Election workers prepare for early voting as talk of DOJ ‘intervention’ leaves advocates unsettled

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 1,014

Last Updated: 6 days, 2 hours ago

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CARTERSVILLE, Ga — In a warehouse in Bartow County, Georgia, election director Joseph Kirk stands in the middle of a long aisle of voting machines and starts performing his checks.

It’s Tuesday, with only a week to go until the start of early voting. This year one of Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats and all statewide offices are up for grabs. But before voters start casting their ballots, election officials across the state …

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