Plans to close all but one polling place in a rural Georgia county reverberate through a battlegroun

[spanone]

Plans to close all but one polling place in a rural Georgia county reverberate through a battleground state

(CNN) - Election officials in a rural Georgia county are weighing plans to close all but one polling place ahead of this year's elections, alarming local voting and civil rights groups.

But Wednesday's vote by the Lincoln County elections board has reverberated far beyond this Georgia community of roughly 7,700 northwest of Augusta. The county is one of six in this battleground state that have disbanded or reconfigured their local election boards in the last year, thanks to recently passed bills by the Republican-controlled Georgia General Assembly.

Several Democrats have been tossed off the boards. One reconstituted board eliminated Sunday voting during a recent municipal election -- an option popular among Black churchgoers, a key Democratic constituency.

"What's happening in Georgia with the dismantling of these county election boards is an extreme example of the national trend in Republican-controlled states to undermine local election officials," said Jonathan Diaz, senior legal counsel for voting rights at the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center, which advocates for broad access to the ballot.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/poll-closures-rural-lincoln-county-georgia/index.html

[Brainstormy]

1. I used to say that Georgia

wanted to be Florida when it grew up. It may be the other way around.

[Emile]

2. I live in the least populated county in my state and we have numerous places!

Plus early voting at the courthouse.

[Midnight Writer]

3. Thanks, Roberts' Supreme Court!

[Biophilic]

4. Makes my throat tight reading stuff like this. It's way too damn real and frightening. nt

[uponit7771]

5. This is voter denial; taking away resources for voting. This is higher than voter suppression and ..

... has more of an effect.

These assholes are doing it nationwide and there's no narrative against them outside of those who are concerned about democracy

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. The GOP is the party of voter suppression

This stunt shows what the GOP intends to do to win elections

[Texaswitchy]

7. Surprised that even.one is open.

Really.

I bet the voting equipment will not work.

[spanone]

8. Well, they have to pretend.

[haele]

9. The one that is open is in the county seat where the better off people live.

So at least they'll be able to vote. Those other folk in the rural areas will just have to get into their Lexus and drive into town on election day like everyone else that matters do, doncha know?

Haele

[Texaswitchy]

12. Yeah.

Not even trying to hide it anymore.


Then they get to count the votes.

[Old Crank]

10. What isn't mentioned

In the article is that the only open polling place will be in east Mississippi....

[Demovictory9]

11. SHAMEFUL!!