Early Voting Is Breaking Records in Gwinnett

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — The number of people voting early in Gwinnett County for the presidential election is on pace to break a record.

As of 11 a.m. Monday, 63,837 people had shown up to vote early, said county spokesman Joe Sorenson.

That's with another week of early voting left to go before the November 8 election.

According to Sorenson, that puts the county on track to "significantly exceed" the 88,798 people who voted early in 2008.

Gwinnett County also has issued 20,108 absentee ballots. Of those, 10,453 had been returned by Monday, Sorenson said.

Early voting started October 17 in Gwinnett and was marked by long lines and hours-long waits during the first few days.

Saturday was the first day that Gwinnett's full compliment of eight early-voting polling places was open.

Sorenson said wait times were running between 40 minutes and an hours at those polls on Monday.

Image via Shutterstock