Friday marks last day of early voting in Georgia presidential primary election

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Friday is the last day for Georgians to vote early ahead of Tuesday’s presidential primary election.

“Voting is important. Every vote counts. I believe that,” Vicky Ferebee, who voted early in Fulton County, said.

Voters at the Ponce De Leon Library precinct said it took them less than five minutes to vote Friday morning.

Despite knowing each party’s likely presidential candidate, voters still wanted to make their voices heard. Including those who aren’t fully in support of former President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden.

“It really is a matter of not having great choices. But it’s the lesser of an evil as far as I’m concerned,” Marsha Needham, one voter, said.

Nikki Haley dropped out of the race for the GOP nomination earlier this week after Trump swept most of the Republican Super Tuesday races. But she stopped short of endorsing Trump for president.

“It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. And I hope he does that,” Haley said.

Both Trump and Biden have plans to campaign in Georgia on Saturday.

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Following the recent murder of 22-year-old nursing student, Laken Riley, Trump will likely rally voters with his plans to secure the southern border between the United States and Mexico — an issue already made known on the Republican side of the aisle following her death.

Riley’s death was brought up during Biden’s Thursday State of the Union address. During his address, Biden was interrupted by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene while discussing immigration issues.

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Biden may also appeal to Georgians by addressing voter suppression, something he also did in his address. He’s urging Congress to pass a voting rights act named after John Lewis, a late Georgia congressman and civil rights leader. If passed, the act would update voting rights laws and allow for interference when voting rights are violated.

“There are forces taking us back in time. Voter suppression. Election subversion. Unlimited dark money. Extreme gerrymandering. John Lewis was a great friend to many of us here. But if you truly want to honor him and all the heroes who marched with him, then it’s time for more than just talk. Pass and send me the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act,” Biden said.

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