"The popularity of early voting has been growing, especially in 2010, when fear of long lines from the increased turnout of young voters drove people to cast ballots ahead of Election Day.
But early voting isn't popular with everyone.
'I did hear on the campaign trail that there are a lot of counties that are complaining about the cost of the 45-day period,' said Secretary of State Brian Kemp.
'Especially in these budget times, we understand that. I think there are some good things in the bill I do like.'
It cost too much to man voting booths 45 days before an election, he said. And voters just trickle in the first few weeks anyway.
So support is building for House Bill 92, a bipartisan measure sponsored by Rep. Mark Hamilton, R-Cumming. It would trim the early-voting period from 45 days to three weeks."
Voting too early isn 't good idea, legislators say
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