Georgia early voting begins with new voter sign-in rule
Early voting in Georgia begins with new rule
Georgia voters heading to the polls will encounter a new check-in step during early voting: poll workers must write each voter’s name on a numbered list after checking them in. FOX 5 Atlanta's Deidra Dukes has the story.
ATLANTA - Georgia voters heading to the polls will encounter a new check-in step during early voting: poll workers must write each voter’s name on a numbered list after checking them in.
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What we know:
The State Election Board rule is intended to help election officials maintain accurate voter records and create a paper record of who cast a ballot, according to a report from a northeast Atlanta polling location.
Early voting began Tuesday and continues through Oct. 30. Election Day is Nov. 3. Voters will decide several high-profile races, including contests for governor and U.S. Senate.
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Warnock cast his ballot on the first day of early voting and appeared with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Ossoff also voted in northeast Atlanta. He is seeking a second term and was scheduled to debate Republican challenger Mike Collins at 8 p.m. Tuesday in an Atlanta Press Club event airing on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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