Early Voting thread.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Republicans don't neccessarily need Nevada.
They have "Multiple Pathways" now to a Senate Control.

Democrats are not going to win all of the 4 Battlegrounds (PA, NV, AZ, GA). That would only happen in a D-Wave Year. Usually the Party that has the momentum at the end of Campaign wins most of the Close Races in a Midterm see 2014 or 2018.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Republicans don't neccessarily need Nevada.
They have "Multiple Pathways" now to a Senate Control.

Democrats are not going to win all of the 4 Battlegrounds (PA, NV, AZ, GA). That would only happen in a D-Wave Year. Usually the Party that has the momentum at the end of Campaign wins most of the Close Races in a Midterm see 2014 or 2018.

Well, he wasn't necessarily wrong.  He just had the wrong party with the momentum.

[Holmes]

So when does early voting start in Georgia for the runoff?

[GeorgiaModerate]

So when does early voting start in Georgia for the runoff?

There is actually a bit of controversy about this.  They can't start setting up for the runoff until the first election is certified (which should be soon), so having the runoff so soon after the election and with Thanksgiving in the middle really cuts down the early voting time.  Basically, it's Mon-Fri the week after Thanksgiving, with counties having the option to add the Tue-Wed and Sun around Thanksgiving.  Problematically, voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving is NOT allowed due to a state law preventing it on the Saturday following a Thursday or Friday holiday.  However, the state Democratic Party, the DSC, and the Warnock campaign have filed suit to allow it on that Saturday.

[GeorgiaModerate]

So when does early voting start in Georgia for the runoff?

There is actually a bit of controversy about this.  They can't start setting up for the runoff until the first election is certified (which should be soon), so having the runoff so soon after the election and with Thanksgiving in the middle really cuts down the early voting time.  Basically, it's Mon-Fri the week after Thanksgiving, with counties having the option to add the Tue-Wed and Sun around Thanksgiving.  Problematically, voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving is NOT allowed due to a state law preventing it on the Saturday following a Thursday or Friday holiday.  However, the state Democratic Party, the DSC, and the Warnock campaign have filed suit to allow it on that Saturday.

https://twitter.com/ByNickEWoot/status/1593009146785583105

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

So when does early voting start in Georgia for the runoff?

There is actually a bit of controversy about this.  They can't start setting up for the runoff until the first election is certified (which should be soon), so having the runoff so soon after the election and with Thanksgiving in the middle really cuts down the early voting time.  Basically, it's Mon-Fri the week after Thanksgiving, with counties having the option to add the Tue-Wed and Sun around Thanksgiving.  Problematically, voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving is NOT allowed due to a state law preventing it on the Saturday following a Thursday or Friday holiday.  However, the state Democratic Party, the DSC, and the Warnock campaign have filed suit to allow it on that Saturday.

What's the atmosphere like on the ground, GA? Fatigue? Excitement?

[GeorgiaModerate]

So when does early voting start in Georgia for the runoff?

There is actually a bit of controversy about this.  They can't start setting up for the runoff until the first election is certified (which should be soon), so having the runoff so soon after the election and with Thanksgiving in the middle really cuts down the early voting time.  Basically, it's Mon-Fri the week after Thanksgiving, with counties having the option to add the Tue-Wed and Sun around Thanksgiving.  Problematically, voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving is NOT allowed due to a state law preventing it on the Saturday following a Thursday or Friday holiday.  However, the state Democratic Party, the DSC, and the Warnock campaign have filed suit to allow it on that Saturday.

What's the atmosphere like on the ground, GA? Fatigue? Excitement?

Probably more like boredom, here in Forsyth County.  It seems like the runoff is not nearly as much on people's radar as the general election was.  The volume of ads I'm seeing has dropped way off and is now predominantly pro-Warnock/anti-Walker; before Nov. 8 it was about 50-50.

[SnowLabrador]

So when does early voting start in Georgia for the runoff?

There is actually a bit of controversy about this.  They can't start setting up for the runoff until the first election is certified (which should be soon), so having the runoff so soon after the election and with Thanksgiving in the middle really cuts down the early voting time.  Basically, it's Mon-Fri the week after Thanksgiving, with counties having the option to add the Tue-Wed and Sun around Thanksgiving.  Problematically, voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving is NOT allowed due to a state law preventing it on the Saturday following a Thursday or Friday holiday.  However, the state Democratic Party, the DSC, and the Warnock campaign have filed suit to allow it on that Saturday.

What's the atmosphere like on the ground, GA? Fatigue? Excitement?

Probably more like boredom, here in Forsyth County.  It seems like the runoff is not nearly as much on people's radar as the general election was.  The volume of ads I'm seeing has dropped way off and is now predominantly pro-Warnock/anti-Walker; before Nov. 8 it was about 50-50.

Hopefully that's an indication that the Democrats are more likely to vote in this one. Warnock cannot afford any apathy on his side.

[Minnesota Mike]

https://twitter.com/markniesse/status/1593723913187516417

[wbrocks67]

Really makes you think why the GOP continuously wants LESS time for people to vote!

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1594799639194116102

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1594830558382759940

[Minnesota Mike]

https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1594860504710791172

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I am so glad this is a wave insurance seats and not for Senate control McConnell would have definitely seized the opportunity to obstruct

[wbrocks67]

Again, you wonder why the *Secretary of State* needs to *waive the white flag* about having an extra day for people to vote.

Just goes to show that these "non-MAGA Republicans" like Raffensberger are only just barely better than their counterparts.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/markniesse/status/1595065839098667009

[politicallefty]

How do any of those have standing when the Secretary of State isn't appealing?

[wbrocks67]

GA EV so far:

6,739 early votes

54.9% female / 44.8% male
63.8% white / 21.8% black / 3.0% hispanic-asian / 11.5% other

https://www.georgiavotes.com/

[Holmes]

GA EV so far:

6,739 early votes

54.9% female / 44.8% male
63.8% white / 21.8% black / 3.0% hispanic-asian / 11.5% other

https://www.georgiavotes.com/

Safe Walker.

[Minnesota Mike]

https://twitter.com/stphnfwlr/status/1595457665915932673

[Ferguson97]

What is the nonsensical “legal” argument that Republicans are even making to try and stop Saturday voting?

[politicallefty]

Am I the only waiting for SCOTUS to stick its nose where it doesn't belong? 

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1595491439697399831

[Skill and Chance]

Am I the only waiting for SCOTUS to stick its nose where it doesn't belong? 

Hmmm... 'legislature thereof" stuff again?

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/conorsen/status/1595508584938614784

The number of counties has since gone up to 23 as Bartow County (heavily R exurb of Atlanta) has also added Saturday voting.