At least 252,000 voters had cast ballots at early-voting sites as of 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT), nearly double the 136,000 who participated in the first day of early voting in the 2020 election, said Gabriel Sterling, Georgia's No. 2 election official. "Spectacular turnout," he wrote on social media.
With less than three weeks to go before Election Day, the fate of several new rules that would impact how ballots are counted in Georgia is still in flux as judges wade through court challenges
Sen. Katie Britt criticized former President Bill Clinton for bringing up Laken Riley and noting that her death may have been prevented by proper border vetting.
A Georgia trial judge blocked a late-breaking bid to hand-count ballots in the battleground state, citing Kavanaugh’s 2022 opinion in an Alabama voting case.
Former President Jimmy Carter, the first president in U.S. history to reach the age of 100, cast an early vote in Georgia.
More than 300,000 Georgians cast a ballot Tuesday for the November election, the first day of early voting, doubling the state’s day-one record. On Wednesday, there were no signs that the pace was slowing down. More than 88,000 votes had been cast as of 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to data from the crucial battleground state.
Jimmy Carter's grandson told CBS News that the former president, while excited about turning 100, was "really excited to vote" for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Georgia is experiencing a record turnout of early voters, with over 365,000 ballots cast across the Peach State since early voting opened on Oct. 15.
A record-shattering 300,000 Georgia residents cast their ballot on the first day of early voting. Here's a county-level breakdown of the turnout.
Less than 1 percent of these challenges have resulted in voters being removed from the rolls despite Republican efforts to purge some groups.