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To the surprise of few and the consternation of many, thousands of voters in Georgia waited for hours to cast their vote during the state’s first two days of early voting. Is this a harbinger of the voting difficulties to come in this election?
In four of the most populous counties in the state, Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb and Cobb, Georgians have been forced to wait for over two hours to vote, and in Gwinnett County at least three people collapsed while waiting in line due to heat exhaustion.
Most early voters did not anticipate the long lines, and in fact decided to vote early in hopes of avoiding a lengthy wait
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit in federal court Monday.
“The state’s failure to extend the voter registration deadline, despite the massive disruptions caused by Hurricane Matthew, means that thousands of Georgians will be prevented from participating in the November election. This is unethical and illegal,” Kathleen Burch, interim counsel for the ACLU of Georgia, said in a statement.
The suit comes after a federal judge last week ordered Chatham County to re-open voter registration there through Tuesday.
The ACLU wants a judge to allow would-be voters to register in Chatham, Bryan, Camden, Glynn, Liberty, and McIntosh counties for six days.”
originally posted by: rockintitz
a reply to: Southern Guardian
What does extending voter registration have to do with already registered voters waiting in line to vote early?
lack of adequate voting facilities is just as bad as suppression or fraud
people should not have to wait more than a few minutes to vote
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
a reply to: shooterbrody
lack of adequate voting facilities is just as bad as suppression or fraud
people should not have to wait more than a few minutes to vote
This is what I'm getting at. I mean really? To wait in line for 1-2 hours?? Who has that kind of time? People have families, jobs to go to. WTF is going on with state officials?
In 2011, Georgia reduced early voting from 45 days prior to the election to only 21. And in this election cycle Gwinnett County currently has only one early voting location. Cobb County has only two voting locations. As we get closer to the election more polling locations are supposed to open up.