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

A community story from Georgia, reported by Georgia Recorder.

Community · Georgia · October 12, 2026

From Georgia Recorder

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.

Reported by Georgia Recorder, October 12, 2026. Read the full story at Georgia Recorder →

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