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6. Many polling places are churches and/or church-owned schools and other facilities.

Fri Aug 17, 2018, 06:05 PM

Aug 2018

All of which are exempt from ADA standards and enforcement.

Dollars to doughnuts most, if not all, of these polling locations are places of worship.

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Officials Defend Plan To Close Almost All Polling Places In Majority Black Georgia County [View all] babylonsister Aug 2018 OP

Dear Lord.. what next?? Peacetrain Aug 2018 #1

Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, and Kennedy leftieNanner Aug 2018 #2

So there are no other buildings nearby that would work? ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #3

There should be buildings nearby that are ADA compliant. LiberalFighter Aug 2018 #22

Exactly. Down the block. Two blocks over. ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #29

The Americans With Disabilities Act Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #20

flat out kkk tactics and should be called for it. nt msongs Aug 2018 #8

This is how the fascist GOP "wins" elections! workinclasszero Aug 2018 #9

This is what should be on the news 24/7 malaise Aug 2018 #10

Blatant Tomfoolery colsohlibgal Aug 2018 #11

More rightful to have non-compliant places than non-existent places. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #12

Voter Suppression at it's finest djacq Aug 2018 #13

How much do you want to bet robbob Aug 2018 #14

what racist voter heaven05 Aug 2018 #15

the fuck JHan Aug 2018 #16

Well, bless their hearts jayschool2013 Aug 2018 #17

Well then, your education is complete. Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #21

Dem party needs to organize to bus these voters to the polls. (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 2018 #18

restraining order? heaven05 Aug 2018 #19

move the voting booths outdoors under a tent if needed. lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #23

First-ever notice was a notice in the paper's Hortensis Aug 2018 #24

Not even trying to hide it anymore... ck4829 Aug 2018 #25

I'll Say It Once Again: Repukes Are Born Without the Embarrassment Gene! DoctorJoJo Aug 2018 #26

Those fuckers. Is the local community rising up against this? KPN Aug 2018 #27

i have been a judge. you can ask a judge to come out to your car. mopinko Aug 2018 #30

This should be everywhere Awsi Dooger Aug 2018 #31

One thing I don't get here Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #32