Georgians flock to cast ballots as early in-person voting begins
Georgians aren’t waiting to vote, with what could be more than 10% of expected turnout casting ballots through Wednesday
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians aren't waiting to vote, with what could be more than 10% of expected turnout casting ballots through Wednesday.
More than 310,000 people voted on Tuesday, the first day of early in-person voting, with another 260,000 more making their choices through Wednesday evening. Another 33,000 mail ballots have also been accepted. That's more than 600,000 votes cast in Georgia, compared to the record 5 million who voted in the 2020 presidential election in the southern battleground state.
On Monday, voters lined up before sunrise, with many saying they long ago decided whether they were choosing Democrat Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Libertarian Chase Oliver or Green Party nominee Jill Stein. Two other candidates — independent Cornel West and the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Claudia De la Cruz appear on Georgia ballots, but their votes won't be counted after the state Supreme Court ruled they didn't properly qualify.
“I'm excited to vote against Donald Trump and for Kamala Harris,” said Anthony Engleton, a retiree who was voting Tuesday in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs. “The whole history, the record of Trump's crimes and grifts shows he's a con artist who's all about himself.”
