ATLANTA — After shattering the record for the first day of early voting, more than one million Georgia voters have now cast their ballots in the 2024 election. According to state data, so far there have been more than 1,002,000 million early in-person votes cast, with another over 56,000 absentee ballots accepted.
Georgia passed the one million voter mark just before noon on the fourth day of early in-person voting, according to Gabriel Sterling, the chief deputy to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
Early voting, which runs until Nov. 1, has been a highly popular option in Georgia in the last several election cycles, and that enthusiasm has shown as voter turnout continues to skyrocket in the state ahead of the election.
Early voting is available statewide in Georgia’s 159 counties, and absentee ballots have been mailed as scheduled. Raffensperger emphasized the smooth operation of the election process, pointing out that Georgia met its deadlines and that voter ID requirements remain in place for absentee, early, and in-person voting.
Approximately 250,000 absentee ballots have been requested, with the possibility of reaching 300,000 in the coming weeks. The state's "Ballot Scout" app allows voters to track absentee ballots.
Raffensberger stated that Georgia's election system has significantly improved over the past six years, including enhanced voter roll audits and new paper ballots with security features. These updates have received positive feedback from bipartisan groups focused on election integrity.
Raffensperger urged voters to create a voting plan, whether they opt for absentee, early, or Election Day voting, and highlighted the state's goal of a "free, fair, and fast" election process.
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