Georgia's early voting period has come to an end. Here's a look at turnout
According to state election data, less than 10% of Georgia's registered voters cast their ballot early.
According to state election data, less than 10% of Georgia's registered voters cast their ballot early.
According to state election data, less than 10% of Georgia's registered voters cast their ballot early.
Georgia's primary election is now just a few days away, but thousands of Georgians have already cast their ballot.
Friday marked the end of the early voting period in Georgia.
According to state election data, less than 10% of Georgia's registered voters cast their ballot early. That's a lower early voter turnout compared to some previous elections, but Gabriel Sterling, Chief Operating Officer for the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, said he is not too surprised.
"I mean, there's not like the big governor's race and the big senators race driving people [to the polls]. The biggest race is a Supreme Court justice. That's normally not going to really get the blood pumping for a lot of people," Sterling said.
At 6 p.m. Friday, the state reported more than 493,000 people cast votes early in-person. More than 36,000 Georgians cast an absentee ballot and had it accepted.
Sterling said in some counties, turnout was higher.
"The percentage of turnout we're seeing is really high in some of these smaller rural counties where there's open sheriff's races and things like that," he said.
Sterling does believe we will see a jump in voter turnout on Election Day.
"Election Day is a big driver in this in the state," he said.
If you plan on voting on Election Day, Sterling said you should visit the My Voter Page. There, you can put in your name, county and your date of birth. It will then take you to all your voter information. You'll even be able to review a sample ballot.
"The other thing it does, it'll help you verify where you actually vote," Sterling said.
If you voted absentee, Sterling said you should check that it was accepted ahead of Election Day.
"If it hasn't been, then you probably need to go make a plan to go vote in person," he said.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day on Tuesday. If you are in line by 7 p.m., you are allowed to cast your ballot.
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