Brantley Countians are keeping pace with the rest of the state with 37 percent of the registered voters casting ballots in the three-week Early Voting period while the state total is around 40 percent.
Brantley County’s total through Monday at 4:30 p.m., had reached 4,610. The number surpasses the three-week 2020 total when 4,476 ballots were cast.
“It has been steady,” said a spokesperson.
Early voting will end Friday, November 1 at 5 p.m. Turnout is expected to increase as Friday nears.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5 with polls running from 7 a.m.7 p.m., in Hoboken at the Community Center, in Nahunta at the Senior Center, and in Waynesville at Waynesville Baptist Church.
All absentee ballots must be delivered by mail or be in the hands of election officials by the close of the polls at 7 p.m. November 5.
While Brantley County’s numbers are up, the same can be said for the state. As of 12:30 p.m., Monday, October 28, Georgia voters surpassed the 2.9 million mark for total turnout. In-person voting is 2,739,787 checkins, shattering previous Early Voting performance.
In previous years, 1,199,424 (2018), 1,979,963 (2020), and 1,640,652 (2022) voters had turned out for in-person Early Voting.
Registrars across the state had received 177,192 absentee ballots. Of the 240 requested in Brantley County, just over 100 had been returned.
“Georgia voters know we’ve made it easy to cast a ballot,” said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. “It’s really that simple. Over the past four years we’ve worked tirelessly to prepare for this election by adding Early Voting days and investing in infrastructure, only to be rewarded with the lies of Jim Crow 2.0 and a missed All-Star Game. We’re battled tested and ready, despite the critics.”
