GA, only 3 of those outstanding military ballots arrived

[Johnny2X2X]

You read that right 3. The other 7997 weren’t returned at all. The deadline was 5 PM.

That is off the board now.

[LisaL]

1. I didn't expect many to arrive since they haven't already.

NT

[bullimiami]

2. They probably got DeJoy'd. Well that one backfired on 'em.

[C_U_L8R]

3. So 8000 ballots went out and only 3 returned?

That seems a bit uncharacteristic of those in our military. Unless it's some odd form of protest against the CINC

[BannonsLiver]

4. I think the overall total was over 12k

And that 8k number was the number of remaining outstanding ballots from that group.

[Blue_true]

22. So 4,000 military ballots have already been counted? nt

[Native]

25. It was 8,889.

[BannonsLiver]

26. Sigh

The ORIGINAL amount sent out was 12k. Your number are the ones of that total that were outstanding. I’m not sure what’s so complicated about that.

[Native]

27. 17529 came back. 8889 were outstanding, 3 of which came back today. Link.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/more-ballots-arriving-in-georgia-from-overseas-and-provisional-voters/2IKU3WM5XZD7FDQE5DAOKYXTMY/

[FreeState]

7. No

The 8k was remaining ballots that could be turned today. Others have been returned and counted already. Georgia has over 32k people in the military.

[Dem2]

9. Good answer

[C_U_L8R]

10. Thanks all for clarifying.

[Hortensis]

14. Over 18,000 have been returned and counted.

The 8000+ are ballots that were requested but not returned as of the deadline this evening. Many probably weren’t mailed back at all.

[greenjar_01]

19. No, 8000 ballots of those that went out hadn't been returned yet

8000 was the group that was sent but not returned. Because it's military, they were sent out automatically, rather than requested. So, many thousands of them probably went into the trash wherever outside of GA they arrived.

[Sanity Claws]

5. DeJoy's tactics worked

[MoonlitKnight]

8. LOL

And they still have not called it.

[LizBeth]

21. Right. But hey, why bother. We like so much better patiently waiting for every vote to be counted

before calling a state except that NEVER happens. And with no other person ever. But special Donny,.

[BGBD]

11. That's not all that out of the ordinary.

Military voters are younger, so less likely to vote anyway. Also, many in the military don't vote in an effort to remain neutral as the Military prefers.

[meadowlander]

16. Also they prefer candidates who don't mock POWs

and call them suckers and losers.

Wishful thinking?

[DLCWIdem]

12. yes but theres has been a change in the votes about 1400.

[Wiz Imp]

13. The 3 returned were for 1 county only (Gwinnett).

We don't know how many were returned in all the other counties. However, since Gwinnett is the 2nd largest county in the state, the overall total is likely to be very small.

[Hortensis]

15. Over 18000 before today and counted, tho.

[Wiz Imp]

17. Right

We just don't know how many of the 8,000 that were still outstanding were returned statewide. It was almost certainly more than 3 but likely a pretty minimal number overall.

[Hortensis]

18. :) Right.

[StevieM]

23. Welcome to DU!!

Or I guess I should say welcome back. I see from your profile that you first registered in February 2005. But you have posted 6 times, and all 6 were in the last 90 days.

I am glad that you decided to return after over 15 years, and that this time you are actually posting with us. And I am impressed that you still remembered your user name and password.

I hope you stick around this time and keep posting with us.

[LizBeth]

20. We all pretty much knew this, common sense. So now do we get to call GA?

[LisaL]

24. I believe they are still counting provisional ballots.

NT

[LizBeth]

28. How many? We are waiting until every single ballot is counted before calling a state? That is new.