Advanced Voting Begins Today In Gwinnett County

You can vote in person through November 2 for the General Election

In Gwinnett County, you can cast your vote starting on Monday, October 15, 2012, for the November 6 General Election. The Gwinnett County Voter Registration and Elections Office is located at 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200, in Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (in the Town Center shopping center).  Absentee/Advanced voting hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am until 5:00 pm.  If you need more information, call 678.226.7210 or check out the Gwinnett County Elections website.   You may vote in one of the 4 Satellite Offices beginning on Monday, October 27th. These voting locations are only open for voting the Monday - Friday of the week immediately preceding the election from 9:00a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The four locations are: Voted ballots may be mailed …

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Updated Results for Runoff Races

Here are the latest numbers for the County Commissioner District 3, Superior Court Judge and State Court Judge races.

Here are the final numbers from Tuesday's elections. 11:35pm  County Commissioner District 3 (39 of 39 precincts reporting) Mike Beaudreau (I) (Rep) - 49.69% Tommy Hunter (Rep) - 50.31%   Superior Court Judge, Gwinnett Circuit (156 of 156 precincts reporting) Tracy Mason Blasi - 30.17% Kathy Schrader - 69.83%   State Court (156 of 156 precincts reporting) Emily Brantley - 59.62% Pam Britt - 40.38%

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Replay Live Coverage from Transportation Information Forum

Patch blogged live from the forum about the Regional Transportation Referendum in Lawrenceville, Ga. Replay the blog to see what happened.

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My Romney Experience

Looking for a candidate, I went to Brookwood for brunch ...

With less than a full-day’s notice, more than 2,000 people turned out Sunday at Brookwood High in Snellville for a Pancake Brunch with Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney. Some came out of support; some came for free pancakes; and yet others came seeking a candidate they could get behind before the Super Tuesday election. Though I was back among the press with some of the big names, I confess, I was there with hopes of finding a President. I saw and spoke with several people that I felt sure shared some of my political ideaologies and hopes; Republicans from many paths in life - of differing ages, vastly different backgrounds and differing religious philosophies. To be honest, I was a bit surprised to see some of these people …

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Could it be Newt?

Poll released today shows Gingrich leads in Georgia.

WSBTV relates a Landmark/RosettaStone poll on Thursday of 950 Republican voters in Georgia preferring Newt Gingrich with 42% of those surveyed; Mitt Romney - 22 %, Rick Santorum - 16 % and Ron Paul - 5 %. Fifteen percent of Georgians surveyed remained undecided. WSBTV is reporting that "The poll, with a margin of error of 3 percent, showed the results are very similar among men and women, but the candidates are in a virtual four way tie among voters age 18 to 34." Cast your ballot on Tuesday, March 6 in this primary. Voters in Grayson and Loganville will also be voting in the RunOff Election between Tom Kirby and Paul Smith for House District 107. Those in Gwinnett County will also be voting on allowing Sunday sales of alcohol in Gwinnett …

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Rick Santorum Seeks Votes in Georgia

Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum pleaded his case for the Republican nomination by promising to get the country back to its moral founding.

Georgia was certainly on presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s mind as he spoke at First Redeemer Church in Cumming Sunday evening. Lori Vance, who has worked closely with Santorum on the Senate floor to pass a partial birth abortion ban, was among those who arrived hours before the church doors opened. She drove five hours from Tennessee “just to support Rick” and proudly displayed a picture of her and Santorum around her neck. Young Voters Travel Far to Hear Santorum Speak Twenty-three-year-old Kevin Zurrica from Macon believes most people his age aren’t interested in the political process. But he hopes that Santorum will snag the nomination and win the hearts of America’s youth. According to Zurrica, America’s young voters are the key to…

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Watch Video as Newt Pushes Importance of Energy Independence

Forsyth Commissioner Jim Boff was glad to hear Gingrich comments about using American resources to stop depending on other sources for oil.

Patch caught up with Forsyth County Commission Chairman Jim Boff after Newt Gingrich spoke to the county's Republican party, and he was pleased to hear the presidential hopeful's comments about energy independence. "I loved what Newt had to say, most especially for me about trying to become energy independent through use of shale oil and also new oil reserves found in North Dakota," Boff said. Asked if he thought the country could return to gas prices of $2.50 a gallon or lower, which Gingrich said could happen if he was president, Boff said, "If he says it, I believe it. I can't independently establish the truth in that. But even if that's not necessarily the case, I think the fact that we won't have to depend on what the rest of the …

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Follow the Florida Primary

Can Gingrich win again in Florida? Or will Romney, Santorum or Paul prevail? Follow primary coverage from Patches in the Sunshine State.

Newt Gingrich won South Carolina. Mitt Romney took New Hampshire. And after checking and double checking, Rick Santorum put Iowa in his win column. Now Republicans in Florida will say who they want to head the GOP ticket. Voters across the Sunshine State will be casting ballots and our friends at the Florida Patches will be covering the crucial vote on a local level. Check out some of their sites: Bradenton Patch Brandon Patch Dunedin Patch Old Northeast - St. Petersburg Sarasota Patch Sarasota Patch is also hosting a live blog of the primary with input from Florida Republicans. Georgia's primary is Tuesday, March 6th. The last day to register to vote in the election is Monday, February 6th.

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