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5 p.m., May 21, 2024
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger held a brief press conference update. A few key points:
- The average wait time remains at 1 minute.
- On track to have 1 to 1.1million total voters today.
- Raffensperger says no excuse absentee voting has been smooth but the challenge is with the United States Postal Service. “They’re really are going to have to step their game up coming in the fall,” he said.
Click here to watch.
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3:29 p.m., May 21, 2024
GPB's Sarah Kallis updates from Georgia's 6th Congressional District:
Valerie Beaty explains her No. 1 issue is gun control.
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LISTEN: Voter Valerie Beaty explains why gun control is the most important issue for her when voting.
Juliana Laurie lists her most important issues when voting, including women's rights.
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LISTEN: Voter Juliana Laurie explains the most important issues to her.
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2 p.m., May 21, 2024
Georgia Secretary of State’s Chief Operating Officer, Gabriel Sterling, gave the second update of the day:
Sterling discussed the MyVoterPage website having an 45-minute outage caused by more people visiting the site than the office anticipated. He says the site has since been restored and is back up and running. He also shared the secretary of state's office confirms that there have been over 800,000 votes cast and the numbers are "well on the path to break a million."
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Secretary of State COO Gabriel Sterling gives a second primary election update at 2:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024.
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1:04 p.m., May 21, 2024
GPB's Benjamin Payne reports from Savannah, Ga.:
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Savannah voter Ann Curry, in front of her polling place at First Presbyterian Church.
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Ann Curry explains the importance of voting to her.
LISTEN: Voter Ann Curry explains what the right to vote means to her.
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Benjamin Payne Savannah voter Mike Crow, in front of his polling place at First Presbyterian Church.
Credit: Benjamin Payne/GPB News
Mike Crow says he votes out of concern for the lack of voter turnout.
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LISTEN: Voter Mike Crow explains why it is important for him to vote and discusses the issues that matter for him in the primary election.
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12:36 p.m., May 21, 2024
GPB's Amanda Andrews hears from Buckhead voters:
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MaryLin Hembree in Buckhead, Atlanta, Ga., on May 21, 2024.
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MaryLin votes as a way for her voice to be heard.
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LISTEN: Voter MaryLin Hembree explains why it is important for her to vote.
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Rick Hearn in Buckhead, Atlanta, Ga., on May 21, 2024.
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Rick Hearn explains his priorities for the primary election.
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LISTEN: Voter Rick Hearn discusses the topics that are most important to him in Georgia's primary election.
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Heather Cooper in Buckhead, Atlanta, Ga., on May 21, 2024.
Credit: Amanda Andrews/GPB News
Heather Cooper explains the issues important to her.
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LISTEN: Voter Heather Cooper discusses the most important issues to her when voting.
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11:17 a.m., May 21, 2024
GPB's Sarah Kallis checks in from Georgia's 3rd Congressional District:
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Danny and Lane Camp in Villa Rice, Ga., on May 21, 2024.
Credit: Sarah Kallis / GPB News
Danny and Lane Camp said they vote together in every election.
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LISTEN: Voters Danny and Lane Camp talk about why they voted in Georgia's May 21, 2024 primary election.
Jennifer Kincade explains why voting is important to her.
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LISTEN: Voter Jennifer Kincade talks about why she voted in the 2024 primary election.
Erin Wilbanks shares her top priorities for the 2024 election.
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LISTEN: Voter Erin Wilbanks talks about her motivations to vote in the 2024 primary election.
Russell Ross grew up in the 1950s and honors his right to vote:
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LISTEN: Voter Russell Ross talks about his right to vote in the 2024 primary election.
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10:20 a.m., May 21, 2024
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gave his first update of the day:
Sec. Raffensperger said no voting issues or problems had been brought to his attention yet today. He estimated lines and wait times at polls to be around two minutes long.
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Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger gives a primary election update at 10:20 a.m. on May 21, 2024.
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Click here to watch.
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9:06 a.m., May 21, 2024
Sarah Kallis reports from Villa Rica, Ga.:
Voters in line at a precinct discuss which issues have brought them to the polls.
Cathy Barry said she is voting for conservative values:
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LISTEN: Voter Cathy Barry discusses why she is voting in Georgia's primary election on May 21, 2024.
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A precinct in Carroll County on May 21, 2024.
Credit: Sarah Kallis/ GPB News
Herschel Barthe said he has been voting since the 1960s and does it for the future generations:
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LISTEN: Voter Herschel Barthe discusses why he is voting in Georgia's primary election on May 21, 2024.
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8:50 a.m., May 21, 2024
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