Georgia Shatters Records on First Day of Early Voting, Signaling Potentially High Turnout in November

A top advisor to the secretary of state describes the record as a ‘blow out.’

AP/Ben Gray
The Georgia State Election Board has approved a new rule requiring counties to hand-count ballots ahead of the presidential election. AP/Ben Gray

Georgia is breaking records for turnout on day one of early voting, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says. Hundreds of thousands of Georgians already have gone to the polls to cast their votes for the 2024 election, less than eight hours after early voting began on Tuesday. 

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