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Radio France Internationale
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Jan van der Made

US Mid-terms J-4: early voting closed in Georgia, activists continue the fight

Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. On 8 November 2022 voters will cast their ballot in the US mid-term elections, voting for Governors, Senators and other local officials. The mid-terms are seen as a litmus test for the Biden administration. © RFI/Jan van der Made

On Friday, voters in Georgia had their last chance to cast their 'early voting' ballot for the midterm elections. Next Tuesday, 8 November, is the official voting day for US Mid-terms. It will become clear if the former confederate state will remain blue, or if it will flip back to Republican Red. Grassroots activists have four days left to convince voters to go and let their voice be known - with a vengeance.

"I became involved in politics when I was ten years old," remembers Aunna Dennis, currently executive director of Common Cause Georgia, the local chapter of an NGO which tries to motivate citizens to vote.

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