As of this afternoon, 16,245 Athens-Clarke County residents have voted in advance for the Georgia runoff election, accounting for about 20% of the 81,090 registered voters in the area, according to GeorgiaVotes.com.
Of that 16,245 total, 5,865 people have voted by mail while 10,380 have voted early in-person over the last week and a half. A data visual from GPB reporter, Stephen Fowler, shows that turnout for most precincts fall between around 14% to 23%, with highest turnout at Whit Davis Elementary School (30.04%) and Chase Street Elementary School (32.91%).
Polls will close for the next two days for Christmas and Christmas Eve, and reopen on December 28. The last day to vote early in-person before the January 5 Election Day is December 31.
The last day to register for an absentee ballot is also December 31.