As Early Voting Begins, Raffensperger Continues To Urge Georgians To Vote By Mail

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger continues to urge Georgians to vote by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Monday was the first day of in-person early voting for Georgia’s June 9 primaries.

Because of the coronavirus, many counties are opening fewer polling sites and limiting the number of people inside at once. That meant long lines for some.

In Cobb County, voters stood outside, six feet apart, waiting to get inside. That’s where we met up with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, to talk about both in-person voting and vote-by-mail.