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Elections

Capturing the Youth Vote: The Struggles Young Voters Face at the Polls

Lex Grove, Murphy Center
December 6, 2024
Mercer Votes helped students register to vote at Bearstock 2024.

Mercer Votes aims to increase election participation as registration deadline nears

Piper Riser
October 4, 2024
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections headquarters inside the Macon Mall.

Bibb County elections supervisor plans to comply with new state rule on hand-counting ballots

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
October 3, 2024
The deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 5 election is October 7.

Voter registration push coming as election deadlines loom 

Macon-Bibb Board of Elections creates satellite early voting booths for elderly and handicapped at Macon Mall
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 6, 2024
Georgia secretary of state office technician Chris Bellew (left) runs a test on Bibb County elections systems while Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (right) talks to a reporter Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

Bibb County and others get a clean bill of voting machine health from the state

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
July 31, 2024
The attorney for the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections will research Georgia law to see if the absentee ballot drop box can be moved closer to Macon Mall entrances.

Elections board to improve voter access at Macon Mall

Macon-Bibb County sets special election and qualifying period for open seat on Macon Water Authority
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 22, 2024
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections concluded there was no way to be ready to hold Saturday voting for the June 18 runoff election.

‘I hope never to be in this position again,” elections board member says of no Saturday voting

Macon-Bibb Board of Elections could not meet tight deadline as advanced voting runs June 10-14
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 6, 2024
Observers watch on as the Board of Elections staff and volunteers work to count ballots despite repeated technical difficulties.

Primary Election results for May 21, 2024

Henry Keating
May 21, 2024
Voting machines are lined up at the Macon-Bibb County at the Board of Elections.

The Candidates for Macon-Bibb County Mayor

Debbie Blankenship, Murphy Center
May 14, 2024
Candidates for Bibb County sheriff, from left, Chris Patterson, Ron Rodgers, DeAndre Hall, Sheriff David Davis, Marshall Hughes and Chris Paul sit for a March 2024 forum during their runs for the office.

From mayor to sheriff, here are all the contested races in Macon-Bibb County for the May election

Early voting begins April 29
Henry Keating, Macon Newsroom
May 14, 2024
Voting machines are lined up at the Macon-Bibb County at the Board of Elections.

The Candidates for Bibb County School Board District 3 seat

Debbie Blankenship, Murphy Center
May 10, 2024
Voting machines are lined up at the Macon-Bibb County at the Board of Elections.

The Candidates for Bibb County Sheriff

Debbie Blankenship, Murphy Center
May 10, 2024
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