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Elections Board Chairman Tom Mahoney and Registars Board Chairman Colin McRae joins the latest episode of the Difference Makers podcast to discuss absentee balloting, Georgia’s new voting system and everything else voters need to know about the elections process.

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(7:30): Advice on preparing to vote

• Savannah Morning News Election 2020

(11:15): Absentee ballot information

• First wave of Chatham County absentee ballots are mailed. Here’s how to make sure your vote counts. (SMN, Sept. 22, 2020)
• Here’s where you can drop off your completed absentee ballot in Chatham County next week (SMN, Sept. 29, 2020)
• Georgia absentee ballot requests so far: 5 times more than 2016 totals (SMN, Oct. 1, 2020)

(21:50): Early voting

• Satellite office, online portal and Saturday early voting -- how Chatham County residents can get to the polls before November (SMN, Aug. 28, 2020)

(24:50): Difference between Board of Elections and Board of Registars

(30:00): State vs. county responsibilities with elections

• Georgia secretary of state faces backlash over double-voting claims (SMN, Sept. 10, 2020)

(33:00): What does the process look like?

(48:20): In-person voting

(52:40): Experience or feedback with the new voting machines in Georgia

• Here’s how Georgia’s new voting machines work (SMN, Dec. 19, 2019)
• Editorial: Voting system demo buoys confidence (SMN, Jan. 9, 2020)
• Chatham County voters report issues with machines, long lines; polling time extended to 9 p.m. (SMN, June 9, 2020)

(56:00): When the results for the 2020 election will happen

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