US Elections: Over 300K Cast Ballots as Early Voting Begins
US Elections: Over 300K Cast Ballots as Early Voting Begins
The Facts
Georgia, a key swing state in the 2024 presidential election, witnessed a record turnout for the first day of early voting, with 328K ballots cast on Tuesday.
The previous first-day record — set in 2020 when 136K voted — had been broken by 1 p.m. Tuesday, a day after state Judge Robert McBurney barred election officials from delaying or refusing to certify poll results over allegations of fraud or errors.
The Spin
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