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AJC holds Reddit AMA on Georgia primary election

051820 Marietta: Nina Wilson drops off her absentee ballot while dozens of other voters line up to cast their votes in person on the first day of early voting at the Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration on Monday, May 18, 2020, in Marietta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
051820 Marietta: Nina Wilson drops off her absentee ballot while dozens of other voters line up to cast their votes in person on the first day of early voting at the Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration on Monday, May 18, 2020, in Marietta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
By Mark Niesse
May 21, 2020

There's never been a Georgia primary like this before.

Record numbers of people are mailing absentee ballots during the coronavirus pandemic.

Other voters prefer voting in person, where social distancing requirements have led to lines of early voters waiting to try out Georgia's new voting system.

The changes have left many voters asking how the election will work and whether their votes will count.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Mark Niesse will be answering questions about the election during a Reddit AMA, which stands for "ask me anything."

You can email questions in advance to mark.niesse@ajc.com.

The AMA is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Join the discussion by clicking here.

About the Author

Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

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