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Obama will rally with Ossoff and Bottoms in Atlanta on Oct. 28 as Georgia's early vote nears its end

Former President Barack Obama will join Sen. Jon Ossoff and governor nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms at an Atlanta rally two days before early voting ends.

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Barack Obama in a dark suit and patterned tie stretches out his arm and points as he speaks at a campaign rally lectern under chandelier lights

Former President Barack Obama is coming to Atlanta for one more push before Georgia votes. He will rally on Wednesday, Oct. 28, with Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, who is the Democratic nominee for governor, according to a FOX 5 Atlanta report.

Democrats running for offices further down the Georgia ballot are expected to share the stage with them. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

What to know if you plan to go

The rally is set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time. People who want in must RSVP online. Signing up is no promise of a spot, though: entry goes to whoever arrives first and a registration does not lock in a seat.

Organizers have kept the venue and parking plans under wraps for now. Those who register should get the location by email one day before the event.

Every guest will pass through a security check at the door. Large bags are banned and so are signs brought from outside.

Medicaid and schools on the agenda

Bottoms is expected to lay out her plans to expand Medicaid in Georgia and to put more money into the state's education programs.

Obama is not new to her campaign. He endorsed Bottoms earlier in the race with a video that asked Georgians to back her for governor.

The event is also built around early voting. The state's advance voting window opened on Oct. 13 and closes on Oct. 30, so the rally lands just two days before the last chance to vote early.

Both parties crowd into Georgia

Republicans have been busy in the state too. President Donald Trump recently held an event in Dalton alongside GOP Senate hopeful Mike Collins and governor nominee Rick Jackson. Vice President JD Vance has made his own stop in Atlanta to boost the Republican ticket.

Ossoff is asking voters for another term and Collins is the Republican trying to unseat him. In the open governor race Bottoms faces Jackson for the seat Gov. Brian Kemp must give up because of term limits.

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