Fulton elections officials are being warned not to break the law by handing out buttons to residents who vote early.
Voters are being given a 24-cent button that says they cast a ballot early.
Interim Elections Director Sharon Mitchell said the buttons are designed to be a conversation piece.
"It becomes a positive statement to others that you're actually participating in the process," said Mitchell.
The county's lawyer told officials to be careful how they deal with the buttons because it would be illegal for voters to receive a gift for casting a ballot. Elections officials are not allowed to use anything as an incentive to get people to vote.
Officials gave out all 6,000 of its buttons in the first few days of early voting.
Sunday, May 19 2013 12:36 PM EDT2013-05-19 16:36:24 GMT
President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of soggy graduates and guests at Morehouse College's spring commencement ceremony on Sunday.
President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of soggy graduates and guests at Morehouse College's spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, telling graduates to take the power of their example-- as black men graduating from college-- and use it to improve people's lives.
Sunday, May 19 2013 12:17 PM EDT2013-05-19 16:17:01 GMT
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday.
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday, marking the first time a sitting president has made a commencement address in Georgia since 1938. See photos from his visit to Atlanta here!
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:09 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:09:05 GMT
They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
