The deadline to register to vote in Georgia’s runoff elections passed on Monday, moving the state closer to in-person voting in two pivotal Senate races.
The Jan. 5 contests will determine whether two Republican incumbents, Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, keep their seats. If their Democratic challengers, Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, both win, Democrats will claim control of the Senate.
It’s all up to Georgia voters now. Here’s a look at what’s next.
How many people are voting?
Some voters are already casting ballots in the runoff races — the state began mailing out absentee ballots last month. In-person early voting begins on Dec. 14, which is coincidentally the same date that members of the Electoral College will formally vote for Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Increasingly, Georgians are choosing to cast their ballots early and by mail. Nearly one million voters have already requested mail-in ballots for the runoff elections, according to state election officials, including more than 600,000 people who were eligible to receive the ballots automatically. More than 1.3 million voters cast absentee ballots in the November general election, according to the Georgia secretary of state’s office.
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