| Voting for the General Election gets
under way on Monday throughout Georgia, about six weeks head of
election day. Turnout is expected to shatter records amid intense
interest in the race for the White House.
Like many states, Georgia has seen a surge in voter
registration. Nearly 100,000 new voters registered in the state in
August alone. More are expected before the state's Oct. 6 voter
registration deadline.
That's likely to translate into long lines at polling places on
Nov. 4.
State officials maintain they're ready but also are urging
Georgians to vote early and avoid the crush.
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin is among those who will take
advantage of voting Monday and is encouraging others to get it out
of the way early.
Secretary of State Karen Handel projects that about one-quarter
of Georgia voters will have cast ballots before election day this
year. That would be the highest percentage the state has seen in
recent history.
She says some counties plan to have voting available on
Saturdays to give voters even more options to cast a ballot in
advance.
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