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President Donald Trump urged Georgia voters to cast their vote “immediately” on Tuesday as the state started early voting on Tuesday.
Trump shared the urgent message during his Atlanta event on Tuesday.
“Early mail-in voting in your state is now underway, and early in-person is underway. But I’ll tell you what, I’m hearing very good things,” Trump said during the Tuesday rally.
“So if you have a ballot, return it immediately. If not, go tomorrow or as soon as you can. Go to the polls and vote. Then for the next 21 days get everyone you know to get out and vote. We don’t want to take a chance,” he added.
Georgia Secretary of State Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Sterling stated on social media that the state’s turnout for the first day of early voting was a record.
“Over 300,000 votes cast today! That’s 123% higher than the old record for the 1st day,” Sterling wrote on X.
Trump continues to conduct an aggressive campaign in Georgia, including an upcoming rally in Duluth on Oct. 23. He also visited storm-damaged areas of the state twice shortly after Hurricane Helene hit parts of the state.
As RSBN previously reported, the Republican National Committee (RNC) also successfully stopped a lawsuit to extend the voter registration deadline in Georgia, the organization announced on Tuesday.
The win came after leftist groups sought to extend the voter registration deadline less than 30 days ahead of the election as Georgia begins early voting.
“Baseless attempts by leftist groups to change election rules do nothing but undermine the security of the vote,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley stated.
“We are committed to protecting our elections, upholding safeguards, and making it easy to vote and hard to cheat in Georgia and across the country,” he added.
The RNC explained that leftist groups filed suit against Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, seeking to extend the voter registration deadline, as set by the legislature statewide by a week, claiming it was necessary due to the impact of Hurricane Helene.
“Voters have had ample opportunity to register to vote, and there was no reason to extend the deadline across the state,” the statement asserted. “The judge rightfully denied the request in a win for election integrity. We will continue to protect the vote for Georgians and all Americans.”
