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GA early voting lags behind 2008 pace
by BILL BARROW, Associated Press
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ATLANTA — Georgia early voting picked up in the final days, but it looks like turnout will fall just short of the 2 million ballots cast before the 2008 election.

As of Friday, almost 1.9 million people had either voted early in person or mailed in ballots. That's about a third of all registered Georgia voters. The total is not final, as elections officials expect more mail-in ballots to arrive through Election Day.

Most demographic groups are down slightly from their 2008 totals. Hispanic men and women are the exceptions.

African-American voters made up about a third of the early ballots received so far, slightly more than their share of all registered voters.

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have strongly encouraged early voting, particularly in swing states.
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Demodog
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November 05, 2012
My broker says buy Postum and BVDs. My pastor says he is neutral... he will wear Magic Underwear when he baptizes the dead and regular underwear when he baptizes the living.
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daone
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November 05, 2012
obama's got to go we can't afford four more year's of empty promise's . look's like the dem's. are trying to get the hispanic vote by offering the moon which they can't deliver . sound familiar four year's ago they promised the heaven's to all ! are you better off now than before the last election ? re-elect NO-ONE
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