Thursday, August 23, 2012
Online quiz helps voters find the candidate whose views most closely match their own.
If you are having a hard time deciding which candidate to support in the November presidential election, an online tool may provide some help. ISideWith.com offers a short quiz to gauge participants' views on domestic and foreign policy issues. The results are then compared with the policy positions of the candidates in order to show quiz takers which candidate has the most similar views. The quiz, which takes only a couple of minutes, indicated I side with Ron Paul and Mitt Romney on 88 percent of the issues. My views are an 85 percent match with Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. Interestingly, of the Georgians who have taken the quiz as of Aug. 22, their views match Johnson on 51 percent of the issues followed by Ron Paul (48 percent…
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Schrader, Brantley win their respective judicial races.
Gwinnett County voters went to the polls Tuesday to settle three races -- the Republican primary for the Gwinnett County District 3 Commission seat and two nonpartisan Gwinnett County judgeships. Unofficial results in the race for the District 3 commission seat show Tommy Hunter edging out Mike Beaudreau by a margin of 50.31 to 49.69 percent -- a lead of 56 votes. Beaudreau, who was seeking a third term, fell just short of the majority vote needed to win outright during the July 31 primary and was forced into a runoff with Hunter. Dacula resident Mike Korom and former Snellville mayor Jerry Oberholtzer also ran. Georgia law allows candidates to request a recount when the margin of victory is less than 1 percent. If the runoff results hold…
Monday, August 20, 2012
Gwinnett County Commission District 3 race along with Gwinnett Superior Court and State Court positions to be decided in runoff election.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Gwinnett voters will return to the polls tomorrow to decide three races. A runoff election to fill the Gwinnett County District 3 Commission seat and two Gwinnett County judgeships will occur Tuesday, Aug. 21. In the Gwinnett County District 3 race, incumbent Mike Beaudreau will face challenger Tommy Hunter. Beaudreau, who is seeking his third term, fell just short of the majority vote needed to win outright during the July 31 primary. Tracey Mason Blasi and Kathy Schrader are vying for the Gwinnett Superior Court judgeship being vacated by retiring Judge K. Dawson Jackson. Blasi, a Lawrenceville attorney, is a former Duluth Municipal Court judge. Schrader, a Duluth attorney and mediator, is a past president of the Gwinnett Bar …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Voters may cast ballots at the Gwinnett County Elections Office in Lawrenceville.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Advance voting is now underway for the Aug. 21 Republican runoff. Until Aug. 17, registered voters may visit the Gwinnett Elections Office at 455 Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. for advance voting. On Aug. 21, voting will take place at all regular precincts from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. If you voted in the Democratic primary, you will not be allowed to vote in the Republican runoff. There is no Democratic runoff. Voters who did not cast ballots in the general primary or voted a nonpartisan ballot may elect to vote in the Republican runoff. Voters may also request an absentee ballot. For more information about voter registration and advance voting, please visit the elections webpage. Sample ballots are available on the…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Gwinnett County District 3 commission race will be decided during the Aug. 21 runoff.
With 47 percent of the vote, incumbent Mike Beaudreau fell short in his bid to win the Gwinnett County District 3 commission race outright. Beaudreau will now face second place finisher Tommy Hunter in the Aug. 21 runoff. In June, Dacula Patch asked each of the candidates in the race for District 3 to answer several questions regarding their political views and goals. Here, in their entirety, are the answers provided by Beaudreau and Hunter: 1.) Why are you seeking election as the Gwinnett County District 3 commissioner? Beaudreau: When the new Board of Commissioners is sworn in in January, at least four of the five seats will be held by individuals with a maximum of two years in county government. I decided to run for a third and final …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Gwinnett County District 3 commission incumbent fails to secure enough votes to avoid a runoff.
Though he managed to secure over 47 percent of the vote in a four-man race, the vote tally fell short of the majority total Mike Beaudreau needed to avoid a runoff. With all precincts reporting, Beaudreau had 47 percent of the vote followed by Tommy Hunter with 22 percent and Jerry Oberholtzer with 20 percent. Dacula resident Mike Korom finished last with 10 percent. The runoff between Beaudreau and Hunter will be held Aug. 21. Voters Say No to TSPLOST Despite a massive marketing campaign designed to convince voters that the future of Atlanta depended upon passage of the 10-year, 1 percent transportation sales tax or TSPLOST, the referendum failed by a wide margin with 62.59 percent voting against the measure. A TSPLOST referendum was …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Have you been to the polls yet? Let us know how you voted in our virtual exit poll.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Gwinnett County polling locations are now open and will remain open until 7 p.m. this evening. After you have cast your ballot, let us know how you voted in our virtual exit poll for Democratic voters. Only non-binding questions, the TSPLOST referendum and contested races are listed.
Have you been to the polls yet? Let us know how you voted in our virtual exit poll.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Gwinnett County polling locations are now open and will remain open until 7 p.m. this evening. After you have cast your ballot, let us know how you voted in our virtual exit poll for Republican voters. Only non-binding questions, the TSPLOST referendum and contested races are listed.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
The Georgia Secretary of State website provides a way to study your ballot before you go to the polls.
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Want to review the local races, referendum and non-binding questions on the ballot before heading to the polls on Tuesday, July 31? Visit the "My Voter Page" on the Georgia Secretary of State website. Type in your date of birth, first initial, last name and county of residence and click submit. The website will display a results page with the applicable voting districts, polling place as well as a sample ballot (see images). Due to last year's redistricting, many voters are now in different congressional, state house, state senate and school board districts. Dacula residents are now part of the 10th Congressional District and many residents are also in new state house and school board districts. More information is available on the …
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
View this presentation by the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation for details regarding how TSPLOST proceeds would be spent in Gwinnett.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
If the Transportation Investment Initiative referendum passes on July 31, the proceeds from the 10-year, 1-percent sales tax will fund several local transportation projects. View the above presentation by the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation for more information regarding TSPLOST projects proposed for the county. You might also be interested in reading:
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