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    Georgia’s early voting first-day turnout already breaks record

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    2. ExoticEmployment8558 on

      Aren’t Dems the ones that mostly vote early? If so, that’s gotta be good news for Kamala.

    3. GovernorJoe on

      Beautiful. That’s what those of us in Georgia need to do. I’m on my way to vote now.

    5. Romano16 on

      I am curious, how Trump wins Georgia.

      When he faced Biden the first time there were many Republicans who chose Biden for POTUS but Republican down the rest of the ballot.

      That was before January 6th, all the lawsuits, some of which resulted in him becoming a felon.

      There’s no way Trump has significantly grown his base or general support after all this.

    7. straygoat193 on

      “It took the average voter only a few minutes to cast a ballot on Tuesday morning.”

      Versus hours on election day with long lines and no handing out water bottles

    8. PvtSherlockObvious on

      Took care of mine first thing this morning. Rolled out of bed, ran a comb through my hair, put my votin’ shirt on (yes, I have a specific votin’ shirt), and ran down to the nearest precinct. No line yet, which concerned me a little, but it sounds like I didn’t need to worry. Here’s hoping it continues and it’s not just being front-loaded.

    12. Class_of_22 on

      Holy shit, dude. I bet this is a good sign. Keep up the turnout.

      Apparently, according to data, the early votes have been nearly 50% democrat and 44% Republican so far. 50% is a BIG number, and for it to be that high, fuck I have a good feeling about this.

      When fascists threaten the republic, you bet the kids’ll come out to vote!

    13. ChillyCheese on

      Everyone, but especially young voters: You probably have at least 1 close friend that might not take the time to vote (but are registered). Do whatever you can to convince them to come with you. If even 10% of young voters are successful in doing so, it can easily change the course of the election.

    14. poison_ass on

      I voted yesterday. Walked in to my polling place at 5:20 and was out by 5:30. Go vote people

    16. attackoftheclowns on

      I believe Georgia can pull it off for Harris and make it an early night on the 5th. If for nothing else, then to honor Jimmy Carter. I have to admit confusion though, how can it be that a state Biden managed to win and then proceeded to send 2 Democratic Senators to DC can be considered so close after the very public scandal of the “find me 11,000 votes” shit.

    17. penny_watermelon on

      I had my ballot back in the mailbox the same day I received it. Took a few hours to research all of the judges but I wanted to make sure it was in early and counted. Received a text a day later that my ballot had been received.

      I think this year is a non traditional year and there are a lot more voters who feel the need to be involved because of the situation we are in. I think going by old trends would be a miscalculation.

    18. snoopingforpooping on

      Georgia was at the center of Trump’s election theft by asking for 11,000 votes. Hopefully GA voters are not fucking around and voting for Harris

    21. Class_of_22 on

      Apparently for requests for mail in ballots for Georgia, the percentages of the political parties that were voted for is 58% Democrat, 34% Republican, and 8% other.

      For early voting and mail in ballots cast for Georgia, the percentages of the political parties that were voted for is 49% Democrat, 44% Republican and 7% other.

      Nearly 60% of the early mail in ballot requests are for democrats so far, and nearly 50% of early in person and mail in vote is for Democrats.

      Those are HUGE numbers, honestly.

    22. User9705 on

      Yup voted 3 hours ago. Took five minutes. It was an honor to vote for President Harris (soon to be). They just scanned the bar code on my drivers license.

    23. maeryclarity on

      Can we take a moment to appreciate the Republican Secretary of State in GA, Brad Raffensperger?

      The man stood up to incredible pressure coming from a sitting POTUS, provided us all with the tape of Trump trying to solicit election fraud by way of his offices, and allowed no BS in the election results from GA in 2020.

      I don’t like his politics but I truly think he deserves a medal, and before anyone says “I bet he’ll still vote for Trump” I seriously doubt he will, what with all the death threats and so forth that he and his family have endured thanks to the MAGA election denial. He’s not going to talk about it but I bet he won’t cast a vote for the man,

      I’m glad he’s in charge in GA for this election as well.

      Go Georgia! Great turnout!!

    24. Brenden105 on

      TLDR

      • Georgia’s first day of early voting for 2024 election broke records

      • 187,973 in-person votes cast by 2 PM, surpassed previous record of 136,000 set in 2020

      • Georgia is considered one of seven swing states

      • Secretary of State encourages voters to plan ahead

      • Three weeks of early voting available

      • State aims for quick voting times (avg. few minutes on first day)

      • 2,400 polling places will be open on Election Day