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Georgia's 2024 Primary Election: live results and updates from GPB News
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Welcome to the GPB News Election 2024 blog! Bookmark this page for live updates on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, and visit GPB.org/elections for additional coverage and live results here.
The office of the Georgia Secretary of State will present periodic updates beginning at 10 a.m. on GPB.org. Be sure to tune in to GPB Radio for more.
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Check here after polls close for live results.
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5 p.m., May 21, 2024
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger held a brief press conference update. A few key points:
- The average wait time remains at 1 minute.
- On track to have 1 to 1.1 million total voters today.
- Raffensperger says no excuse absentee voting has been smooth but the challenge is with the United States Postal Service. “They’re really are going to have to step their game up coming in the fall,” he said.
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3:29 p.m., May 21, 2024
GPB's Sarah Kallis updates from Georgia's 6th Congressional District:
Valerie Beaty explains her No. 1 issue is gun control.
Juliana Laurie lists her most important issues when voting, including women's rights.
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2 p.m., May 21, 2024
Georgia Secretary of State’s Chief Operating Officer, Gabriel Sterling, gave the second update of the day:
Sterling discussed the MyVoterPage website having an 45-minute outage caused by more people visiting the site than the office anticipated. He says the site has since been restored and is back up and running. He also shared the secretary of state's office confirms that there have been over 800,000 votes cast and the numbers are "well on the path to break a million."
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1:04 p.m., May 21, 2024
GPB's Benjamin Payne reports from Savannah, Ga.:
Ann Curry explains the importance of voting to her.
Mike Crow says he votes out of concern for the lack of voter turnout.
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12:36 p.m., May 21, 2024
GPB's Amanda Andrews hears from Buckhead voters:
MaryLin votes as a way for her voice to be heard.
Rick Hearn explains his priorities for the primary election.
Heather Cooper explains the issues important to her.
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11:17 a.m., May 21, 2024
GPB's Sarah Kallis checks in from Georgia's 3rd Congressional District:
Danny and Lane Camp said they vote together in every election.
Jennifer Kincade explains why voting is important to her.
Erin Wilbanks shares her top priorities for the 2024 election.
Russell Ross grew up in the 1950s and honors his right to vote:
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10:20 a.m., May 21, 2024
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gave his first update of the day:
Sec. Raffensperger said no voting issues or problems had been brought to his attention yet today. He estimated lines and wait times at polls to be around two minutes long.
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9:06 a.m., May 21, 2024
Sarah Kallis reports from Villa Rica, Ga.:
Voters in line at a precinct discuss which issues have brought them to the polls.
Cathy Barry said she is voting for conservative values:
Herschel Barthe said he has been voting since the 1960s and does it for the future generations:
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8:50 a.m., May 21, 2024
Thank you for joining our Election Day blog!
Tune in for the Georgia Secretary of State's first update of the day at 10 a.m. on GPB.org.
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