Friday, June 15, 2012
The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting Austell, Mableton and Cobb County
As we look ahead to November’s elections, South Cobb Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in town. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. Bookmark this page for updates. All South Cobb-related Elections: See a full list of all the candidates seeking office in one place. District 4 Commissioner: Want to know how the candidates stand on certain issues? Check out their answers covered live at the NAACP candidates forum. Superior Court Clerk: Despite a few issues, two of the three county Superior Court Clerk candidates are allowed to continue in the countywide election. House Resolution 1162: Voters will decide whether to change the Georgia's constitution to …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Cobb election officials were about 90 minutes slower getting results out last night, compared to the SPLOST vote in March 2011.
Those searching for election results Tuesday night on the Cobb County election returns home page had to wait until 9 p.m., two hours after the polls closed, for any information. It would be close to 11 p.m. before all of the results were in. When Cobb County had the SPLOST election last March, the first results came in by 7:30 p.m. In an e-mail to Patch, Elections Director Janine Eveler says there is a logical explanation. "Our processes have changed since March 2011; we no longer ask the poll workers to transmit results from the polls. Transmitting did provide some initial results sooner but it delayed the overall process by adding 42 additional steps to the poll closing procedures and because some polls made multiple unsuccessful …
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
In today's election, Cobb County residents voted in favor of Sunday alcohol sales by a landslide.
No shocker here. Unincorporated Cobb County has given its nod to Sunday sales of alcohol. The county follows various cities and other jurisdictions throughout the state that have done so. The state legislature passed a law last year that allowed cities and counties the right to make their own call on the issue. Other cities in Cobb that had the issue up for a vote were Marietta, Austell and Powder Springs. See results below and click on each city for details. Other cities—Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna (click one for details)—passed the measure in November 2011. Those in favor of Sunday alcohol sales pointed to the fact that with all of the other surrounding areas now having Sunday sales, it was only fair. 40.77% "I think it's important for …
Franz
3:13 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Way to go! There must be separation of church and state. The churches should not be making laws. Not to mention it does not make sense that you can drink in restaurants and bars, yet you cannot buy at the store and drink safely at HOME. more ›