Georgia election law prohibits any early voting within two days of a holiday, and Saturday, Nov. 26 falls two days after Thanksgiving this year.
, Warnock had 49.4% of the vote and Walker had 48.5%, meaning neither candidate cleared the state's 50% requirement to secure the seat without a runoff.
"We are working with the counties to find out what their plans are on this front and as soon as possible so that their voters can make the best plans," Raffensperger said."This will be a very heavy lift for our counties because it's a four week run off period." He indicated the bill was bipartisan, pointing out that Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor in 2018 and 2022, voted for the bill while she was in the Georgia Assembly.
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