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Republican Joshua Tolbert, a mechanical engineer and business owner from Cobb County, is running for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, pledging to use technical expertise to protect ratepayers.
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Fulton County has accepted more than 13,000 absentee ballot applications for the Nov. 3 election, and Sandy Springs voters can cast early ballots starting Tuesday at three local sites.
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Fulton County opens 18 days of early voting on Oct. 13 with three Sandy Springs locations offering weekday, Saturday and Sunday hours through Oct. 30 for the Nov. 3 general election.
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Fulton County has accepted 11,452 absentee ballot applications for the Nov. 3 election, up more than 1,300 in a week, as early voting opens Tuesday, Oct. 13, at three Sandy Springs locations.
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Katherine E. Juhan-Arnold, a Democrat, is running for Georgia agriculture commissioner in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Tyler Harper, citing a need for measurable outcomes and accountable leadership at the department.
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Zane Placie, a 26-year-old actuary, is running for the Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District Board in the Nov. 3 general election, saying he wants to increase transparency and refocus the office on erosion control.
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Georgia's State Election Board voted 3-2 on Monday, Sept. 28, to ask the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to pressure the secretary of state's office to update the state's QR-code voting machines, just two weeks before early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 13, at three Sandy Springs locations.
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