Runoff voting starts Tuesday (Martin versus Chambliss in Georgia)

[Robbien]

Source: Albany Herald

ALBANY — Area election supervisors know the heavy 75-80 percent turnout day of the Nov. 4 election likely won’t be repeated, but early voting in the Dec. 2 runoff elections starts this week.

Early voting at the Dougherty Elections office, Room 220 at 222 Pine Avenue, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Tuesday through Nov. 26.

Anyone who requested to receive all absentee ballots by mail will be mailed one, and poll workers are readying for their return to Dougherty’s voting precincts on Dec. 2, Hatcher said.

Georgia voters will decide three statewide runoff races — U.S. Senate, between incumbent Saxby Chambliss, R-Moultrie, and Jim Martin, D-Atlanta; Public Service Commission, between Democrat Jim Powell and Republican Lauren McDonald, and the nonpartisan Georgia Court of Appeals, between Sara Doyle and Mike Sheffield.

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Certifying the results of the Nov. 4 election Thursday, Secretary of State Karen Handel said counties should be prepared to offer early voting for the runoff starting Monday, but several area counties weren’t sure they’d be able to complete logic and accuracy testing on voting machines quite that soon.

Read more: http://www.albanyherald.com/stories/20081116n1.htm

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On the Appeals Judges, Sara Doyle appears to be a liberal while Mike Sheffield is considered a conservative.

Jim Martin's site
http://www.martinforsenate.com/home.html

[onehandle]

1. I'll be voting. nt

[Zynx]

2. If we can get the black vote out like we did on Nov 4 we can win this.

[Robbien]

3. An article said that many first time voters left down ticket spots blank

So yes, if enthusiasm could be raised for this run-off, Dems could be sitting pretty

Martin's Phone banking is asking for volunteers
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[mcg]

4. Links for donating to Jim Martin's runoff campaign ...

http://www.martinforsenate.com/home.html

http://www.actblue.com/page/changetogeorgia?refcode=site

http://www.dscc.org/

[Joanne98]

5. Obama needs to run a TV ad. "I need this senate seat" "I need you to come out again"

"Yes we can". Make it short an run it thousands of times.