Voters in Georgia will head to the polls on Tuesday, even though both parties have largely agreed on their presidential nominee.
Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are almost certain to be nominated by both parties. It just needs to secure enough delegates to become official.
Georgia has been in the national spotlight since 2020, when it flipped from red to blue, and has become the center of debate over election integrity.
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With the resignation of Nikki Haley after Super Tuesday, President Biden never faced a serious competition on the Democratic side, even though former President Trump was almost certain to win the Republican nomination, Georgia voters told News4JAX he still plans to vote on Tuesday.
“Just because I want my voice to be heard. Like everyone else, you want your opinion,” said voter David Stearns.
“They want change and a different direction. So I think there will be a good turnout. People are very interested,” said voter Jerry Mathis.
Deborah Morrison of St. Simons Island said people are voting in the Peach State.
“We had a steady flow of people in St. Simons for early voting. So I hope so. Let's see. I voted early,” she said.
Over the past four years, Georgia has quickly become one of the nation's most important battleground states, with the state's Republican-controlled Legislature enacting measures including a ban on ballot harvesting, which allows third parties to collect absentee ballots. passed the controversial Election Integrity Act, including Ballot box security. These changes sparked several legal battles, but the state won in court and will become a reality in this election.
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And while this is a statewide debate, voters in southeast Georgia said it's more of a debate in the counties surrounding Atlanta.
Another thing Georgia's new voting regulations prohibit is giving food, drinks or gifts to people waiting in line to vote. This is expected to be more of an issue in November's general election than on Tuesday.
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