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Monday, September 29, 2008

Early voting thus far "a success"

Early voting has been underway for a week, and the Secretary of State calls it a success. Georgians can cast ballots at local election offices or by mail. Over 100,000 people did that last week. Secretary of State Karen Handel is pleased.

"Very robust turnout so far which is exactly what we were hoping for so we could help ease those election day pressures".

Handel's goal is to get 25-percent of all votes cast before election day in November. She expects around 4-million Georgians to vote this year. And while campaigns across the state push to register voters, she says the registration pattern looks normal heading into th presidential election.

The last day to register to vote is October 6th. Early voting ends October 31st.

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