Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff

[SteveG]

New rules from 2021 (hmm)

Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff
https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-...e=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_03

Under Georgia’s 2021 election law, there will be only four weeks before the runoff — with Thanksgiving in the middle. Many Georgians will be offered only five weekdays of early in-person voting beginning Nov. 28. And June’s primary runoffs showed time for mail ballots to be received and returned can be very tight.
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Those changes could disadvantage Democrats, who tend to push early voting and vote-by-mail more than Republicans. Because the 2021 law makes it harder to apply for a mail ballot, Democrats urged supporters to vote early in person in October.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson said it will be challenging to reignite the kind of early voting enthusiasm that Democrats displayed ahead of the general election, when overall early voting set a new midterm record.

“We’ve from Thanksgiving weekend to Tuesday, Dec. 6, to get these votes out, and there will be a lot of hard work over the holiday and the runup to the holiday season to make sure we get this vote out,” Johnson said. “I think voters are aware that our future is still in peril, and we can make a difference in Georgia for the sake of the nation. We’ve done it before, and we can do it again.”

[vision63]

Georgia Democrats will understand the assignment.

[rgG]

vision63 wrote:
Georgia Democrats will understand the assignment.

I will be in person voting, ASAP.

[graylocks]

rgG wrote:
[quote=vision63]
Georgia Democrats will understand the assignment.

I will be in person voting, ASAP.
i am in California until the end of january so i applied for an absentee ballot. not as streamlined a process as one would hope but fortunately i have my laptop, a portable printer, and my iphone for scanning with me.

[RgrF]

graylocks wrote:
i am in California until the end of january

That's horrible, what did you do to deserve such a harsh punishment?

[rgG]

graylocks wrote:
[quote=rgG]
[quote=vision63]
Georgia Democrats will understand the assignment.

I will be in person voting, ASAP.
i am in California until the end of january so i applied for an absentee ballot. not as streamlined a process as one would hope but fortunately i have my laptop, a portable printer, and my iphone for scanning with me.
Yeah, they really made it a lot harder to vote by mail. Of course, that’s what they were trying to do anyway.

[Bill in NC]

Republicans who crossed the aisle or just refused to vote for Walker in the midterms won't bother showing up for the runoff.

[Ombligo]

The ones who crossed the aisle may be more likely to vote. They already expressed disdain for Walker and made an effort to vote against him. They may be inclined to do so again.

those who left the ballot blank not so much so.

[graylocks]

RgrF wrote:
[quote=graylocks]
i am in California until the end of january

That's horrible, what did you do to deserve such a harsh punishment?
Think of it as being a lateral snowbird. i have friends out here that have been in my life for decades. i miss them so i DROVE myself and my dog out to the Bay Area to reconnect. will probably do this next year also. then i'll decide if i am moving permanently.

[vision63]

graylocks wrote:
[quote=RgrF]
[quote=graylocks]
i am in California until the end of january

That's horrible, what did you do to deserve such a harsh punishment?
Think of it as being a lateral snowbird. i have friends out here that have been in my life for decades. i miss them so i DROVE myself and my dog out to the Bay Area to reconnect. will probably do this next year also. then i'll decide if i am moving permanently.
That's brave.