Early voting across the state has the November mid-term election on track for a higher voter turnout than usual.

But that doesn’t mean your vote doesn’t count.

However you vote, you still need to vote.

In Georgia, it is certain that a hotly contested, highly charged, strongly partisan gubernatorial race is driving the surge at the polls.

Nearly 6,000 Tift County voters have voted, roughly a quarter of the estimated 23,500 registered voters for the county.

With only a few days left to go in early voting, people are still coming out in higher numbers than usual for a midterm election.

Early voting continues this week through Nov. 2.

The board office is open for early voting 8 a.m. — 5 p.m., The office is located at 222 Chestnut Avenue, Building B.

To find your registration status, sample ballots, elected official contact information, mail ballot status and election day polling place information visit the “My Voter Page” at www.sos.ga.gov/mvp.

Acceptable IDs include:

• any valid state or federal government issued photo ID.

• a Georgia driver’s license (even if expired).

• a valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency or entity of the US government, Georgia or any other county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of the state.

• a valid US passport ID.

• a valid US military ID.

• a valid tribal photo ID.