Kennesaw, Cobb Election Guide

As we look ahead to this year's elections, Kennesaw Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about races in town. Here are just a few of the candidates and issues we'll be covering over the next several months.

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Transportation Investment Act, or TSPLOST: The upcoming TSPLOST regional transportation referendum is one of the most pressing issues in the upcoming vote. Kennesaw Mayor Mark Mathews, who served on the Atlanta Regional Roundtable that helped finalize the list of transportation projects, has also participated and on the issue. Learn more about TSPLOST and what others in the community are saying about it here.

House Resolution 1162: Voters will decide if the state can override local school boards' decisions on rejection of charter schools.

District 11 U.S. House of Representative: Congressman Phil Gingrey (R) faces a redrawn district full of new constituents and three challengers to his seat as Georgia's District 11 Representative. Gingrey stopped by , during which he addressed the economy, gay marriage, the upcoming presidential election and other issues. Republicans William Llop and Michael Opitz and Democrat Patrick Thompson qualified against him in May.

Cobb County Commission Chairman: Incumbent County Commission Chairman Tim Lee has three challengers after his seat: Mike Boyce, Bill Byrne and Larry Savage.

GOP Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney: The former Massachusetts governor, who survived a lengthy Republican primary race to emerge as the party's presidential hopeful, appears to have a good chance at pulling off the victory—at least that's what it seems like living in Georgia.

Adding to his favor are those discontented by Obama's record for one reason or another. Rasmussen polls had Obama typically taking the lead through March, but since then, Romney's red line has frequently been towering over his opponent's.