2020 Georgia Democratic presidential primary: Difference between revisions

Georgia was previously scheduled to be the only state voting on March 24, 2020, in the Democratic primaries,{{cite web|last1=Putnam|first1=Josh|title=The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar|url=https://frontloading.blogspot.com/p/2020-presidential-primary-calendar.html|publisher=Frontloading HQ|access-date=June 23, 2019}} after secretary of state [[Brad Raffensperger]] had announced the date of the primary on June 19, 2019. The move marked a departure from past years, shifting away from an earlier March contest on [[Super Tuesday]] (traditionally made up of many [[Southern United States|southern states]] and therefore dubbed the “[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] primary”). Although its later date had the potential to diminish its influence, the Georgia primary’s separation from other states on the primary calendar might also have placed it in a more influential position should the primary still have been competitive by then.{{cite news|last1=Bluestein|first1=Greg|title=Georgia officials set presidential primary date for March 24|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-officials-set-presidential-primary-date-for-march/RMggMokbCvzfCgcgs53YdP/|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=June 19, 2019|access-date=June 23, 2019}} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the primary was first on March 14 moved by Raffensberger to the general Georgia primary date for other offices on May 19,{{cite news|last1=Bluestein|first1=Greg|title=Georgia delays presidential primary due to coronavirus pandemic|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-delay-presidential-primary-due-coronavirus-pandemic/0vJZpHlHdPQdPEda6GtvCP/|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2020}} and then both primaries were on April 9 again rescheduled to June 9, with Georgia voting alongside equally rescheduled [[2020 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary|West Virginia]] on that day.{{cite news|author=Mark Niesse|title=Georgia primary delayed again to June 9 during coronavirus emergency|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-primary-delayed-again-june-during-coronavirus-emergency/W5ElsYWTsP5clpNAVTYXnO/|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=April 9, 2020|access-date=April 9, 2020}} More than 200,000 votes had already been cast by mail in the March 24 primary before it was cancelled. These votes were not included in the official June 9 primary result, however they were separately counted.{{cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/102879/web.254232/#/detail/5020|title=March 24, 2020 Presidential Preference Primary|publisher=Georgia Secretary of State|date=26 June 2020|access-date=4 July 2020}} Voters who participated in the March 24 primary were able to vote again in the June 9 primary, but only for other offices.{{cite web|url=https://advancingjustice-atlanta.org/resource/download/466|title=COVID-19 Georgia Voter Guide: Vote by mail basics, FYIs, and FAQs.|publisher=Advancing Justice-Atlanta|access-date=4 July 2020|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705004311/https://advancingjustice-atlanta.org/resource/download/466|url-status=dead}}

Georgia was previously scheduled to be the only state voting on March 24, 2020, in the Democratic primaries,{{cite web|last1=Putnam|first1=Josh|title=The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar|url=https://frontloading.blogspot.com/p/2020-presidential-primary-calendar.html|publisher=Frontloading HQ|access-date=June 23, 2019}} after secretary of state [[Brad Raffensperger]] had announced the date of the primary on June 19, 2019. The move marked a departure from past years, shifting away from an earlier March contest on [[Super Tuesday]] (traditionally made up of many [[Southern United States|southern states]] and therefore dubbed the “[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] primary”). Although its later date had the potential to diminish its influence, the Georgia primary’s separation from other states on the primary calendar might also have placed it in a more influential position should the primary still have been competitive by then.{{cite news|last1=Bluestein|first1=Greg|title=Georgia officials set presidential primary date for March 24|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-officials-set-presidential-primary-date-for-march/RMggMokbCvzfCgcgs53YdP/|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=June 19, 2019|access-date=June 23, 2019}} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the primary was first on March 14 moved by to the general Georgia primary date for other offices on May 19,{{cite news|last1=Bluestein|first1=Greg|title=Georgia delays presidential primary due to coronavirus pandemic|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-delay-presidential-primary-due-coronavirus-pandemic/0vJZpHlHdPQdPEda6GtvCP/|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2020}} and…