This story was updated on Wednesday, July 8, 2025, at 5:01 p.m.
Every time the door swings open this week at the county courthouse in the tiny south Georgia town of Statenville, six election workers have a moment to hope that someone is coming to vote.
“Anybody that comes in pretty much has to walk by our office,” said Renee Church, the elections supervisor in Echols County.
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