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Wed Oct 26, 2022, 11:36 AM Oct 2022

Heavy Turnout Continues In Multiple States (10/26 update)

From Georgia REPUBLICAN Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger:
Strong Turnout Continues Breaking Records into Week Two of Early Voting
https://sos.ga.gov/news/strong-turnout-continues-breaking-records-week-two-early-voting

On edit, there's also this report from North Carolina:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/106911174

Early voting updates: Counts continue to climb past usual midterm turnout
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/early-voting-updates-counts-continue-climb-past-usual/story?id=92022629

More than 9.2 million pre-election ballots cast nationally as early and absentee voting continues ahead of the 2022 midterms
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/25/politics/pre-election-ballots-pennsylvania/index.html

Midterm elections seeing high voter turnout during early voting
https://decaturish.com/2022/10/midterm-elections-seeing-high-voter-turnout-during-early-voting/

1 million vote early in Georgia, a dramatic increase from 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/25/georgia-early-vote-election-2022/

Even Yahoo Sports is talking about it!
Voter turnout for upcoming midterms appears on pace to smash previous records
https://sports.yahoo.com/voter-turnout-upcoming-midterms-appears-154416586.html

Early voting turnout breaking records two weeks before Election Day
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/midterm-elections-record-early-voting-15-days-before-election-day/

Georgia 2022 midterms off to fast start as early voting turnout outpaces 2020 election
https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/24/georgia-election-2022-turnout-midterms-tops-2020-presidential-voters/10552627002/

Early turnout brisk in North Carolina as 135K cast ballots on first day of voting
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/early-turnout-brisk-in-north-carolina-as-135k-cast-ballots-on-first-day-of-voting

Black voter turnout in Duval county ahead of general elections
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/black-voter-turnout-duval-county-ahead-general-elections/7TL5QV7OWBHDFD7AVF3NOII2JY/

Florida Surpasses 1 Million Ballots Cast As Experts Predict High Midterm Voter Turnout
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2022/10/21/florida-surpasses-1-million-ballots-cast-as-experts-predict-high-midterm-voter-turnout/?sh=32942d76bfa0

Early voter turnout off to a strong start
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/21/early-voter-turnout

Young voter turnout could reach 2018 levels, experts say
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/young-voter-turnout-reach-2018-levels-experts-say-rcna52803

Georgia voters are breaking early voting records
https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-voters-are-breaking-early-voting-records-214433921.html

Early Voter Turnout In Virginia Is ‘Relatively Strong’ So Far
https://dcist.com/story/22/10/20/va-early-voter-turnout/

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Heavy Turnout Continues In Multiple States (10/26 update) (Original Post) Wednesdays Oct 2022 OP
That is good for Democrats. Right? applegrove Oct 2022 #1
It nearly always is. nt Wednesdays Oct 2022 #2
we hope reymega life Oct 2022 #4
Thank you for keeping us updated! MLAA Oct 2022 #3
My husband and I voted early today in Ohio. blueinredohio Oct 2022 #5
I would not read too much into it, people getting use to early voting 4139 Oct 2022 #6
Kick. Wednesdays Oct 2022 #7

4139

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6. I would not read too much into it, people getting use to early voting
Wed Oct 26, 2022, 12:27 PM
Oct 2022

Especially us old curmudgeons. 2020 was the first time I voted early, one week early..:2022 three and a half weeks early

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