Long lines mark the first day of early voting in Georgia as voters flock to the polls
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Source: Washington Post
Voters waited in line for up to five hours across the metro Atlanta region and surrounding suburbs on Monday to cast their ballots, with many locations in the state’s most populous counties reporting high turnout on the state’s first day of early voting for the general election.
Long lines of socially distanced voters snaked around early-voting locations hours before polling places opened. Some people brought their own chairs as they waited, as lines inched slowly because of the limited number of people allowed inside voting centers to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The images were reminiscent of Georgia’s problem-plagued June primary, when people waited for hours to cast their ballots because of reduced polling locations and a rocky rollout of new machines. On Monday, high turnout appeared to be largely driving the long lines, rather than technical problems.
In a sign of the enthusiasm, voters in Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta, began queuing up as early as 4 a.m. — three hours before the polls opened Monday, and an unusually early start, officials said. In Fulton County, which encompasses metro Atlanta, officials said there was “very high turnout,” with lines at almost every one of its 30 voting locations and two mobile sites.
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