The weekend after Thanksgiving is traditionally full of holiday shopping, but with a U.S. Senate runoff election coming up, Gwinnett County voters have one more thing they can add to their lists of things to do this weekend: voting.
The Gwinnett County Board of Registrations and Elections voted Monday night to move the first day of advance in-person voting, also known as early voting, up one day so it will now begin this Saturday. The move came on the heels of court rulings which allow Georgia counties to begin early voting on Saturday, rather than Sunday.
“Saturday is a go, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., (at) all 11 early voting locations,” said county spokeswoman Deborah Tuff on Monday night.
The Senate runoff between Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, has put a spotlight on Georgia over the holidays.
Democrats are…
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