The Facts

• The US state of Georgia Tuesday set a record in the number of early votes — 328K, crushing 2020's 136K figure — despite still reeling under the wrath of Hurricane Helene.The US state of Georgia Tuesday set a record in early polling with 328K votes — crushing 2020's 136K figure — despite still reeling under the wrath of Hurricane Helene.

• The 2020 record was broken by 1pm itself Tuesday, a day after a judge barred election officials from delaying or refusing to certify poll results over fraud or errors.

• Judge Robert McBurney Tuesday also barred the hand counting of ballots after polls close on Nov. 5, fearing "a substantial threat of irreparable harm."