Georgia has continued to set record-breaking numbers of early voting one year after passing an election security law critics called 'voter suppression,' with President Biden comparing it to Jim Crow laws.
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Georgia has seen record-breaking turnout for early voting despite passing an election security law last year that critics panned as"voter suppression" and President Biden said harkened back to the era of"Jim Crow" "The record early voting turnout is a testament to the security of the voting system and the hard work of our county election officials,"Brad Raffensperger said of the numbers Wednesday."As Secretary of State, I promised to strike a strong balance between access and security in our elections, and these numbers demonstrate that I kept that promise and that voters have confidence in Georgia’s elections.
Georgia has seen 539,297 people cast ballots as of Tuesday, far outpacing the 182,684 by this point in the 2018 midterm primary elections, according to data compiled by Georgia Votes. The numbers have even outpaced those posted during the 2020 presidential election by 156%, an election that saw election officials encourage early and mail-in voting to decrease crowding during the pandemic.
But the chaotic finish to the 2020 election raised fears of election security in the state, something the state's Republican majority attempted to tackle by passing the Election Integrity Act of 2021.in the state while making it easier to vote, implementing an ID requirement for absentee ballot requests in addition to mandating three weeks of early voting with availability on weekends."At a time when parts of our country are backsliding,".
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