[1]Voting While Black

John, the message is clear: Black votes and Black lives don’t
matter to officials in Georgia.

On Tuesday, voters in 2 largely Black counties in the Atlanta area were
forced to expose themselves to coronavirus for 3, 4, or 5 hours while
waiting in line to vote. People reported dozens of broken voting machines,
ballot shortages, and untrained poll workers.^1

In response, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended
himself and said “It’s a good day for Georgia.”^2

We are outraged, and we refuse to remain silent while white elected
officials minimize the same Black voter suppression that’s been happening
since Jim Crow.

[ [link removed] ]If you’re as angry as we are, join us and donate to help us fight Black
voter suppression in every. last. state. Or read more below about our
plans to fight back.

We've already gotten some infuriating reports from Color Of Change members
in Georgia:

"We arrived at the polling place at 7:07am. The line was already around
the outside of the building. 6.5 hours later we actually made it inside to
vote."- Sheryl

"The voting machines were not delivered. We completed paper ballots and
placed them in a rolling bag."- Holly

"There were no machines, the staff was ill prepared! The process not
streamlined and took much longer than it should have. Stop trying to
suppress our votes!!"- Aisha

Just as police murder of Black people has not changed since the origins of
police as slave patrols, suppression of Black votes has not changed since
the days of poll taxes and literacy tests. It is just one more tactic
white politicians and their supporters use to silence and control our
communities.

And just as the protests demanding justice for George Floyd are refusing
to stand down until policing is radically changed, we must fight until
Black voter suppression is eradicated everywhere.

[ [link removed] ]Join us John, and donate to help us register thousands of
Black folks, use online ads and text messages to get people information
about how to vote safely, and call out elected officials who refuse to
protect Black voters.

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Until justice is real, 

Arisha, Jenni, Drew, Charles, Tammi, Cristel, Daniel, Alex, Scotty and the
Color Of Change PAC team

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Sources

 1. "Major problems with voting in Atlanta as 5 states hold primaries",
New York Times, 9 June 2020,
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