ATLANTA – State Representative Mark Hamilton (R-Cumming) reminded Georgians today that beginning Saturday, January 21, 2012, the state’s military and overseas citizens can access their absentee ballot electronically for the Tuesday, March 6, 2012 presidential primary.

ATLANTA – State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) was recently recognized as one of Emory University’s 175 History Makers.

ATLANTA – Monday marked the first day of the 2012 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly, and State Representatives Penny Houston (R-Nashville) and Amy Carter (R-Valdosta) are already working hard on House Bill 717, a new piece of legislation designed to help protect the public from dangerous dogs.

ATLANTA – State Representative Barbara Massey Reece (D-Menlo), the Georgia Cancer Coalition, and cancer survivors held a press conference today at the Georgia State Capitol to encourage Georgians to “choose an amount, and make it count” by participating in the state’s voluntary state income tax check-off program for cancer research.

ATLANTA – State Representative Dusty Hightower (R-Carroll County) was sworn into office today as the state representative for House District 68. He won a special election to fill the seat vacated by Rep. Tim Bearden on January 3, 2012.