VOTING RIGHTS

[HairOfTheDog]

I just read that a black majority county in Georgia intends to close 7 of 9 polling locations. I view this kind of thing as voter suppression.  

What bullshit.  

Hopefully it will only motivate people in that county to go to greater lengths in order to vote.  But, for those without access to their own vehicle or a driver, it may be impossible.

I was disappointed about five years ago when the Supreme Court rolled back the Voting Rights Act's mandate that jurisdictions receive permission before making changes that affected voting processes and access.  Jurisdictions used to have to provide evidence that any such changes weren't discriminatory.  Not any more.

The ACLU is probably fighting this tooth and nail, but there's likely not much they can do on a district by district basis, unfortunately.