Georgia Pushes Primary Election To June Amid Pandemic

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has pushed back the states May 19 election.

Russ Bynum / Associated Press

Updated at 4:14 p.m. Thursday

Georgia’s Secretary of State has postponed the May primaries until June 9 because of concerns over the coronavirus.

Early voting will now take place between May 18 and June 5 for both the presidential preference primary and state and local races with potential runoffs on Aug. 11.