A line wrapped around the building at the Board of Elections in Macon-Bibb County for most of the day. According to Board Chairman Mike Kaplan, the first day went smoothly, even with the long line at the Board of Elections.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) Your last chance to vote early in the Georgia Senate Runoffs is here.
State representatives and the Macon-Bibb Board of Elections encourage residents to get out and vote now, instead of waiting until January 5.
“So far we had close to 18,000 people early vote,” said Mike Kaplan, chairman for Macon-Bibb Board of Elections.
Kaplan says the board of elections received around 20,000 absentee ballots.
“We already processed about 12,000,” Kaplan said.
Kaplan says there were 34,000 early voters during the general election in November, resulting in a 66% turnout. He says out of that, 17,000 people voted in person.
41NBC caught up with State Representative Mariam Paris at the “New Year, New Senate Tour” as she supported Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the final week of early voting.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) State representative Mariam Paris, Macon-Bibb Commissioner-Elect Seth Clark and Pastor of Community Church of God, Jason McClendon, encouraged residents to vote early.
The group held a press conference in front of City Hall Tuesday, to discuss the importance of voting early.
“There is too much at stake for Georgians to wait until January the fifth. Do not wait until January the fifth to have your voices heard,” said Mariam Paris.
“This election is a life-changing election,” shared Pastor Mcclendon.
“The road to Washington D.C for these two senate candidates goes through Macon-Bibb County,” said Commissioner-Elect Seth Clark.
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