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The Associated Press
Georgia voters find shorter lines than some expected
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
Still, nearly 35 percent of registered voters had cast ballots by the end of early voting last Friday. Election officials in many Georgia counties predict ...
Ga. residents head to polls in droves Daily Report
Polls Open Across Georgia WSBtv.com
Voters Wait Patiently in Line to Cast Ballot MyFox Atlanta
Rome News-Tribune
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Trouble brews for voter freebies
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
According to the secretary of state’s office, rewards and discounts being offered today to people who show up with “I’ma Georgia voter” stickers are illegal ...
Richmond County Last Minute Voting Information WJBF-TV
Information for Those Who Have Verification Problems Today WRBL
Ga. vote count hits snag in Fulton, Gwinnett counties WTVM
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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New York Times
Georgia awaits presidential winner
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
The exit polls, conducted of both voters who cast early or advance ballots and those voting Tuesday, showed that African-Americans made up 30 percent of the ...
Voters Experience Short Lines at Polls MyFox Atlanta
15 electoral votes up for grabs in heavily GOP Ga. Access North Georgia
Polls now open for historic election Rome News-Tribune
WJBF-TV - Atlanta Journal Constitution
all 327 news articles »

HispanicBusiness.com
State says voter freebies against the law
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
... to all its customers; but special offers just for voters is prohibited,” said Matt Carrothers, spokesman for the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. ...
Georgia Law Prohibits Freebies, Specials Just for Voters MyFox Atlanta
Gifts For Voters Forbidden In Georgia WJBF-TV
FREE Food for Votes NOT A Publicity Stunt, It’s A Felony! Mosnar Communications Inc Blog
all 677 news articles »
GA Voters Showing Up In Massive Numbers
Today's MGT, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Millions of Georgia voters will crowd polling sites across the state amid warnings that some residents could wait in lines that could stretch hours long. ...
Ga. polls close Access North Georgia
Q&A: Election Day 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution
all 14 news articles »
Final stats say a nail-biting night ahead
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
The second is whether Obama can win over the last few white voters he needs to beat out McCain.” — InsiderAdvantage puts the presidential race in Georgia ...

Tampabay.com
Coweta voter turnout 66%
Newnan Times-Herald, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Starbucks offered a free 12-ounce coffee to voters, and people sporting "I'm A Georgia Voter" stickers got in line again for a free chicken tender lunch at ...
Walker County voters lining up early to cast ballots Walker County Messenger
Many Habersham voters cast early ballots Northeast Georgian
Turnout the way it should be Walton Tribune
all 1,626 news articles »
Ga. voters to decide key contests
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - Nov 4, 2008
AP -- Georgia voters are deciding whether Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama will be able claim the state's 15 electoral votes. ...
Will US Senate race require a runoff? Atlanta Journal Constitution
Turnout heavy as nation selects new president Gainesville Times
Martin making last-minute push for US senate seat WTOC
Insider Advantage Georgia - 13wmaz
all 551 news articles »
What's on this page →
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
Georgia voters were most concerned about the economy: 60 percent picked it as the No. 1 issue. And 53 percent pronounced themselves “very worried” about the ...
PEACH BUZZ: Cheerleaders stand in for voters in line
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
The Georgia secretary of state’s office clarified for Buzz that there’s no legal problem with using placeholders in voting lines. In other pre-election news ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, state law prohibits businesses from offering free merchandise or discounts to voters unless they make ...
Turnout high in county
Post Searchlight, GA - Nov 4, 2008
With 82 percent of the precincts reporting, 67.7 percent of the Georgia voters approved the amendment's passage to 32.2 percent voting no. ...
Key findings from the Georgia exit poll
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - Nov 4, 2008
AP -- Six in 10 Georgia voters said the economy was the most important issue facing the country, and more than eight in 10 said they were worried about the ...

