Georgia voters shatter early first-day turnout record in battleground state

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Georgia voters shattered turnout records Tuesday on the first day of advanced voting for next month's election in the battleground state, according to Georgia secretary of state officials.

More than 300,000 ballots were cast Tuesday in stark contrast to the previous first day record of 136,000 in 2020, according to Gabe Sterling of the Georgia secretary of state's office, who said, "That's 123% higher than the old record for the first day."

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