Suit threatened over polling place closures
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Roseann Moring
Community leaders and voting rights groups are considering a lawsuit over the closure of almost half the polling stations in Douglas County.
Dissatisfaction continued Monday with Douglas County Election Commissioner Dave Phipps for his decision to reduce the number of precincts during redistricting from the 2010 Census.
At a heated meeting Monday, about 20 representatives of north and South Omaha questioned the change and why Phipps made it without seeking community input.
“For you to say, ‘We're going to do this' after the fact is ludicrous to me,” said Willie Hamilton, a representative of the NAACP who organized the meeting.
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