Cobb Accepts Sunday Sales Revote

The elections board's decision means a July 31 referendum is likely, and sales could start Aug. 12.

Cobb County is back on the Sunday wagon, at least until mid-August. The county Board of Elections and Registration decided during a special meeting Friday morning not to fight a voter challenge to the referendum that approved Sunday package sales of alcohol in unincorporated parts of Cobb. That means Sunday sales will not start June 3 as now scheduled. It also means all citizens in Cobb County will likely have the chance to vote on Sunday sales again July 31, even though almost 70 percent of county voters already said yes March 6. The problem is that residents of Cobb’s six cities, including Smyrna, were excluded from the countywide referendum despite paying taxes, electing officials and receiving services from the county and voting on …

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C.J.

12:18 pm on Monday, March 26, 2012

Not that it's relevant, but it won't cost anything. There is already an election scheduled for July 31st. This question will be added to the ballot. I say that the cost isn't relevant because protecting the right of Smyrna citizens to vote in all Cobb elections is far more important than any expense that might have arisen out of this re-vote. The Cobb County Board of Elections made a mistake (the…   more ›

Update: Alcohol Vote Challenged

In the March 6 primary only those in unincorporated Cobb County voted on a Sunday alcohol referendum.

Cobb County's Sunday alcohol sales vote is being taken to court. Marietta lawyer Justin O'Dell of Cauthron, Nohr & O’Dell filed a petition in Cobb County Superior Court today to ask for a revote that includes the residents of the county's six cities as well as those who live in unincorporated areas, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Asked about the county's response, Cobb government spokesman Robert Quigley emailed: "The county will be in court and will provide information to the judge as to what our opinion was based on." County Board of Commissioners Chairman Tim Lee acknowledged to the AJC and the MDJ that excluding city residents was a mistake. If a judge agrees, O'Dell said, the only option is to throw out the March 6 vote …

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Jonquil Gardener

12:50 am on Monday, March 19, 2012

while I agree with you in principal I have to say let it ride. We don't need to waste tax payer money for a re-vote even though it was probably illegal how they did the vote the first time. The cost to do a re-vote is significant and a re-vote wont change the outcome. It was an overwhelming vote in favor no matter where you looked. It should be a lesson learned and every city affected should send…   more ›

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