Video shows long lines on last day of early voting in Georgia

Voters in Georgia lined up on New Years Eve, the last day to vote early in the second round of the Peach State Senate.

Polling station images posted on social media showed long lines of Georgians snaking around buildings seeking to beat traffic on polling day amid the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the January 5 run-off.

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WATCH LIVE the line of people waiting to vote at 7:30 a.m. on NYE – the last day of early voting in Cobb County, Ga. As a reminder, the second round of state elections will ultimately determine the balance of power in Washington DC. pic.twitter.com/XSSCPUI8Gi

– Priscilla Thompson (@PriscillaWT) December 31, 2020

A woman from Cobb County told NBC Journalist Priscilla Thompson arrived in line to vote at 6:30 a.m. and waited an hour and a half before going to the polls.

Last day of early voting in Cobb County. A line already winding around the polling place when the polling stations open # Election2020 #runoff #Georgia pic.twitter.com/6bZXaaqPU9

– Dave R. Watson + (@daverwatson) December 31, 2020

A line circles the block as voters wait to vote at the Smyrna Community Center on the last day of early voting in Cobb County in the Georgia Senate second round. pic.twitter.com/gF5AxiBlRY

– The Hill (@thehill) December 31, 2020

More than 2.8 million people in Georgia have already voted either by mail or by early vote on Thursday.

According to the Georgia Elections Division, that number represents more than a third of all registered voters in the state.

The second round of elections will determine which party will control the upper house at the next Congress. If Democrats take the Senate, they will have control of the House, Senate and White House as president-elect Joe bidenJoe BidenTrump cuts his trip to Florida short and returns to Washington on Thursday Intel vice president says government agency cyberattack “ may have started earlier. ” Trump administration declassifies unconfirmed intelligence on Chinese bounties on US forces in Afghanistan takes office.

Biden in November upset President TrumpDonald Trump Trump cuts his trip to Florida short and returns to Washington on Thursday Intel vice president says the cyberattack on a government agency “ may have started earlier. ” in the state of Peach, taking Georgia by a narrow margin. He is the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state in more than 20 years.