In #Georgia, officials closed precincts in advance of the state's primary, citing #COVID19. However, these closures and the long lines that ensued appear to have severely impacted black communities in Georgia. #GApol #GApolitics #VotingRights #votinghttps://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/virus-concerns-close-churches-other-voting-sites-for-georgia-primary/o6Ri26ArzR6shl4FWuNe0O/ …
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These closures only exacerbated the racially disproportionate impact of actions
#Georgia had already taken in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to gut key protections of the#VotingRightsAct in Shelby County v. Holder.https://campaignlegal.org/update/five-decades-section-5-how-key-provision-voting-rights-act-protected-our-democracy …Show this thread -
Yesterday’s unacceptable display in Georgia should be an alarming wake-up call for policymakers. States must do more to prepare for in-person & absentee voting, and Congress must immediately
#RestoreTheVRA and allocate $4 billion to protect our elections.https://campaignlegal.org/update/restoring-voting-rights-act-critical-combating-discriminatory-voting-practices …Show this thread
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