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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Groups plan to monitor Ga. elections

The nonpartisan group Election Protection said they hope to have 600 volunteer monitors at polling place in metro Atlanta and Macon alert for voting problems.

The group has already received more than 3,500 calls from Georgians to its hotline. Most are asking questions about basic things such as how to locate a polling place. But some are
reporting problems with things like voter registration. The group is helping voters work through the problems.

There is concern that record turnout could create long lines and other problems on Election Day that could keep some Georgians from casting ballots. More than 890,000 Georgians have already cast ballots in early voting that began Sept. 22.

The Election Protection hotline is 1-866-OUR-VOTE.

(The Associated Press)

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