The number of early ballots cast
was down nearly 40% compared to the January 2021 Senate runoff in which Warnock won his seat. <p>Voting rights activists
blamed that decreased turnout on the new election policies. <b>Georgia election officials</b> countered that single-day early
voting turnout set new records, rejecting claims of voter suppression.<ol><li>Item 1</li><li>Item 2</li></ol>