Trump Won't Give Up Georgia Without a Fight

By TIM DARNELL (Patch Staff)

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Donald Trump may have come in second in the Iowa caucuses, but the billionaire businessman shows no signs of slowing down in Georgia.

Trump has a rally scheduled in southwest Georgia on Thursday of this week, reports the AJC. On Tuesday, his campaign also announced offices in Brunswick, Evans (in middle Georgia) and Valdosta. His Atlanta office opened a few weeks ago.

Trump came in second in Monday night’s Iowa caucus to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

Georgia is part of the so-called SEC Primary on Tuesday, March 1, when the Peach State, along with Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia will hold their presidential primaries.

Georgians who want to vote now can do so by voting a mail-in absentee ballot.

‘In Georgia, we have a system for the public that allows voters to cast their ballot at their convenience,” said Secretary of State Brian Kemp in a press release. “This, paired with our Online Voter Registration website (OLVR), gives unprecedented access to the polls for Georgia voters.”

Georgia law allows for ‘no fault absentee voting’ so registered voters can request a mail-in absentee ballot from their local elections office for any reason up to 45 days ahead of a federal election date. Georgia’s Presidential Preference Primary is scheduled for March 1 as a part of the regional SEC Primary.

Early, in-person voting begins next Monday, Feb. 8, one day ahead of the New Hampshire primary.

Voters can check their early voting or Election Day voting location as well as view their sample ballot on the Secretary of State’s MVP website: http://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP. They can also register to vote at: https://registertovote.sos.ga.gov/GAOLVR, or download the GA Votes app on their Apple or Android smartphone.