Georgia Voters on Pace to cast Two Million Votes during Early Voting

Georgia voters continued to hit record breaking turnout on day twelve of Early Voting, reports the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.  As of Saturday morning, Georgia continues to break records with 1,389,200 voters casting their ballot during Early Voting, with 138,421 showing up on Friday, October 28th. Friday’s total marks 36% above day twelve of 2018 midterm Early Voting. Georgia has had record Early Voting turnout since the first day of Early Voting this year, surging to nearly twice the number on the first day of Early Voting in 2018.  “One in five active voters have already gotten their vote in, and we will hit the 2-million-mark next week,” said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. “The strength of our voter registration system and our county election directors are on full display.”  Voters have begun to return Absentee (mail) ballots at a higher pace, and as of Friday, 144,394 ballots have been returned to county election offices. Only 899 ballots have been rejected statewide, and those voters receive cure notices explaining how they can cure any discrepancy.  No substantial delays were reported yesterday. Early Voting turnout is expected to increase during the last week of Early Voting. Georgia voters are encouraged to take advantage of the upcoming mandatory Early Voting Saturday. To find Early Voting locations and hours in your county, visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page.  Turnout numbers through October 29, 2022, are for total turnout 1,533,594, for Early In-Person 1,389,200, and for Absentee 144,394.  Turnout through the same day in 2020 for Early In-Person was 1,643,428 and turnout through the same day in 2018 for Early In-Person was 922,568.