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mucifer

(23,542 posts)
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 02:23 PM Jul 2020

Mississippi Election Commissioner Complains That "Blacks" Are Registering to Vote

Ishena Robinson
Today 11:40AM


An election commissioner in Mississippi claims her intent wasn’t to be racist despite posting on Facebook that she was concerned because “the Blacks” are having lots of voter registration events.

According to a report from the Clarion Ledger, Jones County election commissioner Gail Harrison Welch is now pushing back at people who have questioned the integrity of the election commission where she serves after she made the comments on social media last week.


Despite all of one Mississippi lawmaker coming out against Welch’s comments, as of today she still holds a position of electoral oversight in a county made up of almost 30% Black residents—and in an election year when racial equity will definitely be on the ballot.

I wonder which way she’d like the vote to go?


https://www.theroot.com/mississippi-election-commissioner-complains-that-black-1844271802
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Mississippi Election Commissioner Complains That "Blacks" Are Registering to Vote (Original Post) mucifer Jul 2020 OP
Shout out to Mississippi for getting out the vote!! flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #1
Complain here............... Maraya1969 Jul 2020 #2
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