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Jim Sheppard, Heidi Altman, Traci George, and Jessica Orvis
Twelve Tomorrow
Perhaps the most fundamental right in a highly-functioning democracy is the right of citizens to vote and freely participate in the process.
The knee-jerk fear of state and local Republicans and their insistence on #TheBigLie has resulted in the passage of SB202 that criminalizes giving food and water to people who wait in lines to vote, forces local counties to pay more to run elections, and gives power to the state legislature to take over local boards of election.
We at Twelve Tomorrow, an organization that supports progressive voices and voting rights for the 12th district of Georgia, are against this bill and the way it was passed with no support from Democrats or communities of color. The unlawful arrest of Rep. Park Cannon for knocking on the door while the bill was being signed is symbolic of this divide.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. COVID cases prompt move of Fair Precinct to Pittman Park for Tues. One polling place to serve both precincts’ voters Bulloch County Elections Supervisor Pat Lanier Jones, left, and Board of Elections and Registration chair Hadley Campbell address Fair Precinct’s situation during Wednesday’s emergency meeting. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Because of a COVID-19 emergency, Election Day voters from Bulloch County’s “Fair” Precinct – who normally vote in the community building at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds, 16942 Georgia Highway 67 – will need to go instead to Pittman Park United Methodist Church to vote Tuesday.