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Black turnout high in early voting (Georgia)

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Source: Atlantic Journal Constitution

A disproportionate number of Georgia’s 194,138 early voters are African-American, in what could be an encouraging sign for Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

As of Wednesday, about 39 percent of those voters — 74,961 — are African-Americans, Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel’s office said.

African-Americans make up 29 percent of registered voters in the state, according to Oct.1 figures. They cast 25 percent of the total votes cast in the presidential election four years ago.

The secretary of state tracks racial breakdown in order to ensure compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2008/10/02/black_early_voting.html

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2008/10/02/black_early_voting.html

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