Poll Closures/Moves/ReOpenings
Andrea Young, ACLU of Georgia executive director, congratulates Randolph County citizens on the critical victory to keep open their voting precincts. She thanked the ACLU of Georgia supporters who made their voices heard, who came out and supported the community to stop this anti-voter move.
In the packed meeting on August 24, 2018, the citizens of Randolph County watched as the board of elections members unanimously voted down the proposal to close seven of county’s nine precincts.
ACLU of Georgia staff attorney Aklima Khondoker (middle) and community engagement manager Stephanie Ali (second to left) successfully worked with Valdosta State University faculty and students to reopen the campus precinct.
Legal
Case
ACLU of Georgia v. Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections
Demand Letters
Letter to Quitman Board of Elections and Registration
Letter to Georgia Elections Officials
Letter to Clayton County Board of Elections and Registration
Letter to Jeff Davis County Board of Elections
Letter to Loundes County Board of Elections
Letter to Randolph County Board of Elections
Letter to the Irwin County Board of Elections and Registration
Letter to Chatham County Board of Registrars
In The News
Press Releases
Quitman County Voters Keep Polling Location Open
ACLU of Georgia Warns Quitman County Election Officials: Proposal to Close 50% of Precincts Will Likely Harm Black Voters
ACLU of Georgia Letter to Clayton County City Council Spurs Mayor Pro Tem to Reconsider Council’s Vote for Police Station as Polling Location
ACLU of Georgia Urges Clayton County to Reverse its Decision to Require Voters to Cast Their Ballots at a Police Station
ACLU Calls on Irwin County to Shelve Plans to Close Polling Places in African American Communities
Fulton County Agrees to Reconsider Polling Place Changes in Black Neighborhoods in Response to ACLU Lawsuit
ACLU of Georgia Sues Fulton County Over Vote to Close Polling Places
News Articles
UPDATE: ACLU to attend board of elections meeting
ACLU: Reopen VSU polling location
ACLU of Georgia slams ‘discriminatory’ plan to close many of county’s polls
Randolph County: Board of Elections proposes closing a majority of polling places
Ga. county under pressure to reject ‘ugly’ plan to close precincts
Randolph County: Board of Elections proposes closing a majority of polling places
Proposal to close majority African-American precincts in Georgia county sparks outrage
Proposal to close rural Georgia precincts soundly defeated
Georgia county scraps plan to close most polling places
Randolph County: Board of Elections proposes closing a majority of polling places