Raffensperger tours Cherokee County election headquarters

A thousand election observers are headed from Washington, D.C. into all 50 states, courtesy of the Department of Justice. That has some concerned about possible voter intimidation. Here in Georgia, the Secretary of State and leaders across the political spectrum are weighing in. Fox 5's Kevin Stewart is live at a polling precinct in Marietta. And we understand Cobb County is one of those locations where those DOJ poll observers are set to be. Kevin. Yeah, that's right, Eric. Cobb County, Fulton County, DeKalb County, and Gwinnett County are among the six counties in our state that will see federal election monitors. How many of them will be in the state? The DOJ says it doesn't have a number for me right now, but we should know by election day. I was pretty excited. I was really looking forward to it. Count Deborah Little among the more than 5,000 people a day casting early votes in Cherokee County, but do not count her among those worried about her vote being counted accurately. I don't have any concerns. I believe in the system. And checking on this system at this election headquarters is what Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is doing in Cherokee County. That's where everything is tabulated. Authorities here insist things are good and will remain so as Election Day approaches. It's only had one hiccup recently. It can't tolerate. He just did not understand why he couldn't have his cell phone in the voting room and sort of just chucked it across the room. In fact, she says that's relatively normal. The secretary of state insists the U.S. Department of Justice observers coming to Georgia, including focusing on Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett County, is normal, too. They're going to be just dressed like me and you. They might even have golf shirts on for all we know. But, you know, they're just there to observe the process. And just like we're going to have political party observers, both sides. And then we'll also have other independent groups that will be coming in. Georgia has been at the center of President Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election was rigged against him and has reminded the nation he will respect the midterm results if he believes they are, quote, fair. Downtown, a coalition of leaders, including the chair of the state legislative Black Caucus and the Labor Council, are trying to ease fears and keep up turnout. So far, there's been a 28 percent voter turnout with more than two million voters. We don't want that to cause any fear for anyone. please know that we want you to vote now that 1,000 number the election monitors that are going to be spread out across the nation the DOJ says that is the largest number they've ever used Well, I'm in Cobb County, Kevin Stewart, Fox 5 News. All right, Kevin, thanks. and as you prepare to head to the polls now's the perfect time to make sure you're ready we have an election day checklist on our website with information on how to check your registration find your precinct and everything you know on what to bring to the polls with you, just head to our website or the Fox Local app for more.