Early voting totals in Georgia zoomed past the 1 million mark in the past 24 hours for the upcoming general election, according to numbers compiled Tuesday by the Secretary of State’s Office. Here are the counts, plus what you need to know about heading to the polls before Election Day.
GENERAL STATEWIDE TURNOUT
Number of ballots cast: 1,160,512
Number of ballots voted in person: 1,006,725
Number of mail-in ballots returned: 153,787
Number of mail-in ballots outstanding: 95,043
TOP FIVE COUNTIES WITH HIGHEST TURNOUT
DeKalb: 100,426
Fulton: 99,572
Cobb: 52,595
Gwinnett: 51,709
Henry: 40,790
WHERE TO VOTE EARLY
Any voter registered in Georgia can vote early. Personalized polling locations and times can be found via the Georgia secretary of state’s website (www.sos.ga.gov/mvp). By now, most counties or municipalities have several early-voting sites open. Early voting wraps up Friday at day’s end. Voting then resumes as normal on Election Day, Nov. 6.
WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU
Georgia requires voters to show photo identification when they vote in person. Approved forms of identification include a Georgia driver’s license, even if it’s expired; a valid U.S. passport; and a valid U.S. military photo ID. The state also offers a free voter ID card, which can be issued at any county registrar’s office or through the state Department of Driver Services.
BY COMPARISON
More than 2 million people cast ballots before Election Day 2008, a nearly 400 percent increase over the prior presidential election in 2004.
TELL US WHY YOU VOTED
Are you an early voter? Tell us why you participated in the Nov. 6 election. Take a photo of yourself featuring your answer, then send it one of these ways:
1. Email your photo to share@ajc.com with “Why I Voted” in the subject field.
2. Tweet your photo to @ajc with the hashtag #whyivoted.
3. Upload your photo or video from your computer at share.ajc.com.
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