Augusta, GA
Registration deadline and other details on Augusta election
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – On May 21, voters in Augusta-Richmond County will head to the polls to cast a vote in the general primary and nonpartisan election.
Augustans will be voting on a referendum to give the mayor an equal vote on the Augusta Commission. The mayor right now can only vote in a tie – and some commission members have found ways to avoid ties by abstaining.
The voter registration deadline is April 22. Any changes or updates to your registration will have to be made by then., You can check your registration or register online at https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/.
Voters have many options for casting their ballot, including:
- Voting by mail: Ballots will be mailed out starting April 22, and applications are being accepted now. You’ll find an absentee ballot request form at www.augustaga.gov/vote, and you’ll need to get it to the Richmond County Board of Elections by mail at 535 Telfair St., Suite 500, Augusta, Georgia, 30901, by fax at 706-821-2814 or by email at richmondelections@augustaga.gov. Voters can also apply for a ballot by visiting the online absentee portal at securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/. The last day to request a ballot is May 10. Voted mail-in absentee ballots must be received by 7 p.m. May 21.
- Advance in-person voting: This will be held beginning, April 29 in the Linda W. Beazley Community Room in the Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building, 535 Telfair St.; the Charles Evans Community Center 1866 Highland Ave.; the Robert Howard Community Center 103 Diamond Lakes Way; and the Warren Road Recreation Center, 300 Warren Road. Times: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and May 4, and May 11; and May 12 in the Linda Beazley Room only from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters must provide one of the six acceptable forms of photo identification. Voting is not permitted on the Monday prior to the election.
- Election Day voting: This will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 21, 2024, and all polling locations in Augusta-Richmond County will be open. Voters must report to their assigned precinct.
Sample ballots will be available at voting sites or can be viewed at the Board of Elections Website at www.augustaga.gov/vote or www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/. For more information, call 706-821-2340.
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Augusta Mall shooting (Credit: WFXG-TV)
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta Mall closed early Sunday afternoon after reports of shots fired inside.
FOX54 confirmed there was a large law enforcement presence at the mall. EMS also reported to the scene. It was not clear whether anyone was injured.
There has been no word on when the mall would reopen.
Augusta Mall shooting (Credit: WFXG-TV)
This story was reported from Augusta, Georgia by FOX54’s Ansleigh Edwards.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies rushed to Augusta Mall after reports of gunshots there.
Dispatchers say the initial report came in at 1:43 p.m. Sunday.
The sheriff’s office said deputies learned the shooting happened in Dillard’s.
Upon arrival, deputies were informed the suspect had fled the scene and the victim had left, too.
Deputies later learned the victim had driven themselves to a local hospital for treatment.
The mall was closed and will remain closed until Monday, when it will resume normal business hours.
Sheriff’s Lt. Robbie Silas termed it an isolated incident and said investigators are actively looking for the suspect.
People at the mall told News 12 they hid inside dressing rooms at a department store once they heard gunfire.
At the scene, we saw eight Richmond County Sheriff’s Office vehicles and two Central EMS ambulances with lights flashing and no activity.
It’s not the first time shots have been fired at the mall.
On Oct. 3 2022, one person was killed in a shooting at the mall. Tony Rodrequez Burton, of Augusta, was found guilty in October 2023 of two counts of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony,
The shooting also prompted a lawsuit by an employee who claimed the mall failed to keep the premises safe.
In June 2022, someone displayed a gun during an altercation in the food court. No shots were fired, and no one was injured.
Sunday’s incident comes amid an outbreak of violent crimes that’s claimed more than 150 lives across the CSRA in two years. It’s affected communities large and small on both sides of the Savannah River. But as the largest city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs, and many of the victims as well as the suspects have been young men.
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