Georgia sees record number of Black voters cast ballots during early voting period

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There have been 3.2 million votes cast thus far, according to election data from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. In comparison to the first 16 days of early voting in 2016 (1.3 million voters) and 2020 (2.1 million voters), this year’s efforts dwarf any other records that were previously set. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice

Georgia has seen a record number of Black voters cast ballots during the early voting period. Nearly 873,000 Black Georgians voted before Election Day, according to data from the Secretary of State’s Office.

During a press conference on the South Steps of the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday  morning, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Georgia Secretary of State’s Office Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Sterling addressed the media about the upcoming elections. During that press conference, The Atlanta Voice asked Sterling if he knew the 872,510 votes was a record.

Sterling said he didn’t have the numbers in front of him, but it was safe to assume that it has been a record-setting performance by Black voters…

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