ATLANTA — Georgia election officials say 1 million people have voted in person so far on Election Day, with polls across the state reporting relatively short wait times.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the average wait time was about five minutes, according to state election officials.
For former U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who spent part of Election Day at Georgia’s election command center, the smooth operations could be summed up simply.
“Things are working,” Chambliss said.
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin was also at the command center monitoring the election.
Both the Republican former senator and Democratic former mayor said they believe Georgia has made progress when it comes to voter confidence.
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“The past is the past. The present now, we’re on the right track,” Franklin said.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told Channel 2 investigative reporter Justin Gray that most Election Day voters were waiting less than five minutes to cast their ballots.
Raffensperger also said Georgians should begin seeing results relatively quickly after polls close.
He said he expects 60% or more of the state’s total vote to be reported within roughly an hour of polls closing.
Part of that early surge will come from Georgia’s approximately 2.8 million early voters. Election officials expect those results to begin posting shortly after polls close.
From there, attention will turn to Election Day ballots.
Memory cards containing results from precincts across the state must be physically transported to county election offices before those votes can be tabulated and reported.
State officials are expected to provide another update before polls close as the focus shifts from monitoring polling locations to counting votes.
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