WJBF-TV
Midday Election Update In Georgia
WJBF-TV, GA - Nov 4, 2008
“I want to especially thank Governor Perdue for assisting Georgia’s voters by dedicating the Governor’s Office of Customer Service and 1-800-GEORGIA to ...
Grady L. Cornish: Absentee voting needs attention Online Athens
COUNTDOWN 2008: ELECTION DAY: IN VOTERS’ HANDS Atlanta Journal Constitution
Georgia Secretary Of State Issues Election Day Reminders WJBF-TV
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Voters approve two state amendments
Gwinnett Daily Post, GA - Nov 4, 2008
The first amendment on the ballot asked voters whether the constitution should be amended to encourage the preservation of Georgia's forests encompassing ...
Georgia Poll Released by Public Policy Polling: Barack Obama
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - Nov 4, 2008
The second is whether Obama can win over the last few white voters he needs to beat out McCain.” Former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr is mostly a non factor ...
Libertarian Barr struggles to top 1 percent Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Libertarian Barr wants to send signal to GOP Atlanta Journal Constitution
Libertarian Barr Struggles to Top 1 Percent WSAV-TV
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Coalition Keeping Watch on Ga. Polling Places
WXIA-TV, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Voters who left the polling place with their "I'm a Georgia Voter" stickers told 11Alive News that it only took about ten minutes to get from the front of ...

WJBF-TV
Hundreds Of Thousands Head To Georgia Polls
WJBF-TV, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Georgia voters were largely greeted by surprisingly short waits Tuesday, a welcome change from the lengthy lines that frustrated those who waited hours to ...
Expect Long Waits at Polls
13wmaz, GA - Nov 4, 2008
ATLANTA (AP) -- Millions of Georgia voters will crowd polling sites across the state amid warnings that some residents could wait in lines that could ...
ELECTION NOTEBOOK: Hundreds vote, get free meal
Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 4, 2008
About 300 lucky voters who went by Shane’s Rib Shack on Vineville Avenue on Tuesday got a free meal just by showing their “I’ma Georgia Voter” sticker. ...

Catoosa County News
Ringgold voters express views on presidency
Catoosa County News, GA - Nov 4, 2008
“I haven’t voted since Richard Nixon,” said Richard Adams, who recently moved back to Georgia from Chattanooga. He planned to cast his vote for Democratic ...
Incentives to vote not legal in Georgia
WTOC, GA - Nov 4, 2008
According to the Secretary of State's Office, it is illegal for businesses to offer incentives to voters and is considered a felony in the State of Georgia. ...
Voters elect Sipe to Bibb County school board District 3 seat
Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 4, 2008
From there she worked as Middle Georgia PTA Council president and a chair of the state PTA councils. Budget challenges, building a new Heard Elementary ...
Lines form early at polling places
Access North Georgia, GA - Nov 4, 2008
By Ken Stanford Editor UNDATED - Lines began forming last night at some polling places in Georgia in anticipation of a record voter turnout today. ...
Lunchtime Turnout Lite; National Exit Polls Being Conducted In Rome
Rome News Wire, ga - Nov 4, 2008
Town Rome had one voter inside the building at 1pm and 305 voters had cast their ballot up until that point. A sign of the times as Georgia beacomes a ...
No problems reported as area voters hit the polls
Online Athens, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Statewide, an estimated 2 million people — more than a third of Georgia's 5.6 million registered voters — had voted through Friday. ...
Majority opinions of The Red &?Black's editorial board
Red and Black, GA - Nov 4, 2008
... Libertarian, white, black, purple or pissed off - and registered - we urge University students to vote and wear their "Georgia Voter" stickers with pride.
Election Day preparation: How do I get ready?
WRDW-TV, GA - Nov 4, 2008
AUGUSTA, Ga. --- Tomorrow the polls will be filled with the voters who "elected" to wait until election day. 12 is On Your Side to help you prepare and ...
Georgia Legislature: GOP fends off tilt toward Dems
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
By JAMES SALZER Georgia voters didn’t appear to be in the mood to make many changes at the Statehouse on Tuesday. A few incumbents lost or looked as if they ...
Exit Polls: Economy is Key Concern 13wmaz
Things to watch on Election Day WFXL Fox 31
Both parties expect Democratic Senate pickups Macon Telegraph
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Prine is new sheriff in Lowndes County
WALB-TV, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Prine has over thirty years experience in Law enforcement that's included time on the Georgia SWAT team to security detail for former president Jimmy Carter ...
Charlton voters turning out in record numbers
Charlton County Herald, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Georgia has about 5.6 million registered voters and a higher than normal turnout is expected all around the state and across the nation, as well.
Weather won’t hinder vote
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
Early voters will experience a slight chill, with a temperature of 49 degrees predicted for 7 am, when polls open in Georgia. It’ll be 58 degrees when polls ...
Georgia amendment on redevelopment ‘going down to wire’
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
By HEATHER VOGELL Georgia voters seemed evenly divided Tuesday night on whether to change the state constitution to allow developers to divert school tax ...
Doyle, Sheffield likely run-off candidates in appeals court race
Daily Report, GA - Nov 4, 2008
And while Sheffield was rewarded for his willingness to talk about hot-button issues with a spot on a Georgia Christian Alliance voter guide, ...
DA King: Handel is doing her job well
Online Athens, GA - Nov 4, 2008
So Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel tried to ensure that all voters in this state, casting ballots in an American presidential election, are citizens ...
Clayton sends up helicopter to check lines
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
She is with Georgia Election Protection Group, a group of attorneys and paralegals working as poll watchers. Around 6:30 am, Clayton County Commission ...
4614 early votes cast in Fannin
TheNewsObserver, GA - Nov 4, 2008
... the county’s 16000 voters have cast a vote prior to the Nov. 4 general election. In a county-by-county tally of Georgia’s early voting turnout, the Nov. ...
Lines already forming in Fulton
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
By 5 am Tuesday, he was joined by a half-dozen other voters, including state Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta), most wrapped in blankets to ward off the predawn ...
Metro Atlantans eager for outcome in presidential race
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
Voters at four precincts in Rockdale County almost had to find their way by candlelight after the polling stations temporarily lost power but still were ...
What's on this page →
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
Get the latest news, opinions and blogs on politics and the election from across the state on the Georgia Politics page. Have a news tip? ...

