Georgia saw record turnout in votes cast before Election Day in a midterm election, with vote totals coming just shy of presidential election numbers.
set the record for most ballots cast before Election Day in a midterm election, according to state election officials, debunking claims from top Democrats that the state's election law would lead to voter suppression.
A total of 2,504,956 ballots cast have already been cast in the state, just short of the 2.6 million votes in the 2020 Presidential Election. "County election directors handled that demand with the utmost professionalism," he continued."They navigated a whole host of challenges and executed seamlessly. They deserve our highest praise."
Turnout in the Early Voting period far outpaced the numbers from the 2018 midterm election, when 1.8 million Georgia voters cast their ballots., signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in spring 2021, would make it harder for Georgians, particularly minorities, to cast a ballot.
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