Georgia Republicans pushing bill to reduce voting hours in Atlanta only

[RandySF]

Voters in Atlanta would have one less hour to cast their ballots under a bill that cleared a subcommittee Thursday.

The legislation, Senate Bill 363, would force the city of Atlanta to close its polls at 7 p.m. like the rest of the state. Currently, Atlanta is allowed to keep precincts open until 8 p.m. under a state law passed in the 1970s.

The bill was filed by Republican Sen. Matt Brass after Democratic Sen. Jen Jordan won a special election in December to represent a district that covers parts of Atlanta and Cobb County. Voting in Cobb County ended at 7 p.m.

“All the people in the city of Atlanta have a one-hour advantage on the rest of the state,” said Brass, R-Newnan. “We’re trying to get a little more uniformity.”

Opponents of the bill said it would limit voting options for residents fighting through Atlanta traffic after long work days.


https://politics.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/bill-shorten-atlanta-voting-hours-advances-house/goraM0zz8ft43NldUsjekL/

[njhoneybadger]

1. They can't win unless they cheat

Prepare for major voter role purges and suppression

[uponit7771]

7. Basically, they're acting like they don't understand car traffic in large cities. Buncha traitors

[LonePirate]

2. I guess keeping the rest of the state open until 8 never occurred to that brain trust

[Freethinker65]

6. Yep.

[mr_lebowski]

3. Then how about extend the vote closing to 8pm everywhere Brass ya stupid f***stick?

Only way they can win is to prevent as many people as possible from voting.

[brush]

10. It's openly racist vote suppression. Atlanta has a large AA demographic.

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[Me.]

4. Court Case

[NCTraveler]

5. Why not try to increase the time for all others in your state, asshat. nt.

[spinbaby]

9. That would make too much sense n/t

[dalton99a]

8. Can it be any more obvious?