USA Today
Few problems in Bibb County voting
Today's MGT, GA - Nov 4, 2008
There were few reported problems at the polls Tuesday as voters stood in lines shorter than expected. Wait times at local polling places averaged only 15 to ...
Turnout expectations raise polling fears Atlanta Journal Constitution
Record number of voter expected to deluge polls Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
all 1,979 news articles »
Tax tug-of-war will be state legislative sideshow
Fayette Daily News, GA - Nov 4, 2008
"We're going to slow that down," he said during a speech to the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. His proposal unveiled in 2006, dubbed the GREAT Plan, ...
Epps barely leads Freeman in House race too close to call
Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 4, 2008
In his campaign, Epps said Freeman was out of touch with Middle Georgia voters and had become a rubber stamp for the state GOP leadership. ...
ELECTION: Sane wins another term as Whitfield tax commish
Daily Citizen, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Miller previously said challenging Sane was an uphill battle because he was “taking on one of the top politicians in North Georgia. ...
Fayette considers SPLOST, Sunday alcohol sales
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages by the drink: Voters can decide if the city of Fayetteville may authorize sales of alcoholic beverages by the drink on ...
Yeah, this could be easier
Rome News-Tribune, GA - Nov 4, 2008
And, in Georgia, you’re about to cast a ballot on a brand of voting machine that has perhaps the most notorious flaws and risks yet discovered. ...
Two-hour surge in voting expected in McDuffie County
McDuffie Mirror, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Sistie Hudson, who is being challenged for her District 124 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives by Thomson resident Scott Nutial, said, ...
Obama Divides Dixie, but GOP Still Dominates
Southern Political Report, GA - Nov 4, 2008
The states went mostly as pre-election polls had forecast, although McCain’s victory in Georgia -- 59% to 40% with 76% of precincts reporting -- was much ...
Jobs on the ballot
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
Georgia’s job market has shrunk dramatically. In September, the state was No. 2 nationally in job losses, and its 6.5 percent unemployment rate overshadows ...
A campaign to remember
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
... general election: Some 29 million voters nationwide had cast ballots by the end of most early voting last week. State after state, including Georgia, ...
Fulton appeals school tax ruling
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
By Paul Donsky Fulton County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand went to the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday to appeal a lower court ruling that ordered his ...
PaMaDoCoBloNaBloPoMoMo, Day 4: Cello Centered gets my vote
Paste Magazine, GA - Nov 4, 2008
“I live in Massachusetts, where early voting can be done only through absentee ballot, so it was quite an eye-opener to spend the last week in Georgia, ...
Obama surges ahead of McCain
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
NBC projected McCain as the winner in Georgia however. Obama swept to victories in traditionally Democratic states in the East and Midwest, while McCain ...
Smyre wins
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - Nov 4, 2008
In an election year in which a lot of people have talked about change, voters in Columbus for the 18th time voted to put Calvin Smyre in the Georgia General ...
Incumbents show well in Fulton judicial races
Daily Report, GA - Nov 4, 2008
“And I also think it's important to note that, in this election, the people have once again said that they do not want the judiciary of Georgia politicized ...
Economy Top Issue For Georgia Voters
WSBtv.com, GA - Nov 4, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Six in 10 Georgia voters cited the economy as their top priority in Tuesday's elections. And it was really no surprise, because the vast ...
ELECTION: Three new members to join Murray BOE
Daily Citizen, GA - Nov 4, 2008
He and I have spoken and we have the same ideas and the same vision, to get our school system to being the best in the state of Georgia. ...
Long lines, waits reported at Aiken County polls
Augusta Chronicle, GA - Nov 4, 2008
South Carolina polls were expecting somewhat more traffic than Georgia polls because the state doesn't have early or advance voting procedures. ...
Brooke Kelley and Jody Chapin at the Mulberry Inn
WTOC, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Jack Kingston has a group of first time voters who are keeping up with his numbers and so far the numbers are strong for the 14-year rep. for 1st district. ...
ELECTION: Get results here tonight as they become available
Blackshear Times,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
Turnout was a near-record 76 percent then. Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has predicted turnout statewide could be between 80-85 percent.
Modena re-elected Bibb County sheriff
Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 4, 2008
By Amy Leigh Womack - awomack@macon.com Bibb County voters have chosen two-term incumbent Jerry Modena to lead the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office for another ...
Heavy voting reported around Liberty
Coastal Courier, GA - Nov 4, 2008
The VFW precinct, like most in the area, experienced a steady but manageable stream of voters throughout the late morning as poll-workers took a breath to ...
Where’s the love?
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 4, 2008
Voting is done by 12 media members, one covering each team, after the schools send nominations to the ACC office. (The AJC is not among those 12 voters).
Some Georgians Suspected Of Voting Twice
WSBtv.com, GA - Nov 4, 2008
A team of investigative journalists from WSB-TV in Atlanta, WFTV in Orlando and WFTS in Tampa and WCPO in Cincinnati compared Georgia's voter rolls with ...

