Former Cobb Chairman behind Braves move has died

September 30, 2019 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia county chairman who helped bring a baseball stadium to his area has died.

News outlets report former Cobb County Chairman Tim Lee died Sunday after...

Voters punish Braves’ deal broker; boost Ferguson’s DC bid

By RUSS BYNUMJuly 27, 2016 GMT

A county chairman who helped the Atlanta Braves move to the suburbs in what some voters saw as a secret deal was badly beaten in Tuesday's runoff elections, which also saw a former mayor in west Georgia win the Republican nomination to replace a retiring GOP congressman.

Georgians returned to the polls in several races that required runoffs because no candidate won more than half the vote in the May 24 primaries.

Early voting totals up in some Georgia primary runoffs

By KATHLEEN FOODYJuly 16, 2016 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians have a week left to vote early in primaries forced to runoff elections, including the Republican contest for retiring Rep. Lynn Westmoreland's seat in Congress.

Secretary of State Brian Kemp's office reported that more than 53,000 people so far cast ballots for races around the state since July 5. Georgia law requires a runoff if no candidate wins a majority in a general primary. There are no statewide races this time, but a competitive...