Ballots Cast as of noon on October 30, 2020 Total Number of Ballots Cast: 3,708,214 Total Number of Early, In-Person Ballots Cast Today: 70,006 Total Number of Early, In-Person Ballots Cast: 2,538,125 Total Number of Absentee By Mail Ballots Cast: 1,170,089 Ballots Cast as of Close of Polls on November 3, 2016 Total Number of
As of 3:30 p.m. today, Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) are reporting 244,166 customers without power. The hardest hit areas are in metro Atlanta and the north and west regions of Georgia. Tropical Storm Zeta hit the state with tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain. From a press release from the Georgia EMC: At first
From a press release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that family-owned and operated Ken’s Foods will invest $103 million and create 70 new jobs as they expand their manufacturing and distribution operations in Henry County. “It’s a pleasure to see this family-owned company continue their investment in
Records continue to be broken as people are voting early in Georgia: Ballots Cast as of 5 p.m. on October 27, 2020 (percent increase over 2016 after 15 days in each) Total Number of Ballots Cast: 3,159,807 (+96.6%) Total Number of Early, In-Person Ballots Cast So Far Today: 141,982 Total Number of Early, In-Person Ballots
Last Thursday, I posted about the possible impact upon the Presidential and U.S. Senate races in Georgia by the forthcoming decision of the International Trade Commission (ITC) in the trade secret case between SK Innovation and LG Chem. A ruling was supposed to have been issued yesterday, October 26, but the ITC has postponed the
The General Assembly created the Office of the Child Advocate (“OCA”) in 2000 in order “to serve as an independent system of checks and balances for Georgia’s child protection services by monitoring the agencies charged with providing such services.” The Office is responsible for responding “to complaints from children, relatives, foster parents, and child welfare
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced today that is has formally endorsed U.S. Senator David Perdue for re-election. The Chamber cited “his outstanding record of defending free enterprise, creating jobs, and supporting small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.” Sen. David Perdue: “Georgia has been named the best state in the country in which to do business
SK Innovation, an energy company based in South Korea, has been investing heavily in Georgia to construct facilities to produce electric vehicle batteries in Commerce, Georgia. Overall, they have anticipated spending $2.6 billion and creating 2,600 jobs by 2024. The batteries produced are to be used in several vehicles made by automobile manufacturers, including Volkswagen,
From a press release: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is forming a bipartisan task force with election experts, political leaders, state and county election officials, civil rights leaders, and nonpartisan groups to improve elections in Georgia. The Georgia Bipartisan Task Force for Safe, Secure, and Accessible Elections will meet weekly between now and the
UGA Heisman Trophy winner and National Championship football player Herschel Walker has endorsed Sen. Kelly Loeffler for the U.S. Senate jungle primary race. An ad has been released where Herschel touts her support of President Trump, her pro-life stance, and her stand against the “cancel culture.” Transcript: HERSCHEL: “When I played football, I ran over
