Live coverage: While Atlanta prepares for Harris visit, Republicans rally to ‘protect the vote’ in Rome

Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump speaks at The Republican National Committee and the Trump 'Protect the Vote' tour event at the Forum River Center in Rome, Georgia. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Credit: Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump speaks at The Republican National Committee and the Trump 'Protect the Vote' tour event at the Forum River Center in Rome, Georgia. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Early voting in Georgia is underway as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump kick their campaigns into higher gear to try to drive up turnout across the state.

More than 1 million Georgians have already cast ballots, shattering in-person early voting records for the first week of voting. And both candidates are targeting vote-rich metro Atlanta with campaign events throughout the week.

Harris is holding a rally in Atlanta later today, followed by a “souls to the polls” event at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday. She’ll be back in Georgia on Thursday with former President Barack Obama for their first joint appearance on the campaign trail.

Trump, too, has stepped up his focus on metro Atlanta voters. He held a rally at the Cobb Energy Center last week and is set to headline another campaign event Wednesday in Gwinnett County.

Both campaigns will be busy all weekend encouraging their supporters to get out and vote.

Follow along live.