Citing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, Georgia’s Secretary of State decided over the weekend to delay the state’s presidential primary until May.
“We judged that the risk presented by the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the time that remained before the upcoming election, made it imperative that we delay the election,” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday morning. “We made the decision in the interest of public health, safety and security.”
Hundreds of thousands of votes had been cast since polls opened on March 2. Raffensperger said that Georgians who’ve already voted in the presidential primary will still get a chance to vote in all other races in the May primary, which features legislative and local races.
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