Early in-person voting begins in Georgia, hours before the candidates for governor meet in the first of two debates. Democrats in particular are trying to push their supporters to cast ballots early in races that include a pivotal U.S. Senate seat.
More than 4 million people could vote in the state’s elections this year, and if past patterns hold, more than half are likely to cast ballots before Election Day. With
as fraud-prone, early voting could be tilted to Democrats. Abrams told reporters on Thursday she’s hoping to push 100,000 to 200,000 voters to the polls in the first week.“Everybody you’ve ever met should know about it: people you’re mad at, people who are mad at you, people you owe money to, people who owe you money, people you broke up with, this is a good time to get back together,” Abrams said Friday during an Atlanta fundraiser attended by first lady Jill Biden.
Voters in Georgia are already sending in ballots by mail, with more than 1,000 received by Friday through the mail. More than 200,000 people have requested mail ballots already, with an Oct. 28 deadline to request them. Early in-person voting will run through Nov. 4, with counties mandated to offer two Saturdays of balloting and given the option of offering two Sundays.
Hall said Kemp’s goal is to remain “competitive” in early voting. “We feel confident about our ability to do that,” Hall said.
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