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Long Countians turning out too
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Vehicles line the highway at the Rye Patch polling palce in Long County Tuesday afternoon. - photo by Photo by Mike Riddle
LUDOWICI -- According to Long County Elections Superintendent Marie Middleton, voter turnout Tuesday in Long County is high.

"Right now it looks like the turnout is going to be high, and it already has been greater than we had in the primary in July," she said.

According to Middleton, the total number of votes cast in the July primary was 2,553, or 43 percent of the registered voters.

As of 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Middleton reported there had been over 2,900 votes cast. This included the 1,354 cast on Tuesday, up to that point, and the more than 1,600 cast as absentee, early, and advance ballots.

Middleton gave one example of the increased turnout coming from the Tibet District, which in July reported a total of 323 votes and by 3:30 Tuesday had already registered 343.

The Rye Patch District also had 343 votes cast, while in the Beard's Creek District 297 had voted. In the two Ludowici Districts, the North District had reported 213, while the South District reported 158.

According to Middleton each precinct would be open until 7 p.m. and all voters still in line at 7 would be able to cast their ballot.


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Polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
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ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel reminded voters to bring photo identification when participating in Tuesday’s general election run-off. Counties will hold a statewide runoff for U.S. Senate, Georgia
State Appeals Court and Public Service Commission-District 4.
Voters will be required to show one of the following six forms of photo ID when voting in person on Election Day:
• Georgia driver’s license, even if expired;
• Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a free voter ID card issued by your county registrar or Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS);
• Valid U.S. passport;
• Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state;
• Valid U.S. military photo ID;
• Valid tribal photo ID.
If a voter does not have one of these forms of photo identification, they can obtain a free voter ID card at their county registrars' office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services. Anyone with additional questions about Georgia's photo ID requirement can visit www.GAPhotoID.com or call 877-725-9797 toll free.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters can find registration information, including polling locations and legislative districts, by visiting http://sos.georgiaa.gov/elections/polllocator/.
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