When Ronnie Strength announced he would not seek another term as sheriff, a flurry of hats was tossed into the ring. Few predicted the election’s outcome eight months later.
Board of Elections members have given Executive Director Lynn Bailey a green light to scrutinize a list of voters whose addresses appear to be vacant lots or abandoned houses.
A sample analysis of registered voters in Richmond County found more that two dozen individuals whose home of record was an empty lot or an uninhabitable structure.
Augustans who live in commission District 1 are showing little interest in voting early in the runoff between incumbent Matt Aitken and challenger Bill Fennoy.
Much like today, in 2009, two black candidates and two white candidates faced off in the general election, with Matt Aitken coming in first and Bill Fennoy in second.
Now that she is 19 and old enough to vote, casting a ballot Tuesday will be a milestone for Katelin Boykin, who has spina bifida myelomeningocele and is confined to a wheelchair.
Even though about half for the 80,000 or so voters expected in this election had already cast their ballots, Richmond County Elections Director Lynn Bailey still predicts lines at the polls Tuesday.
Nearly 30 percent of local registered voters cast a ballot in advance of Tuesday’s General Election. In Richmond County, 31,113 voters took advantage of the three-week advance voting period ...
Should he succeed in defeating Freddie Sanders on Tuesday, Richard Roundtree will be the first black man to hold that office since it was established more than 230 years ago.
Today is the last day polls will be open for advance voting in Georgia. Richmond County Elections Director Lynn Bailey expects almost 4,000 more voters to cast a ballot at the three polling locations.
Depending on who you ask, the Richmond County Board of Education District 8 race needs a veteran with experience or a newcomer to replace officials who have overstayed their welcome.
Two relative insiders, both with close ties to sitting Augusta politicians, and a Michigan transplant are vying to represent the city's affluent District 3 on the Augusta Commission.
Incumbent Marion Barnes said his experience and knowledge of the issues gives him an upper-hand, but Lucien Williams says his fresh set of eyes and financial background can help bring change.
Marion Williams and Harold Jones, candidates for the Super District 9 post on the Augusta Commission, revealed different approaches to leadership during a forum Thursday at Eastview Community Center.
Richmond County voters can register or update their information at the Board of Elections office in the Municipal Building on Greene Street, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In the final quarterly fundraising report due prior to Nov. 6 commission elections, District 3 contender Mary Davis and District 7 hopeful Donnie Smith are about $10,000 ahead of the competition.
