Richmond County sees record number of early voters

AUGUSTA, GA ( WJBF) – Rosa Gilmore is certainly one of practically three thousand individuals casting their vote early in Columbia County.

“I imagine we’re going to have a great turnout and I’m praying that we do. So far as the democrats all of us have to get out and all of us should be supportive as a result of we see what’s occurring in Washington, DC and the one method we’re going to alter it’s to get out and vote,” Gilmore mentioned.

Nancy Homosexual, Columbia County Board of Elections Director mentioned they’ve seen a gentle turnout and so they anticipate that to proceed.

“Typically, in a midterm you find yourself anticipating between 30 and 40 % turnout so if we get the 25 % right here throughout early voting then that leaves the remainder of it for election day and that’s actually good,” Homosexual mentioned.

In Richmond County, greater than 2,000 individuals have solid their ballots.

“We’ve seen about double the numbers we noticed in 2018 and 2020,” Richmond County Board of Elections director Travis Doss mentioned.

It’s a turnout that makes election officers hopeful to see simply as a lot, or extra, participation within the Could main in addition to the overall election.

“Election day usually with primaries we are saying about 30 to 40 %, with the way in which its going we may see as excessive as about 50 % for Could,” Doss mentioned. “So far as November is worried, I’d actually like to see it someplace within the 70’s. That might be actually good for Richmond County.”

Early voting shall be open till Could 20.