At least 252,000 voters had cast ballots at early-voting sites as of 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT), nearly double the 136,000 who participated in the first day of early voting in the 2020 election, said Gabriel Sterling, Georgia's No. 2 election official. "Spectacular turnout," he wrote on social media.

With less than three weeks to go before Election Day, the fate of new rules that could impact the certification of vote tallies in the critical swing state of Georgia is still in flux as judges wade through court challenges.