More than 329,000 Georgia voters cast early ballots ahead of Tuesday’s primary, a significant increase over the last big state elections season two years ago.
Early voting wrapped up Friday, with state and local election officials now prepping for Election Day. In 2014, more than 239,000 early voters cast their ballots ahead of the state primary.
Top 5 counties with highest early voting turnout
Fulton: 18,396
DeKalb: 15,613
Cobb: 11,590
Forsyth: 8,906
Cherokee: 8,749
What to do on Election Day
Voters can find sample ballots and confirm Election Day polling locations through the Georgia Secretary of State Office's online "my voter page" website (www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do).
Ballots
Because the state conducts an “open” primary, voters may vote on a ballot of any party — you make your choice at the polls. You cannot, however, vote in more than one party’s primary. Once you pick a ballot, you have to stick with that same political party even if there is a runoff (in other words, you can’t cast a Democratic ballot in the main primary but then vote in a Republican runoff).
Runoffs
A number of primary races this year have more than two candidates, making runoff elections possible. That’s because Georgia requires election winners to receive a majority of the vote — you’ll often hear this referred to as “50 percent plus one (vote).” If any runoff is needed, it would be held July 26.
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