Friday, November 9, 2012
A precinct-by-precinct breakdown.
President Barack Obama won Fulton County by nearly 115,000 votes Tuesday and he won DeKalb County by a little more than 173,000 votes. Both margins over Gov. Mitt Romney were somewhat smaller than his margin of victory over Sen. John McCain, his Republican challenger in the 2008 race. Here are the precinct-by-precinct results for the communities of East Atlanta Patch: FULTON COUNTY Parkside Elementary School- Precinct 01A Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church – Precinct 01B D.H. Stanton Elementary School - Precinct 01G Thomasville Recreation Center – Precinct 01R Benteen Elementary School – Precinct 01T Butler Street Baptist Church – Precinct 02D Little 5 Points Community Center – Precinct 02E Wheat St Towers Apt Complex – Precinct 02S Lang-…
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
East Atlanta Village pub asks folks to put a side the partisan differences and raise their glasses.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
With the election over, our friends at the Elder Tree House in East Atlanta Village posted this clever and humorous sign outside the eatery's entrance. It's not Republicans or Democrats we need to fear, it's the aliens. We would add that with all the ghost sightings of which we've been told in various parts of the Village, need to fear close encounters with the spiritual kind, too. — Péralte Paul
Democratic Incumbent Simone Bell voted in for another term in District 58 of the Georgia House of Representatives.
It’s been a fast and furious election season finish for Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) Not because she was in a hotly contested race Tuesday because she wasn’t. With all 26 precincts reporting, the Incumbent from District 58 garnered 87 percent of the votes to defeat Republican challenger Earl Cooper of Midtown. Almost 20,000 votes were cast. The backwards L-shaped district stretches from Virginia-Highland down to Fort McPherson in the southwest part of the city. Since winning a special election in 2009, Bell has served three sessions in the Georgia House of Representatives, but she entered Election Day 2012 doing all she could to make sure the next session doesn’t begin with the Republicans holding a the two-thirds “supermajority” threshold…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Now that you cast your ballot, some Atlanta eateries want you pick up a fork.
Next to eating out, there's nothing more that Atlantans like to do more than, well, eating. Some of our collective favorite eateries in Atlanta are offering dinner specials for those who have voted today. Atlanta.Eater.com has a list of places from Old Fourth Ward to Midtown to Virginia-Highland offering specials. Among them: Old Fourth Ward: Show voter stickers tonight at P'cheen and get a complimentary blue or red champagne cocktail. Virginia-Highland: There's an Nonpartisan Pig Pull at DBA Barbecue from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. featuring a $14 all-you-can-eat buffet with pork belly, bacon, mac and cheese, baked beans, bacon-banana pudding, and more. There will also be drink specials all night. Midtown: Election Day specials at Spice Market at …
East Lake reminds everyone to get out and vote.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
After months of campaigning, it's decision day. East Lake reminds us that it's time to get out there and vote. In Georgia, polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Any voter who is waiting in line to vote at 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. Here, from the Georiga Secretary of State's website is what you need to know: Voting on Election Day When you arrive at your polling place, you will complete a voter's certificate which asks for your name and residence address. You will then present the certificate and proper identification to the poll officials who will verify that you are a registered voter in that precinct by checking the voters list for that precinct. Voters are required to present identification at their polling place prior to …
Charter school amendment appears headed for win.
UPATE 5:50 pm If you are in line to vote at 7 pm, you will get to vote even though the polls close then. Tens of thousands of Fulton County voters have already cast ballots today. Turnout is especially high for today’s General Election, as it is in most Presidential election years. It's too early to know how this year compares to 2008. In the evening after traditional work hours, peak turnout is anticipated, and tens of thousands of additional voters could exercise their right to vote. Fulton County elections officials released a statement advising that voters who are in line at 7 pm will be allowed to vote under Georgia law. As provided by Georgia law, voters who are over age 75 or who have a disability are eligible to ask to move ahead …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Make this an election where you don't feel you are deciding between "Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-dum."
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
by Mark Greenstein We lament that so few congressional seats are in play; third and fourth parties change that! Your vote counts MORE if made for a 3rd party candidate. 4% of the vote in just ONE state makes a difference. It could put the U.S. Senate into one party or the other party's hands. Even if it doesn't, it gets the party NOTICED in two years. Your vote counts MORE when it is used to punish wayward incumbents. Republicans in Congress who wouldn't stop Medicare Part D, McCain-Feingold, and "bridges to nowhere" DESERVE to be punished. Democrats in Congress who wouldn't stop The Patriot Act, Guantanamo, "Don't Ask Don't Tell", Wall Street bailouts, big-bank protections, Social Security theft, and NDA imprisonments DESERVE to be …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Today is the last day you can vote early before the general election.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
by Patch Staff Taking sdvantage of the early voting and absentee ballot opportunity, some 250,837 people have already cast their ballots in Fulton and DeKalb counties as of Nov. 1. That's about 22.4 percent of the total 1,119,605 people who are regsistered to vote in both counties combined. You can still vote early through Friday, Nov. 2. That's today. Remember to bring your photo ID. Fulton County residents, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.: DeKalb County residents, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Here's a tally of the votes so far, from Oct. 15 through Nov. 1:
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The lawsuit alleges that the preamble and the question on the Nov. 6 ballot is biased in favor of approval of the measure.
An East Atlanta church minister and a public school teacher have filed a lawsuit in Fulton Superior Court against members of the state of Georgia government over the language of the Nov. 6 ballot as it pertains to charter schools. The lawsuit, filed by the Rev. Timothy McDonald, senior pastor at First Iconium Baptist Church in East Atlanta, and Dalton teacher Beverly Hedges, names Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp as co-defendants. The complaint alleges that Gov. Deal used language in the preamble to the ballot question and the ballot question itself that is misleading and that was not passed by the General Assembly. This is how the ballot language currently appears: "Provides for improving student …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Wording of the law merits a bit further discussion as to its intent.
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