The polls are open across Georgia, and will stay open until 7pm tonight. The Secretary of State's office says registered voter turnout for Georgia will likely exceed 30%. This is the fourth election to put the new photo voter ID requirement to use, but the first real statewide test of the law approved by a federal judge in September.
State election officials report advance voting was strong in the state last week. Over 203-thousand people cast ballots from January 28th through February 1st. Over 44-thousand residents cast absentee ballots.
Stay with GPB all day long, via your local radio station or right here by our website. On GPB-Radio, get the latest in Georgia's voting with news in All Things Considered beginning at 4pm, with Georgia Gazette at 6pm, and within NPR's special primary coverage at 8pm on GPB-Radio. GPB's reporters will be fanned-out across the state to give you the flavor as to how Georgians are voting.
State election officials report advance voting was strong in the state last week. Over 203-thousand people cast ballots from January 28th through February 1st. Over 44-thousand residents cast absentee ballots.
Stay with GPB all day long, via your local radio station or right here by our website. On GPB-Radio, get the latest in Georgia's voting with news in All Things Considered beginning at 4pm, with Georgia Gazette at 6pm, and within NPR's special primary coverage at 8pm on GPB-Radio. GPB's reporters will be fanned-out across the state to give you the flavor as to how Georgians are voting.
