While the presidential primaries have yielded little drama thus far, voters will have options when they go to the polls in Georgia.
Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump were the winners of the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire Jan. 23.
Both will be on Georgia’s March 12 primary ballot, and are heavily favored to win their parties’ nominations.
But they won’t be alone.
Biden is one of three Democrats listed on the Georgia ballot, along with Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips and self-help author Marianne Williamson.
Trump is among 11 names listed on the Republican ballot that includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and technology entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, all of whom have dropped out and endorsed Trump.
Former South Carolina Nikki Haley, who is actively campaigning, is also on the Georgia GOP ballot.
She finished second in New Hampshire, collecting 43 percent of the vote to 54 percent for Trump, who also won the Iowa Caucuses.
Biden, who didn’t formally enter the New Hampshire primary due to Democratic National Committee schedule changes, still won 63 percent of the vote thanks to a write-in campaign.
The South Carolina Republican primary is Feb. 24, setting off a wave of primary contests in short order. That includes “Super Tuesday” on March 5, the week before Georgia, with voting taking place in 17 states and territories.
Voters choosing either primary ballot in Georgia also will be able to cast a write-in vote.
The Cobb Board of Elections has approved early voting for the presidential primary, starting Feb. 19 and continuing through March 8.
Among the early voting locations will be the East Cobb Government Services Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road) and the Tim D. Lee Senior Center (3332 Sandy Plains Road).
For more information on early voting, click here.
On primary day, March 12, voters will go to their regularly assigned polling stations between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Presidential primaries are held separately in Georgia from Congressional, state and local primaries, which this year will be on May 21.
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