chasing national attention with embarrassing, erratic conspiracy theories.” While a Rome… Read more
The Floyd County Board of Elections will meet on Wednesday, May 19, in the Commissioner’s Caucus Room, Suite 204, at the Floyd County Administration Building at 12 E, Fourth Ave. The board will meet at noon to discuss personnel matters (the board is finalizing choices for a new chief election’s clerk). The meeting is open to… Read more
The Floyd County Board of Elections has agreed to change the termination of elections chief Robert Brady into a scenario where he’ll be allowed to resign. The board held a Special Called Meeting on Tuesday to review “personnel matters.” The outcome was the announced change, termination to resignation, which all comes as a search… Read more
In they voted: Senate: Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, and Bruce Thompson, R-White, voted in favor with the majority. (34 to 20). House: Katie Dempsey, Matt Gambill, Trey Kelley, Eddie Lumsden, Mitchell Scoggins voted in favor with the majority (100-75). GPB News reports: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed a massive overhaul of election laws,… Read more
Media release: Presiding Justice David E. Nahmias was unanimously elected by his colleagues today to become the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He will succeed Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, who will resign from the Court on July 1, 2021 after 16 years of distinguished service as a justice. The Court… Read more
While the Senate passed the proposal to end “no excuse” absentee voting, four senators — including Rome’s Chuck Hufstetler — were excused from the vote. Also opting out, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. Said Hufstetler, R-52, in a comment Tuesday morning: “I was off the flooring working on a finance bill. They had the votes (to… Read more
Northwest Georgia’s House members were unanimous in supporting the vote restrict drop boxes, require identification for absentee voting and reduce weekend voting. Their votes come after all three were widely accepted in the Nov. 3 general election. Per the Secretary of State’s office report on election totals for the Trump/Biden vote: In Floyd County,… Read more
U.S. Senate votes to acquit former President Donald Trump in second impeachment trial. Vote: 57 guilty, 43 not guilty. Two-thirds vote of 67 was needed to find him guilty. Form the AJC: The latest impeachment charge — authored by U.S. Reps. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Ted Lieu of California — alleged… Read more
THE LATEST Let’s bring the fight against extremism. I’m running to represent Georgia Congressional District 14. Follow me and donate to our campaign. Together we can bring civility back to our political discourse. https://t.co/Yt641L5L8F — Marcus Flowers For Georgia (@MarcusO_Flowers) February 5, 2021 Just hours after Greene’s expulsion from two House committees, the first public… Read more
We’ve picked up word that state Sen. Bruce Thompson is preparing a possible run for state Labor Commissioner — a job now held by fellow Republican Mark Butler. A few GOP insiders told us Thompson, a military veteran and insurance agent from the northwest Georgia city of White, was calling activists and donors about a potential… Read more