In addition, a Georgia judge paused a rule that would have required election clerks to verify vote totals by hand-counting ballots in the 2024 election.
Washington: Georgia, a key battleground state, set a new record for early voting this week, with over 300,000 American voters casting their ballots for the US presidential election. This number is more than double the previous record of 136,000, set in 2020.
"As of 4pm we have crossed the quarter million mark with 251,899 votes cast. Spectacular turnout. We are running out of adjectives for this. Proud of our elections team w/@GaSecofState, the counties' great work, and most importantly, the voters doing their job and showing up," Gabriel Sterling, an official from Georgia's Secretary of State’s office, posted on X.
With over 7 million registered voters in Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger expects high turnout over the next three weeks of early voting.
Trump, speaking at a campaign event in Atlanta, expressed confidence in the early vote, saying, "The votes are coming in at a nice level for us", reported Reuters.
