Early voting records fall in Georgia and across Texas ahead of Election Day
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Early voting has reached record levels in Georgia and parts of Texas ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to state officials and local news reports.
More than 2 million Georgians had voted early in person by 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, surpassing the total for the entire 15-day early-voting period before the 2022 midterm election, CBS News reported, citing the Georgia secretary of state’s office. The state recorded 2,045,533 in-person ballots and had accepted another 100,241 absentee ballots, bringing the combined total to nearly 2.1 million. Overall turnout stood at 28%, matching the rate at the same point in 2022. In-person early voting continues through Friday.
Texas outlets also reported record-breaking voting activity. The Texan said the state was on track for record midterm turnout, with Democrats leading in early voting. KERA reported records being broken across Texas, while Dallas News tracked the areas with the highest participation. Click2Houston reported that Harris County’s early-voting electorate differs from previous years.
Separately, Cobb County, Georgia, said it would send replacement absentee ballots by priority express mail to eligible voters who had not received ballots issued from Oct. 7 through Oct. 15. The action followed a lawsuit filed on behalf of nearly 3,000 affected voters. Voters must contact county officials and sign an affidavit canceling the original ballot before receiving a replacement.
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Early voting records fall in Georgia and across Texas ahead of Election Day
Early voting has reached record levels in Georgia and parts of Texas ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to state officials and local news reports.
More than 2 million Georgians had voted early in person by 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, surpassing the total for the entire 15-day early-voting period before the 2022 midterm election, CBS News reported, citing the Georgia secretary of state’s office. The state recorded 2,045,533 in-person ballots and had accepted another 100,241 absentee ballots, bringing the combined total to nearly 2.1 million. Overall turnout stood at 28%, matching the rate at the same point in 2022. In-person early voting continues through Friday.
Texas outlets also reported record-breaking voting activity. The Texan said the state was on track for record midterm turnout, with Democrats leading in early voting. KERA reported records being broken across Texas, while Dallas News tracked the areas with the highest participation. Click2Houston reported that Harris County’s early-voting electorate differs from previous years, though the available reports did not provide comparable statewide figures.years.
Separately, Cobb County, Georgia, said it would send replacement absentee ballots by priority express mail to eligible voters who had not received ballots issued from Oct. 7 through Oct. 15. The action followed a lawsuit filed on behalf of nearly 3,000 affected voters. Voters must contact county officials and sign an affidavit canceling the original ballot before receiving a replacement.
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