Hall County Elections

It was just prior to 9 p.m. Tuesday night at The Elks Club in Gainesville that the results became clear: Gerald Couch had been elected Hall County sheriff.

Hall County's elections director is hopeful that voter turnout will meet or exceed her expectations based on the number of voters who had cast a ballot by 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Hall County's elections director is expecting a bigger turnout for Tuesday's runoff elections that she saw in 2008.

Early voting for the Aug. 21 runoff elections will begin Thursday, one day later than originally scheduled, according to Hall County Elections Director Charlotte Sosebee.

The turnout of registered voters for the July 31 primary in Hall County was almost double the turnout from 2008.

Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed are making an 11th-hour push to Georgia voters to approve the transportation tax referendum on Tuesday's primary ballot.

With the primaries two weeks away, the four candidates for the new 9th District Congressional seat have turned in their latest report on campaign spending and expenditures.

It's been a busy week at the Hall County Elections Office.

Time is running out if you are not registered to vote and are planning to vote in the July 31 Georgia General Election primaries.