Georgia shatters its Day 1 early voting record for a midterm
State officials said turnout was 40% higher than in 2022, as competitive Senate and governor races and GOP campaigning drove early voting.
- On Tuesday, Georgia began early voting for the midterm election with more than 188,600 in-person ballots cast on the first day, breaking the midterm early voting record.
- The first-day total represents a 40 percent increase from the 134,962 ballots cast in 2022, and exceeds the 70,849 voters recorded during the 2018 midterm's first day.
- Officials have accepted 10,267 absentee ballots out of more than 130,000 issued, while voters now complete an additional check-in step requiring poll workers to handwrite names on numbered lists.
- Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attributed the turnout to voter confidence in election integrity, stating, "This record-breaking turnout proves that voters have confidence in the integrity of our elections."
- Early voting continues through Oct. 30, with Election Day scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voters can find polling locations through the Secretary of State's Voter Page.
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Georgia Shatters First Day Early Voting Record
Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger writes: Georgians came to the polls in droves on the first day of early voting, breaking the midterm election early voting record with more than 188,600 ballots cast, an increase of more than 53,000 voters over the 2022 midterm election. “This record-breaking turnout proves that voters have confidence in … The post Georgia Shatters First Day Early Voting Record appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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