Among the items on the June 9 Republican primary ballot will be Floyd County Clerk of Superior Court. Two Republican candidates are on the ballot including Incumbent Barbara Penson and challenger Joseph (Joe) Costolnick. The winner will face Democrat Moriah Medina in the Nov. 3 general election. The interviews and profiles were complied and written by Natalie Simms.… Read more
Advance voting starts Monday. What to know: Floyd County: Early voting will take place at the Rome Civic Center beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, May 18, and continuing until Friday June 5. Hour of operation are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and on Saturday, May 30, from 9 a.m. until 4… Read more
Advance voting starts Monday. What to know: Floyd County: Early voting will take place at the Rome Civic Center beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, May 18, and continuing until Friday June 5. Hour of operation are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and on Saturday, May 30, from 9 a.m. until 4… Read more
Floyd County sheriff’s candidates to talk mental health May 19: A forum with Republican sheriff’s hopefuls Tom Caldwell, Ronnie Kilgo and Dave Roberson is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 19 courtesy of the National Alliance on Mental Health/Rome chapter. The forum, designed to address mental health issues, will be broadcast live via NAMI’s… Read more
Absentee, advance or in person, the June 9 primary is a month from today. This already is one for the history books with the pandemic-based delays, merged votes and the major push to vote-by-mail because of safety concerns. Now it is moving back to the basics — that is, the candidates in some… Read more
Phoro: State Sen. Bruce Thompson, a Republican from White, donated convalescent plasma at the Rome office of Blood Assurance last month following his hospitalization at Northside in Canton and later recovery at his family home on Saint George Island in Florida. Facebook photo. Bartow County politics are a big part of the focus… Read more
More than 1 million Georgians requested absentee ballots, shattering all previous records. Says Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: “Our goal was to keep voters safe and take the pressure off of our in-person voting locations. We have more than achieved that goal.” Raffensperger took steps in response to the COVID-19 infection designed to protect voters… Read more
Nearly 13,600 people already have voted in the June 9 primary based on the number of absentee ballots received through Tuesday morning at the Floyd County elections office. Why that number is important: That means turnout already is nearly 24 percent for the primary; usually Floyd sees 27 to 29 percent turnout, says Elections… Read more
Media release: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has created an Absentee Ballot Fraud Task Force to ensure no one undermines the integrity of the vote in Georgia during this time of crisis. Raffensperger has selected experts in election administration, investigation, and prosecution from around the state of Georgia to demonstrate that he takes… Read more
The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series will host a primary election debate for the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates on Sunday, May 3, at 5:30 p.m. The debate will take place live via video in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting. The District 14 GOP House candidates will following Monday, May 4, at 3 p.m.… Read more
A familiar name in local political circles if not politics has been named to fill a vacancy on the Polk County Commission. WGAA 1340 AM/106.1 FM reports Linda Liles, a longtime aide to former U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey and later Tom Graves, was appointed to the post during a called meeting of the County… Read more
The sample ballots are posted for Georgia’s primary, even if they do include the May 19 date for the event that has now been shifted to June 9. Voter registration continues for the primary, ending May 11. Advance voting starts May 18 and ends the Friday before the primary. There will be a… Read more
The Federal Election Commission offers a very detailed look at the finances of all 10 District 14 congressional candidate through March 31. You can drill further into the file by clicking “view all” to track contributions and expenditures. Through last month, more than $3 million has been contributed or loaned to the candidates… Read more
The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series will host primary election debates for U.S. Senate and congressional districts including the 14th and Public Service Commission District 4. The debate series will take place on Sunday, May 3, and Monday, May 4. All debates will take place live via video in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting.… Read more
Media release: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that he is postponing the Statewide General Primary/Presidential Preference Primary Election until June 9. On Wednesday, Gov. Brian Kemp extended the current public health state of emergency until May 13. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and Speaker of the House David Ralston concurred in the Governor’s… Read more