Today is the last day to cast an early ballot ahead of next Tuesday’s mid-term election. If you don’t vote today, you will have to wait until next Tuesday, Election Day, and vote at your precinct between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Turnout has hit historic records statewide and locally over the past three weeks. As of Thursday afternoon, over 2.9 million Georgians had cast early ballots, according to the Secretary of State’s office. Voters in Franklin and Hart Counties are casting early ballots from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. In Franklin County, voters are going to the Board of Elections Office on the Royston Highway in Carnesville. In Hart County, voters have two locations where they can vote: the Board of Elections office on Cade St. in Hartwell and the Reed Creek Family Life Center on Reed Creek Church Road. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger reminds voters that Georgia law requires that all absentee paper ballots must be received by your respective county elections office by 7 PM on Tuesday, November 3. Ballots postmarked by November 3, but not received, will not be counted. Raffensperger said at this point, because it’s so close to Election Day, you should use the official drop boxes at your elections office to submit your absentee ballot. But remember they are only available during designated early-voting hours. That would be today until 5 p.m. Next Tuesday, Election Day, you have until 7 p.m. to deliver your ballot. Georgians who requested an absentee ballot but…
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