A record number of early votes have been cast in Georgia on Tuesday as residents headed to the polls in a critical battleground state that is grappling with the fallout from Hurricane Helene and controversial election administration changes that have spurred a flurry of lawsuits.

Gabe Sterling, the chief operating officer in Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s (R) office shared in a post on social platform X that the Peach State had shattered its record.

Georgia voters shattered turnout records Tuesday on the first day of advanced voting for next month's election in the battleground state, according to Georgia secretary of state officials.