ATLANTA — Georgia has shattered a new early voting turnout record on Monday.
According to a news release from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's Office, voters in the Peach State surpassed the 2.9 million mark for total turnout, which is 40% of all active voters.
“Georgia voters know we’ve made it easy to cast a ballot. It’s really that simple,” Raffensperger said in the release. “Over the past four years we’ve worked tirelessly to prepare for this election by adding Early Voting days and investing in infrastructure, only to be rewarded with the lies of Jim Crow 2.0 and a missed All-Star Game. We’re battled tested and ready, despite the critics.”
Early voting turnout in Georga so far
As of Monday, Oct. 28, at 12:30 p.m., the release stated that 2.73 million Georgians had cast their ballots as of Day 15 of early voting in Georgia, shattering voting turnout records from previous years. Check out the interactive graph for the comparison below:
How many people have voted in Georgia?
In total, as of Monday, Oct. 28, at 12:30 p.m., the Secretary of State's Office reports that 2,916,979 Georgians have already cast their ballots for the 2024 Presidential Election: 2,739,787 have voted early in-person and 177,192 have submitted their absentee ballots.
According to Raffensperger's office, turnout for early voting is expected to increase through the end of the week.
When does early voting end in Georgia?
Early voting ends in Georgia on Friday, Nov. 1.
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