www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The counting of absentee-by-mail ballots in Gwinnett County is still underway nearly a week after the state's primary election, a county spokesman confirmed Monday.

Gwinnett received about 86,563 mail-in ballots for the primary, far eclipsing the usual amount of absentee-by-mail ballots received for elections in the county. The state's general primary as well as its presidential preference primary were on the ballot and state officials had encouraged voting by mail because of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.

"Still counting," counting spokesman Joe Sorenson said. "Will be counting through the evening tonight too."


It was not immediately clear on Monday exactly how many absentee-by-mail ballots the county has left to count.

"They are seeing daylight," Sorenson said. "They may be wrapping up the main part of the count tonight or tomorrow morning."

As votes were counted and added to the results over the weekend, some races have shifted, however.

SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com