GA-SEN: Georgia Voters Brace for Long Lines and Wet Weather

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The resolve of Georgia voters could again be tested in Tuesday’s Senate runoff, with some county officials seeking to manage expectations about wait times to vote, which they said could be significant.

Wait times during early, in-person voting were indeed significant: Some Georgians, especially those in the Atlanta area, waited more than two hours to cast ballots in the nationally-watched contest between Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker.

Both candidates are focused on turning out voters on Tuesday after an early voting period that was cut roughly in half by a new state law passed last year. But the potential for long waits could be an even greater factor, given the weather forecast for Tuesday: a 70 percent chance of rain in Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service.

“We do anticipate lines,” Jessica Corbitt-Dominguez, a spokeswoman for Fulton County, which includes Atlanta, said in an email on Monday. “Elderly voters who are unable to wait in lines should see a poll worker.”



https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/04/us/politics/georgia-runoff-election-day-weather.html

[sprinkleeninow]

1. "...after an early voting period that was cut roughly in half by a new state law passed last year."

Morally debased.