BREAKING NEWS: Violations of election law or rules alleged against election supervisors, present and past, and BoE

February 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Georgia Board of Elections has forwarded to the Attorney General Chris Carr a report alleging violations of election law or rules by Spalding County Election Supervisor Marcia Ridley, Terry Colling, who held the supervisor’s position prior to Ridley, and the Spalding County Board of Elections and Registration. The report, issued […]

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Election supervisor responds to report of baggage brought into Spalding Election Office

January 5, 2021 by 2 Comments

SHEILA  A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding County Election Supervisor Marcia Ridley has responded to reports of people with baggage resembling suitcases entering and leaving the Elections and Voter Registration Office throughout the day Tuesday. The GRIP received three videos from a reader who questioned why people would be taking baggage into the Elections Office. After viewing […]

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Board of Elections to hold special called meeting to discuss Election Supervisor Ridley

December 14, 2020 by 4 Comments

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Elections has announced it will hold a special called meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15. According to its agenda, the meeting has been called for the purpose of discussing the “Spalding County Legislative delegation and Secretary of State Request for Resignation of Elections Supervisor,” which […]

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Spalding Election Supervisor Marcia Ridley responds to calls for her resignation; denies wrongdoing

December 1, 2020 by 3 Comments

STAFF REPORT ::: Spalding County Election Supervisor is responding to calls for her resignation made public today by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and the local legislative delegation including Sen. Marty Harbin, Rep. David Knight and Rep. Karen Mathiak. Ridley denies allegations that she acted outside the law, claiming instead that she and her […]

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Voting machine glitch not caused by software update; investigation ongoing

November 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The election day malfunction of Spalding County voting machines was not caused by a software update as officials previously cited. Spalding County Election Supervisor Marcia Ridley on Thursday night confirmed the original information provided to her office and the Spalding Board of Elections was incorrect. The erroneous information was reported to […]

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Sheriff: Election Office dumpster contained no ballots

November 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix has confirmed what The GRIP report Thursday night – that no ballots were found among the documents and other paperwork located in a dumpster in the Spalding County Elections and Voter Registration parking lot. The Sheriff’s Office on Friday issued a press release in response to […]

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