...those cards as proof of ID, then both of those individuals are in violation of the law." Matt Carrothers, a spokesman for the secretary of state's office, confirmed an investigation but refused to provide details because it was ongoing. Mrs...

...big groundswell of white males turned the election but this data did not show that," said Chris Riggall, a spokesman for the Secretary of State's office. "The overall pie looks almost identical to what it did last election, so what this data...

...certified as early as today, though they are more likely to be made official Tuesday, said Chris Riggall, spokesman for the secretary of state's office. Election officials don't expect to receive any more results from Georgia's 159 counties...

ATLANTA - The relationship between Georgia schools Superintendent Linda Schrenko and the state board of education was far from cozy before last week. But when the Republican superintendent filed as a potential candidate to challenge Gov. Roy Barnes, the Democrat who appointed the board, it didn't take long for tensions to rise another notch. "I wouldn't offer this as the lead on your campaign literature," board member Peggy Nielsen said at a Thursday meeting, waving a copy of an audit of a Department of Education program.

All four U.S. senators from South Carolina and Georgia are urging the nation's new energy secretary to fix Savannah River Site's aging infrastructure. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., wrote Friday to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, asking him to fund about $208 million in improvements at the federal nuclear weapons site. The letter was co-signed by Sens. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, D-S.C.; Max Cleland, D-Ga.; and Zell Miller, D-Ga.

...a voluptuous sense of the bureaucratic mare's nest that is the U.N., you can stop by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General. True to the promise of the Web, however, just about anyone who knows how to cobble together a...

...Richmond and Emanuel counties.Each office has until mid-August to verify the names, said Matt Carrothers, the spokesman for the secretary of state's office.Pardue needs 3,961 verified signatures to get his name on the Nov. 2 ballot as an independent...

While an Augusta woman was away from home for two weeks, someone broke into her home and ate her food.

...state Monday. Already, more than 18,000 Georgia voters have cast early ballots, said Matt Carrothers, a spokesman for the secretary of state's office. Legislation passed earlier this year allows voters to cast their ballots 45 days before...

...Georgia voters - including more than 450 in Richmond County - have cast early ballots, said Matt Carrothers, a spokesman for the secretary of state's office. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - Last day to register to vote is Oct. 6. - You must bring a picture...