Embattled Chatham County Board of Elections member Debbie Rauers has resigned following allegations of her hitting a woman with her car at a Savannah polling location on Tuesday.
Rauers, one of two Republican board members, has been under fire before. She was censured by the BOEtwice since 2016, including earlier this year, when the BOE concluded her behavior was “part of a pattern of interference with elections workers in the course of elections work.”
Rauers, reached by phone on Sunday, confirmed that she had resigned her position on the board, but declined any further comment.
Board of Elections Chairman Tom Mahoney said he and the rest of the board received an email from Rauers around 3 a.m. on Thursday, where she officially tendered her resignation.
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The Emancipation Association of Savannah and Vicinity has scheduled the 158th worship service of the Emancipation Proclamation for 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 1. The virtual service will include preaching, singing, reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, remarks by leading city and county officials, and special recognitions.
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