(NPR) Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait In Line For Hours? Too Few Polling Places

Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait In Line For Hours? Too Few Polling Places








Voters at Christian City Welcome Center in Union City, Georgia, during the state's June primary. For some residents, it was a five-hour wait.



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Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait In Line For Hours? Too Few Polling Places





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The state's voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%.