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Podcast: What to know about early voting, voting issues in Georgia

Early voters lined up before the doors opened Monday Oct. 15, 2018 at the Buckhead Library at 269 Buckhead Ave NE in Atlanta. Early voting locations opened across Georgia starting Monday. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

Early voters lined up before the doors opened Monday Oct. 15, 2018 at the Buckhead Library at 269 Buckhead Ave NE in Atlanta. Early voting locations opened across Georgia starting Monday. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
By Bria Felicien
Oct 18, 2018

Host Greg Bluestein and The AJC’s Mark Niesse take a look at stories and issues that have impacted the first days of early voting in Georgia, on the latest episode of the Politically Georgia podcast.

Bluestein and Niesse also discuss lawsuits that have been filed, how candidates are responding and the rights voters have at the polls during early voting and on Election Day.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Stitcher. You can also download the episode below.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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