Well, this is disgraceful:
As of 11am, voters waited 5+ hours to cast ballots @ the main Cobb Co. early polling location (736 Whitlock Ave, Marietta). Some seemed unbothered by the line. “It doesn’t matter how long it takes…we’re voting like our life depends on it,“ said a voter. #gavotes @11AliveNews pic.twitter.com/gA5wHLoyit
— Andy Pierrotti (@AndyPierrotti) October 12, 2020
Thankfully, these heroes were determined:
This is the voter. Her name is Viola Hardy. She got in line at 6:20am. She was still in line to vote at 11:15am. pic.twitter.com/dbcHcIRrf8
— Andy Pierrotti (@AndyPierrotti) October 12, 2020
Someone in the morning thread (Kay, I think?) said if the Democrats win the presidency and control of Congress, a new VRA should be priority #1. I agree. The John Lewis Voting Rights Act needs to happen immediately. And seriously, impose jail time for secretaries of state, governors or whomever else is responsible for situations where Americans have to stand in line for hours every election just to vote.
I get that fuckups can happen and polling places can be unexpectedly overwhelmed. But we see this in the same neighborhoods in the same states every year. It’s obviously a voter suppression tactic, and the perpetrators need to be held accountable for violating people’s most fundamental right as citizens. Enough of this bullshit.