The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Josh McLaurin, Democratic Party of Georgia Chair Charlie Bailey, Dawgs for Ossoff and Young Democrats of University of Georgia and Athens-Clarke County hosted a press conference Tuesday in front of the Arch urging students to vote. “We're one week out until the election, so we're really just trying to get everybody out to the polls,” second-year Lydia O’Neill, communications director for Young Democrats of UGA and ACC, said. Early voting is available at Tate Student Center beginning Tuesday, Oct. 27, through Thursday, Oct. 29, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for those registered to vote in ACC. Early voting ends Friday, Oct. 30. Bailey urged young people to vote for Democratic candidates like Jon Ossoff, who is running for reelection in the U.S. Senate, and to vote for Democrats in every position down the ballot. McLaurin, a UGA alum, said Democratic candidates are focused on policies to help alleviate constituents' concerns on key issues such as healthcare and affordability. Georgia State House District 121 Rep. Eric Gisler also spoke at the press conference, sharing his perspective as a Democratic public official who won his seat in a special election last year. “[The Republican party] certainly can't run on their record because we're all dealing with the outcome of 22 years of ruling this state right now,” Gisler said in…
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