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Monday, Feb. 11, 2013

Bills would make county elections nonpartisan

Local legislators could make all county posts except county commissioner nonpartisan under a handful of bills approved Monday by the Senate Ethics Committee.

By Walter C. Jones

Friday, Feb. 8, 2013

Slowinski to seek Broun seat

Brian Slowinksi, a Columbia County Republican, has announced he will seek the 10th Congressional District seat.

By Donnie Fetter

Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013

Barrow says little about possible run for Senate seat

U.S. Rep. John Barrow says he hasn't given "any serious thought" to a 2014 run for the U.S. senate seat Saxby Chambliss is retiring from.

By Susan McCord

Elections board to review director applications

Columbia County's Board of Elections is set to meet Wednesday to begin sorting through applications for a successor to retired Director Deborah Marshall.

Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013

Analysis: Chambliss bows out, others rush in

ATLANTA -- Many might want to replace retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss, but Georgia politics offer no clear path to the U.S. Senate seat.

By Walter C. Jones

Friday, Jan. 18, 2013

Colbert's sister entering SC Congress race

Democrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch plans to file next week to enter the race for the 1st District, campaign manager Bill Romjue said Friday.

By Bruce Smith

Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013

Voters' eligibility in question

The Richmond County Board of Elections voted Monday to challenge the eligibility of 33 voters whose addresses of record are located at businesses or vacant lots.

By Steve Crawford

Monday, Jan. 14, 2013

Marshall retires as elections director

Deborah Marshall had been on leave since surgery in April for a malignant brain tumor.

By Barry L. Paschal

Monday, Jan. 7, 2013

Legislators meet with commission

Augusta legislators and city commissioners will sit down to discuss local issues Tuesday

Friday, Jan. 4, 2013

Feds reject bill to move Augusta elections

A legislator's effort to move Augusta Commission elections from November to July was rejected by the U.S. Justice Department as a veiled effort to dilute minority voting strength.

By Susan McCord

Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012

Roundtree makes history with victory

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.

By Steve Crawford

Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012

Sanford considers comeback

COLUMBIA - Acknowledging reports that he will try to re-enter politics, two-term governor Mark Sanford wrote in an email to The Associated Press late Saturday: "To answer your question, yes the ...

By Seanna Adcox

Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012

Barrow to meet with new constituents

U.S. Rep. John Barrow will hold a constituent transition meeting from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Augusta 12th Congressional District office on Laney-Walker Boulevard.

By Lisa Kaylor

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012

Officials to look at vacant lot voters

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.

By Steve Crawford

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012

Fennoy beats Aitken in Augusta Commission runoff

With all 15 precincts reporting Bill Fennoy won 63 percent of the vote in Tuesday's runoff to win the District 1 commission seat.

By Susan McCord

Monday, Dec. 3, 2012

District 1 commission runoff Tuesday

Voters in Augusta's District 1 will return to the polls Tuesday to decide who will represent them on the Augusta Commission: Matt Aitken or Bill Fennoy.

By Susan McCord

Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012

City Ink: Sheriff's office shakeup coming

A top administrator in the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is targeted for demotion after Sheriff-elect Richard Roundtree takes office in January.

By Sylvia Cooper

Voters registered at empty lots?

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.

By Steve Crawford

District 1 campaign donations trickle in

Matt Aitken, now the incumbent defending his Augusta Commission seat against a challenge by Bill Fennoy, raised $4,240 since the Nov. 6 general election, according to campaign filings due Friday. ...

By Susan McCord

Friday, Nov. 30, 2012

Advance voter turnout low in runoff

According to data provided Friday by Richmond County Board of Elections Executive Director Lynn Bailey, only 419 of the district's 14,155 registered voters, or 3 percent, cast ballots during the ...

By Susan McCord