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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - We’re getting down to the wire and experts say the high early voting turnout speaks to the urgency people are having regarding policies and the way they want the next four years to shape out.
All of this starts in about nine hours when polls open up.
Voters on both sides of the aisle say it’s now or never.
“Our economy is horrid,” says Alan Ross, a Columbia County voter. “You know? I mean, I look at people trying to get a one-bedroom apartment and probably paying 1900 bucks. Things are gotten to the point where they’re unaffordable for people.”
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Election Day is finally here. This is the last chance to vote in the presidential race and local races in your county on Tuesday.
“We need to vote and we need to stand on, on truth,” says Melba Scott-James, an Augusta voter. “And we saw what happened in the four years that we had with the other guy.”
National polls are still showing tight projections for each candidate, with Harris edging over the top.
Political science professor, Dr. Lance Hunter, says the battle for 270 electoral votes and the keys to the White House will come down to the wire.
“Some of the swing states could be decided by one percentage point or fewer,” says Hunter. “So there could be a lot of extremely close elections when we’re thinking of statewide elections for the presidency there. And so, Georgia has 16 electoral votes. It is considered a swing state, and so it certainly will be critical to the outcome.”
Dr. Hunter says the trajectory of the country’s policies going forward also depends on the makeup of Congress with 468 seats up for grabs in the election as well.
“The congressional elections are going to be very important because that’s really going to determine how much leeway that the winning candidate has to try to implement their agenda,” says Hunter.
Voting polls open up at 7 a.m.
Election directors in our area are expecting shorter lines throughout the day because of the record-breaking early voting.
If you still don’t know what polling location is assigned to you, visit these links below:
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