Did April 1st move to November 21st? Check out this piece from the Savannah Morning News: Robby Wells settles SSU lawsuit, says he’s running for president. Wells, who is white, alleged that he was fired from the historically black university…
Tag: Elections
Will the transportation sales tax pass next year in coastal Georgia?
The 1% sales tax for transportation infrastructure will go before Georgia voters in 12 regional districts in 2012. The current plan has the vote being held at the same time as the primaries, which would in theory attract more Republican…
First forum in Savannah mayoral runoff focuses on sustainability and transportation
I just listened to most of tonight’s forum with Jeff Felser and Edna Jackson, the final two who will face each other on December 6th in the Savannah mayoral runoff. The event was sponsored by the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, US…
Are struggling downtown areas shortchanged by local elections?
I can’t even begin to say how many frustrated downtown residents, commercial property owners, and business owners I know right now in Savannah. In my City Talk column today, I close with some lengthy (for a newspaper column like mine)…
Van Johnson re-elected to Savannah’s 1st district council seat, acrimony likely to continue
Van Johnson may have lost the support of many people in the downtown Savannah community (including many business owners who live and therefore vote in other districts), but he easily won re-election to his 1st district council seat with 68%…
Bell wins one at-large council seat easily; the other heads to a runoff between Bordeaux and Young
If you want evidence of Savannah voters NOT simply opting for candidates of their own race, take a look at the aldermen-at-large positions. Carol Bell, a black candidate, won Post 1 easily, with 64% of the vote in a 3-way…
Savannah’s 2011 general election: a good day for booze, school system, and term limits
Sunday package sales of beer, wine, and liquor was approved in Tuesday’s vote for every municipality in Chatham County except Garden City, where it failed 601 to 546. (One realizes just how small some of our municipalities are on election…
Mayoral runoff features Edna Jackson and Jeff Felser — both currently on council in at-large seats
There were only a few surprises in today’s elections in Savannah. As I had been expecting for weeks, the mayoral race will come down to a runoff between Edna Jackson and Jeff Felser. First, a few words about the also-rans.…
With Edna Jackson as clear frontrunner, the race is on for second spot in Savannah mayoral runoff
Judging from a new poll by InsiderAdvantage, Edna Jackson will pick up the most votes in Tuesday’s mayoral election in Savannah. Larry Peterson writes about the poll in the SMN/SavannahNow today: Poll: Voters like Edna Jackson for Savannah mayor, Sunday…
Will there be a concerted effort to defeat Sunday sales?
Many, many municipalities in Georgia — including all in Chatham County — will be voting in a few weeks on allowing Sunday package sales of beer, wine, and liquor. I wasn’t the only one expecting a serious campaign to defeat…
Judge’s ruling an embarrassment for key Savannah city officials
Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann’s ruling in favor of Ruel Joyner can only be read as a huge embarrassment for all the Savannah city officials involved with the challenge to Joyner’s residency. I’ll include clickable and expandable thumbnails of…
Clerk of Council ruling overturned, Ruel Joyner ruled eligible to run for Savannah City Council from 1st district
The Savannah Morning News, as well as other local media, reported an hour or two ago that Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann has ruled Ruel Joyner an eligible candidate for the 1st district Savannah city council seat. I don’t…
Thoughts on the first poll in the Savannah mayoral race
In my City Talk column today, I take an extended look back at the numbers from the 2003 Savannah city election, especially the mayoral race. I consider factors like turnout and race that should be relevant again this year. I…
Strange bedfellows: Eric Johnson, one of Georgia’s leading Republicans, supports Democrat Edna Jackson for Savannah mayor
It’s hard to be sure what to make of this news reported a couple of days ago by Larry Peterson of the Savannah Morning News: Leading Republican Eric Johnson backs Democrat Edna Jackson for Savannah mayor Click on that link…