Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Polls open for key Senate runoffs in Georgia

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Polls are now open in Georgia, as voters cast their ballots in two Senate runoff elections.

Polls for the runoffs opened statewide at 7 a.m. Tuesday and are scheduled to close at 7 p.m.

The results will have huge implications on President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to pass his legislative agenda on matters such as the pandemic, health care, taxation, energy and the environment.

Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock need to win both races for a 50-50 Senate.

That would allow Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris to tilt the chamber to Democrats with the tiebreaking vote.

More than three-million Georgians have already voted either early in-person or via absentee ballots.

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