Election day: In Georgia's smallest county

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Photos of election Day in Taliaferro, Georgia's smallest county.

In Taliaferro County, hog farmer Melvin Forehand stands on Tuesday after voting in Sharon, Ga. Taliaferro County is Georgia's smallest county and has only two voting precincts, Crawfordville and Sharon.

Highway 22 enters Crawfordville. Crawfordville is one of Taliaferro County's two voting precincts; the county has about 2,000 citizens, of which 1,434 are registered voters.

Andre McLendon (right) signs in on Tuesday while poll officer Brenda Vandiver (left) holds 6-month-old Mekia Harper. Mekia's parents (not pictured) were voting.

Hog farmer Melvin Forehand leaves after voting in Sharon, Ga.

A Sen. Barack Obama sign sits aside Raytown Road in Sharon, one of two voting precincts in Taliaferro County.

Voters arrive at the Senior Citizens Center in downtown Crawfordville, one of two voting precincts in Taliaferro County, Georgia's smallest county (ranked at 159th).

Poll official Patsy Forehand works on a puzzle during slow voting periods in Sharon, Ga.

Voting is slow inside Taliaferro County Senior Citizens Center, which doubles as the courtroom in downtown Crawfordville, Ga.

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In Taliaferro County, hog farmer Melvin Forehand stands on Tuesday after voting in Sharon, Ga. Taliaferro County is Georgia's smallest county and has only two voting precincts, Crawfordville and Sharon.

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