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GOP board member resigns after hit-and-run
Debbie Rauers claimed that she was her Black colleague after striking a young woman
Chatham County Board of Elections member
Debbie Rauers has resigned from her position after allegations that she hit a woman with her car at a polling location on Tuesday.
Savannah Now reports that Rauers confirmed her resignation and sent an email announcing it to the members of the board including Board of Elections Chairman
Tom Mahoney.
“I am deeply concerned about allegations that have been leveled against Debbie, and certainly, we accept her resignation,” Mahoney said. He mentioned that Rauers said she was considering resigning in December 2020 due to a “dramatic change in the culture of the board,” but decided to wait until after the Jan. 5 runoff elections.
Debbie Rauers claimed to be
Malinda Hodges, a fellow member of the Board of Elections, who is Black, after allegedly striking a young Latina woman with her car and leaving the scene. The reported victim,
Christina Magaña said she was organizing a ‘Party at the Polls’ event with Black Lives Matter to drive voters to participate in the Georgia Senate runoff elections.
“We had a food truck, which I had a permit for and I applied for a parking space and received one,” she said. “Just as the food truck was pulling up – I had cleared the space for them – this lady pulls up into the spot, and she stops and parks and takes the space. I wasn’t sure if she was not aware of what was going on in her surroundings. I asked her if she would mind if we trade spots … there was one next to her. Her response was, ‘Who are you, and do you have permits?’ I responded, ‘Yes’, and said, ‘the manager at the Civic Center, Joel, was aware of this’, and we have also notified