Thursday, September 11, 2014

Georgia state senator upset over efforts to increase voter turnout in black, Democratic area - The Washington Post

Georgia state senator upset over efforts to increase voter turnout in black, Democratic area - The Washington Post: "A Georgia state senator posted on Facebook on Tuesday about being upset by efforts to increase voter turnout in a part of one county outside Atlanta with a large number of black residents by an appointee of the Gov. Nathan Deal (R).

Sen. Fran Millar (R) posted complaints about Lee May,  interim chief executive of Dekalb County, Ga., who was appointed by Deal in July 2013, including that May decided to hold early voting on a Sunday at a mall in an area with a high concentration of black residents and  “African-American mega churches,” citing this Sunday article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The sections of his post are highlighted below:"

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