Record Early Turnout Puts Georgia’s New Election System To The Test

A poll worker at State Farm Arena checks in a voter Monday, the first day of early voting in Georgia.

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The record number of early voters this week in Georgia reflects a great degree of interest in the November election.

But at times, it’s also overwhelming the computer system that poll workers use to check in voters.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger compared it to too many cars getting onto I-285 at rush hour.