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Election 2026Wednesday, October 28

More than 2 million Georgians have voted early, and early voting ends Friday

The Morning Marietta teamFrom Wednesday’s edition · 1 min read · 7 sources

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If you haven't voted yet, early voting ends Friday, Oct. 30. Georgia has passed 2 million in-person early votes, Rough Draft Atlanta reported: 2,016,077 as of just before 8 p.m. Tuesday.

In-person early voting has already topped 2022's total

Source: Rough Draft Atlanta

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2022 (15 days)1.6M
2026 so far2M

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says turnout is running five to seven percent higher than in 2022, with one fewer day of early voting. Counting absentee ballots, statewide turnout is 28% with a week to go, Atlanta News First reported.

Statewide turnout matches 2022's pace a week out

28%Statewide turnout, with absentee ballots

Sources: Atlanta News First, Rough Draft Atlanta

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Statewide turnout, with absentee ballots28%
2022, a week out28%

Raffensperger toured Gwinnett County's election operations center Tuesday, promising results before midnight and 20 audits. Justice Department monitors are heading to Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett, CBS Atlanta reported. An Anthropic AI bot pulled public voter statistics without entering the voter registration system, and the state isn't changing how it stores data, FOX 5 Atlanta reported.

  • Early voting ends: Fri., Oct. 30
  • Election Day polls: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tue., Nov. 3
  • Find locations: mvp.sos.ga.gov

Sources: WSAV-TV, Rough Draft Atlanta, FOX 5 Atlanta, Atlanta News First, CBS Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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