ATLANTA — After more than 2.5 million Georgians turned out to vote early in the 2022 midterm election, polling locations across the state were seeing a steady stream of in-person voters on Election Day.
Many polling locations were reporting little to no wait times to cast a ballot.
All eyes are on Georgia this election, with a Senate race that could determine the balance of power in Congress and a rematch between incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams that has sparked national interest.
Here’s the latest:
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5:57 p.m.
Fulton County elections officials said the first results they release will include early voting, followed by absentee by mail, then Election Day.
5:18 p.m.
DeKalb County election officials are extending voting times at Solid Rock AME Church until 7:39 p.m.
4:52 p.m.
Georgia precincts are processing voters in about 49 seconds, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.
So we are still at 2 minute waits on average statewide. Again that means most locations have zero wait. The counties are still processing voters in about 49 seconds.
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) November 8, 2022
4:07 p.m.
State officials are projecting they could hit 2 million election day voters on top of the 2.5 million Georgians who already voted early.
2:49 p.m.
A judge has agreed to let a private courier deliver more than 100 Cobb County absentee ballots that were not overnighted yesterday after 1,000 ballots were not sent out. Voters should have their ballots by 5 p.m.
12:24 p.m.
Two Cobb County precincts will remain open past 7 p.m. after delays in opening for the general election. Hours at the Kennesaw 3A precinct at the Ben Robertson community center have been extended until 7:45 p.m. Hours at the Oregon 03 precinct at the Fair Oaks Community Center will accept in-person voting until 7:06 p.m.
12:10 p.m.
Gabriel Sterling with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office said in a tweet that the average time to vote in Georgia was around 3 minutes by noon. The longest line is in Stephens County at 13 minutes. Most polling locations have no wait at all.
11:44 a.m.
Two election workers were fired in Johns Creek about 15 minutes before polls opened after the mother and son exchanged “concerning” posts on social media. Fulton County elections officials did not reveal the nature of the concerns.
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