Well over 50,000 Gwinnett voters cast their ballots before lunchtime Tuesday, officials said.
Gwinnett County spokesman Joe Sorenson said a total of 52,626 ballots had been cast by 11 a.m. Add that number to the more than 166,000 ballots counted in advance of Election Day, and nearly 219,000 Gwinnettians have already voted.
That's more than half of the 430,954 registered voters considered "active" by the county.
Long lines were reported to start Tuesday at some of Gwinnett's 156 precincts, but the county has seen few issues, Sorenson said.
One precinct, Ferguson Elementary school in Duluth, opened eight minutes late "due to a problem with equipment." Another, Sweetwater Middle School in Lawrenceville, opened 12 minutes late "due to a problem unlocking the polling units."
Other than that, the biggest issue has been folks showing up at the county elections office — which is only open for early voting — to try and vote instead of going to their precincts, Sorenson said.
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In addition to the contentious presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Gwinnett voters have plenty of important local races to decide upon. Among them are two county commission seats; a 1-cent sales tax for road, construction and infrastructure projects; and Gov. Nathan Deal's Opportunity School District.
Polls throughout Gwinnett County will be open until 7 p.m., and residents are allowed to vote if they're in line by that time. Visit the Secretary of State's website to find your polling place.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that Gwinnett will be one of three counties in Georgia where it will deploy federal poll monitors, which are tasked with assuring compliance with federal voting laws. Fulton and Hancock counties will also have poll monitors Tuesday.
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