Tuesday, Oct. 29, marked the sixteenth day of early voting for the Nov. 5 presidential election. On Tuesday, Georgia voters broke the three million mark for in-person early voting turnout — unprecedented in Georgia history.
As of Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., total turnout surpassed the 3.2 million mark, and three million for early voting with 3,009,204 check-ins, shattering previous early voting performance.
On day sixteen of early voting in previous years, 1,352,090 (2018), 2,148,392 (2020) and 1,765,317 (2022) voters had turned out for in-person early voting.
“Georgia voters know we’ve made it easy to cast a ballot. It’s really that simple,” said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. “Over the past four years we’ve worked tirelessly to prepare for this election by adding early voting days and investing in infrastructure, only to be rewarded with the lies of Jim Crow 2.0 and a missed All-Star Game. We’re battled tested and ready, despite the critics.”
Statewide, reports of long lines were minimal, though there were some reports of voters waiting in line for more than 30 minutes from a few popular voting locations in metro areas. Early voting turnout is expected to increase during this final week of early voting which ends on Friday. To find early voting locations and hours in your county, visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page (https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/).
Turnout numbers through Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Total turnout: 3,204,666.
Early in-person: 3,009,204.
Absentee: 195,462.
Some 10,160 out of the 24,172 total requested ballots from military and overseas citizens have been accepted by county election offices, reflected within the total absentee turnout.
Please note that the period to request an absentee ballot has closed. Voters who have not requested an absentee ballot must vote early in person or on Election Day.
More information can be found on the Secretary of State’s Data Hub: https://sos.ga.gov/election-data-hub.
Submitted by the Secretary of State Press Office.