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RandySF

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Fri Oct 25, 2024, 04:48 PM Oct 25

Georgia early voting surges past the halfway mark for 2020 turnout

As of Friday afternoon, the number of ballots cast before Election Day in Georgia has surpassed 50% of all ballots cast in the 2020 election.

Nearly 5 million Georgians voted for president in 2020. As of Friday, more than 2.5 million have already voted. The state’s early voting period ends Nov. 1.

This year’s turnout has largely been supported by early in-person voters rather than mail-in ballots. Voting by mail dominated the 2020 election.

This year’s massive turnout for early voting continues a trend away from casting ballots on Election Day. Detailed data lags by a day, but an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of voter participation through Thursday shows that 3 out of every 4 voters who have already cast a ballot this year voted early in 2020 as well.




https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-early-voting-surges-past-the-halfway-mark-for-2020-turnout/LVZTHHXN3FBYDIH3ZJDZKYXBZ4/

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