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The Black Church Is at Work in Georgia

By Cynthia Hale, Reginald T. Jackson
Voters line up for the U.S. Senate runoff election, at a polling location in Marietta, Ga., Jan. 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Jan 5, 2021
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Voter registration and turnout numbers — 3 million voters voted early and 76,000 new Georgia voters registered in time for the runoff — signifies the unprecedented sense of urgency and passion that Georgians are feeling. Georgia voting volume is on track to defy historical trends of general-to-runoff election turnout ratios.

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Voters line up for the U.S. Senate runoff election, at a polling location in Marietta, Ga., Jan. 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar