More than half of registered voters have already cast their ballots: Officials
Source: ABC News
November 5, 2024, 1:11 PM
While Election Day is finally here, more than 83 million people have already cast their ballots. Election Day was trending on the busy side, with roughly half of the 161.42 million registered voters still heading to the polls. In Georgia, one of seven key swing states, long lines were forming outside polling stations, officials said, despite more than 4 million people in the Peach State having already voted.
In Fulton County, Georgia's most populous county, which includes the city of Atlanta, nearly 30,000 people had cast their in-person ballots by 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, a little more than three-and-a-half hours after the polls opened at 7 a.m., said Nadine Williams, the Fulton County director of registration.
“All polling sites are secure with an active security presence," said Williams, adding that the county had received five "non-credible" bomb threats Tuesday morning, two of which prompted the evacuation of voting locations for about 30 minutes each. "Outside of these brief interruptions, Election Day has been quiet, with minimal issues reported and we remain prepared to address any misinformation or additional disruption to ensure a smooth experience for all voters today," Williams said.
Of the 83 million voters nationwide who have already cast ballots, 45 million did so in person while 38 million mailed in ballots, according to the University of Florida Election Lab. About 37.7% of the early votes were cast by registered Democrats while 35.9% of Republicans voted early, according to the lab.
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To this day I'll never understand how so many people just don't give a shit. Irks me to no end 
