State Representative Hardie Davis spoke only to WJBF News Channel 6 Thursday morning and confirmed that he will be running for former State Senator Ed Tarver’s seat.

It was the first day of early voting in the Augusta Commission District 1 runoff between Matt Aitken and Bill Fennoy. It’s an election that could change the racial balance on the Commission. That’s creating political interest, but no early voting rush. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Tuesday is Election Day, in the Garden City, but Election Officials say the big winner appears to be apathy. Even with three contested Commission races on the ballot, turnout will struggle to top ten percent. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

A U.S. Senate committee may consider President Obama’s nomination of State Senator Ed Tarver to be the U.S. Attorney for eastern Georgia this week. If he’s confirmed, Governor Sonny Perdue would have to order a special election to fill Tarver’s seat at the State Capitol.

People who aren’t happy with the Augusta Commission are getting a chance to vote for change…Advance voting for the November 3rd election began Monday in Augusta.

According to Lynn Bailey with the Richmond County Board of Elections, District 1 candidate Anthony Jones has withdrawn from this fall’s race for Augusta Commission. Click for press release.

According to Richmond County Board of Elections Executive Director Lynn Bailey, at its special called meeting, held August 3, 2009, the Richmond County Board of Elections unanimously voted to call for the special election to fill the vacancy in Board of Education District 5 to be held on November 3, 2009 in conjunction with the scheduled General Municipal Election.

Augusta’s next splost is a done deal, but at what cost? Voters overwhelmingly approved extending the one-cent sales tax, with more than 70 percent of the vote, but turnout was terrible…less than 10,000 voters took part. It cost more than $83,000 to hold this referendum, so on a per-vote basis, this was an expensive election.

Augusta voters head to the polls, Tuesday, to decide whether to continue the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or S.P.L.O.S.T. Voters are looking at a more than $180 million package. Supporters are confident it will pass. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has more.

Advance voting is underway and the numbers are picking up, as ballots are cast in Augusta’s sales tax election. That shows the interest is growing, but also reflects that two additional voting sites are now open. It’s more convenient for voters, but is it worth the cost? WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Voting is underway in Tuesday’s Senate runoff in Georgia. The race between Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democrat challenger Jim Martin could decide whether Democrats get a 60-vote super majority in the U.S. Senate. Neither candidate got the required 50% plus one in last month’s election. But, what kind of interest has the runoff generated? Election officials say voter turnout was expected to be light. WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford was out and about to gauge the turnout.

Advance voting ends for next Tuesday’s runoff, in Georgia. A big U.S. Senate race is on the ballot, and that’s bring out thousands of voters, but not the numbers we saw, four weeks ago. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Richmond County taxpayers will foot $75,000 bill for December 2nd runoff.

Hundreds in Augusta turned out at the polls, Election Day, but their votes did not get counted. But, they could still end up in some candidate’s column.

In a WJBF News Channel 6 Vote 08 report, a Richmond County voter is disappointed with her voting her experience. She claims something went wrong with her electronic ballot, but election workers disagree. Count on Fraendy Clervaud for the story.