Is A Georgia County Using The ADA As An Excuse To Disenfranchise Voters?

ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 4: Voters turn out to cast their ballots at polling locations on November 4, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) — ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 4: Georgia voter stickers are displayed for voters in the midterm election at Grady High School on November 4, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn... ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 4: Georgia voter stickers are displayed for voters in the midterm election at Grady High School on November 4, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn is running in a tight race against Republican U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) MORE LESS

August 23, 2018 12:40 p.m.

Tierney Sneed mentioned in this week's voting rights primer that we're following a proposal in Georgia by the Randolph County board of elections to shutter seven out of nine of the county's polling places. The county's population is 61 percent...

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