Georgia and Utah began early voting on Tuesday, joining the vast majority of states that have already kicked off the 2024 election.

With the two new entries, 46 states and Washington, D.C., have begun some form of early voting. Here’s how to send your ballot.

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Georgia is one of the most competitive states this cycle

Georgia has voted Republican in all but two elections in the last four decades. The first was former President Clinton’s landslide win in 1992, and the second was 2020, when President Biden brought the state back to the Democrats by 11,779 votes.

A win for either candidate here would make their path to victory easier. The Peach State has 16 electoral votes on offer, and with recent polls showing a tight race, it’s ranked “Toss Up” on the Fox News Power Rankings.

Democrats do well in metro Atlanta, home to more than half the state’s population, and particularly its densest counties, Fulton and DeKalb. There is a higher concentration of Black and college voters there.

The surrounding suburban areas also help Democrats run up the vote, but the further out you go, the more competitive the counties become. Cobb County (Biden +14) and Fayette County (Trump +7) are great examples, just north and south of Atlanta.

Republicans win big with rural voters, who can be found just about everywhere else. The GOP won all but 30 counties in the last election, with many of the largest victories in the sparse northwest and southeast regions.

A sign showing the way for voters stands outside a Cobb County voting building during the first day of early voting, Oct. 17, 2022, in Marietta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

How to vote in Georgia

This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for Georgia.

Voting by mail

Georgia began absentee voting Tuesday. Residents do not need to provide an excuse to receive a ballot. State officials must receive a ballot request by Oct. 25, and that ballot must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5.

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Early in-person voting

Georgia offers early voting beginning Oct. 15 and running through Nov. 1.

Voter registration

The deadline for registering to vote in Georgia was Oct. 7.

How to vote in Utah

This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for Utah.

Voting by mail

Residents do not need to provide an excuse to receive a ballot in Utah. State officials will proactively send ballots to eligible voters beginning Oct. 15 through Oct. 29, and those ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 4 if sent by mail or delivered in person to state officials by Nov. 5.

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Fifteen states are starting or expanding their early voting programs this week. (Fox News Digital)

Early in-person voting

Utah offers early in-person voting, but the start dates vary by location. Check the state’s website for more information.

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Voter registration

Utah residents can register to vote online or by mail through Oct. 25. They can also register in person during early voting, Oct. 22 through Nov. 1, and on Election Day.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Opening statements started Monday in the trial of a Georgia woman accused of killing her 20-month-old son and dumping his body in a trash bin two years ago.

Leilani Simon, of Savannah, has been indicted on 19 charges that accuse her of malice murder, felony murder, concealing the death of another and making false statements in the death of her son, Quinton Simon. She has pleaded not guilty.

Simon called 911 the morning of Oct. 5, 2022, to report her son was missing from his indoor playpen at their home outside Savannah. After police spent days searching the home and surrounding neighborhood, Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley said that investigators believed the child was dead. He also named Simon as the sole suspect.

Police and FBI agents focused their investigation on a landfill two weeks after the boy was reported missing. They sifted through trash for more than a month before finding human bones, which DNA tests confirmed belonged to Quinton.

In opening statements Monday, prosecutor Tim Dean outlined the turmoil in Simon’s life at the time of her son’s disappearance, specifically her deteriorating relationship with her then-boyfriend, Daniel Youngkin, WTOC-TV reported. Dean said Simon spent the late hours of Oct. 4 and into Oct. 5 getting high off cocaine and Percocet, killing her son, putting him in the trash and then going to sleep.

“She killed him, her own son, got in her car with his body, drove to a dumpster, and threw him away like a piece of trash,” Dean said.

Videos of Simon’s interviews with police and body camera footage was also shown to jurors. Dean said Simon changed her story about her whereabouts several times. Nearly a week after the interviews, Simon changed her story again to say she might have blacked out and doesn’t remember what really happened.

“I will never touch cocaine again. I become angry and impulsive when I’m on it,” Simon said in the 2022 police interview.

In the almost two hours Dean spent laying out the case against Simon, he never said how prosecutors believe she killed her son. The state has said that the child’s body was too decomposed when it was recovered to tell how he died.

In contrast, the defense took just three minutes for their opening statement, which accused the state of basing its case on rumor and speculation, not hard evidence.

“The core conclusion is that Leilani Maree Simon murdered her child. The evidence will simply not support that bold conclusion,” said defense attorney Robert Persse.

One of the first witnesses for the prosecution was Sgt. Bobby Stewart, the first officer to arrive on scene when the toddler was reported missing. Stewart testified about Simon’s demeanor when he arrived.

“Did you view her demeanor as consistent with that of other parents you’ve spoken to in missing children cases?” the prosecutor asked.

“No sir, I didn’t,” Stewart replied.

More testimony was expected Tuesday, including more Chatham County Police Department employees and the child’s babysitter and her daughter.

Week 8 location

“College GameDay Built by The Home Depot” is headed to Austin on Saturday for a showdown between Georgia and Texas. Hosted by Rece Davis and featuring Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Pete Thamel, Stanford Steve, and reporters Jen Lada and Jess Sims, the premier pregame show airs from 9 a.m. to noon ET on ESPN and ESPNU.

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Where to go

“College GameDay” will be held at the University of Texas in Austin. The pit will open at 6:30 a.m. ET and fans can line up early.

Click here for more details on “College GameDay’s” directions, parking instructions and everything else you need for Georgia at Texas.

Why we’re excited for Georgia at Texas

• This will be the sixth meeting between the two teams and first since 2019.

• Georgia QB Carson Beck is coming off a 459-yard, three touchdown performance.

• It’ll be the 10th time “College Gameday” visits Austin.

The last time Georgia and Texas were on CGD

Georgia lost to Alabama during their last “College Gameday” appearance earlier this season. “College Gameday” last came to Austin in 2022, when TCU beat Texas 17 to 10.

Keep ‘College GameDay’ going

Christine Williamson, Harry Douglas and Harry Lyles Jr. return with “Countdown to GameDay Live.” The digital pregame show will be live each week at 8:30 a.m. ET and is available across social and streaming platforms.

Keep up with the game on the ESPN App.

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