Here’s Exactly How Election Offices Count Georgians’ Votes

A person casts their vote at the Dunwoody Library last week in the glow of a voting machine after a storm surge from hurricane Zeta knocked out power.

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Georgia is having an eventful election season, with a pandemic, a hurricane and a brand new voting system—and record early turnout

All those votes have to be counted, and while they can’t actually be tallied up until election night, officials in Georgia have been able to jump-start the process.