- Precinct closures harm voter turnout in Georgia, AJC analysis finds — Closures accelerated after Supreme Court invalidated Voting Rights Act provision, putting thousands farther from the polls. https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/precinct-closures-harm-voter-turnout-georgia-ajc-analysis-finds/11svclyqchuqrc8qtz6lyp/ 6 comments politics
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- Georgia voter suppression under Kemp has broad impact http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/georgia-voter-suppression-under-kemp.html 219 comments
- Georgia is updating Jim Crow. Now, he’s Dr James Crow | David Daley and Rev Jesse Jackson | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/12/georgia-voting-jim-crow-laws-dr-james-crow 122 comments
- Voting rights were already under siege. A 6-3 Supreme Court could doom them. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/24/trump-roberts-supreme-court-conservative-majority/ 78 comments
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- Thought COVID Wreaked Havoc on the Primaries? Just Wait Until November. – Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/thought-covid-wreaked-havoc-on-the-primaries-just-wait-until-november/ 4 comments