ABC News
A Viewer's Guide to Election Night
WSAV-TV, GA - Nov 4, 2008
... of African-American voters in key Southern states. A bigger-than-expected tide – sparked by Obama’s candidacy – could add electoral votes from Georgia, ...
What to watch for on Election Night Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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McCain leads in Ga. but uncounted votes delay call
Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 4, 2008
A record 2 million Georgians cast their ballots early, more than a third of the state's registered voters. Many counties were slow in tallying and reporting ...
Catoosans speak loudly at the polls; One race will continue
Catoosa County News, GA - Nov 4, 2008
According to Catoosa County Registrar Donna Bomar, approximately 24713 or 69.3 percent, of the county’s 35617 registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s ...
More than Rogers and Segall on Alabama ballot
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Local Amendment 1 proposes that Phenix City not be allowed to sell off its water or sewer system without the approval of county voters. ...
Voters take cameras into booths, testing laws
Augusta Chronicle, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Throughout Election Day, voters were uploading videos and photos of themselves pulling levers and punching holes in ballots — a practice that could be ...
Midstate voters react to historic election
Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 4, 2008
And, on Tuesday, Georgia favored the GOP nominee again. With nearly 90 percent of the state’s votes counted, Sen. John McCain led Obama by close to 11 ...
Hotly contested PSC race close
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - Nov 4, 2008
Georgia voters seemed likely to adopt a constitutional amendment that would give a tax break to owners of vast tracts of forest land. ...
Lawyers to Help Voters at the Polls
MyFox Atlanta, GA - Nov 4, 2008
They're part of the Georgia’s election protection organization, and they plan to make sure all eligible voters have the opportunity to have their vote ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Obama Wins White House
WSBtv.com, GA - Nov 4, 2008
The hotly contested Senate race in Georgia between Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin could not be called Tuesday night. ...
Obama sweeps to victory as first black president Macon Telegraph
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McCain fights to hold red states; Obama wins Ohio, Pennsylvania
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - Nov 4, 2008
He took Georgia and North Dakota, denying Obama hoped-for steals in the South and Plains. However, Obama won New Mexico, a state that voted Republican in ...
Webster upsets White, BOE goes to run-off
True Citizen (subscription), GA - Nov 4, 2008
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com While Senator John McCain was expected to get Georgia's 15 electoral votes, Burke County voters backed Senator ...
Democrats make gains in NC amid startling changes
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - Nov 4, 2008
The state hadn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1976, when Jimmy Carter from neighboring Georgia went to the White House. ...
Cabbage Patch Palin doll gets the biggest bid
Access Atlanta, GA - Nov 4, 2008
The five-day benefit for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation touted the Georgia-bred dolls in the very limited edition guises of presidential candidates ...

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