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May 17, 2024 · Whether they’re concerned with a Georgia Supreme Court race or women’s reproductive rights, voters showed up to cast early ballots this week in the Georgia primary election. And Republicans embraced the opportunity more than Democrats, continuing a trend in recent years.
May 20, 2022 · May 21st, 2022. (Atlanta) – Georgians demonstrated their confidence in the state’s election integrity and ease of voting by showing up in record numbers during three weeks of early voting for the 2022 primary. Short lines, smooth easy ballot access, and confidence in ballot security brought out more than 850,000 to cast a ballot in person ...
May 10, 2024 · Turnout steadily rose by roughly 25,000 voters each day across Georgia through nearly two weeks of early voting, according to state election data published Friday.
Dec 5, 2022 · While two million voters already have cast ballots for Georgia's decisive Senate runoff, a drop in early turnout compared to the runoffs two years earlier — as well as hours-long lines at early...
- Noah Pransky
- How A 2021 Law Changed Runoff Timeline
- Saturday Voting A 'Game Changer'?
- Bucking The Historical Trend, Even If Some Voters Stay Home
A 2021 bill signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp shrank the timeframe for early voting in a runoff from a minimum of 17 days to a minimum of five. That was done as part of a sweeping law passed by the state's GOP-controlled legislature to change many aspects of how elections are conducted in Georgia. Critics argued that some elements of the law amo...
Bullock noted a jump in the numbers could also be attributed to a Democrat-led lawsuit that allowed some of the state's largest counties -- who overwhelmingly vote for Democrats -- to open polls last Saturday despite guidance from the secretary of state's office that would have prevented voting within two days of a holiday like Thanksgiving. Once a...
Historically, runoffs in Georgia have seen lower turnout than general elections. But 2021 and now 2022 were different: Two years ago, the amount of runoff votes was about 90% of the general election totals, Bullock said, while during the Senate runoffs in 2008 and 1982 it was about 57% of general election turnout. Bullock said he expects this year ...
Jul 13, 2023 · Many Republicans say they feel most confident voting on Election Day, citing mistrust of Georgia’s three weeks of in-person early voting and absentee voting available to all.
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Oct 18, 2022 · Georgia midterm voters turned out in record numbers on the first day of early in-person voting, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Tuesday. More than 131,000 people cast...
