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A record number of Georgia voters rushed to the polls on the first day of early-voting to cast their ballots in the 2022 election primary.

According to Fox 5 Atlanta News, the Secretary of State's Office reported that nearly 28,000 Georgia voters cast ballots during in-person voting on the first day of eligibility, a number that is triple the number that voted in the first day of the 2018 primary election and nearly double the June 2020 primary.

"Record turnout on the first day of early voting is a testament to an elections system that ensures top-level security and ease of access," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said, according to Fox 5 News. "Georgia voters statewide experienced short or nonexistent lines, and a smooth voting process. It remains easy to vote and hard to cheat in Georgia, further disproving the false narrative from Abrams and her allies about the Election Integrity Act of 2021."

Further analysis of the voting shows that more than 14,700 of the voters were Republicans, over 12,300 were Democrats and more than 260 were nonpartisan.

"The election process itself is important, it affects you locally, so I would just recommend that you vote," Interim Director of Registration and Elections Nadine Williams said, according to Fox 5 News.

This is the first primary since the Georgia Legislature passed the Republican-backed Election Integrity Act of 2021, which changed some operations for elections in the state.