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DeKalb: Early Voting set in runoffs for Doraville Mayor, Stonecrest City Council

The DeKalb Board of Elections has set early voting for the Dec. 3 Doraville and Stonecrest runoffs. Early voting will be held at the DeKalb Board of Elections office at 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA  30032 and at Stonecrest Library, 2123 Klondike Road, Lithonia, GA 30038 Early voting hours  Thursday, Nov. 21: 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. – Friday, Nov. 27: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. No weekend early voting In Doraville, former council member Joseph Geierman came in first on Nov. 5, with more than 39% of the vote. He’ll face incumbent Mayor Donna Pittman, who received about 28%. In Stonecrest, Tammy Grimes, with 45% of the vote, will face Dave…

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Early Voting set in runoffs for Doraville Mayor, Stonecrest City Council Post 5

The DeKalb Board of Elections has set early voting for the Dec. 3 Doraville and Stonecrest runoffs, Early voting will be held at the DeKalb Board of Elections office at 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA  30032 and at Stonecrest Library, 2123 Klondike Road, Lithonia, GA 30038. Early voting hours  Thursday, Nov. 21: 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. – Friday, Nov. 27: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. No weekend early voting In Doraville, former council member Joseph Geierman came in first on Nov. 5, with more than 39% of the vote. He’ll face incumbent Mayor Donna Pittman, who received about 28%. In Stonecrest, Tammy Grimes, with 45% of the vote, will face Dave…

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Major Georgia voting snafu has robbed 100s of votes from Rep. Scott Holcomb for years

Jonathan Grant @Brambleman Going back at least to 2012, a major error by the DeKalb County Board of Elections has put nearly 700 voters who should be in Democratic Rep. Scott Holcomb’s House District 81 in (up until recently) safe Republican House District 79. Bear in mind, Doraville North is a reliably blue precinct, giving Democratic candidates hefty majorities. Jon Ossoff took Doraville North last year with 75 percent of the vote. These voters would have increased Holcomb’s victory margin in 2016 by about 200, and they are even more crucial in a mid-term election, when turnout is typically lower. Here’s what happened: A portion of Doraville North extends east past Buford Highway around Oakcliff Road near the Gwinnett County line; Buford Highway…

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