Black people are going to the polls by the thousands and waiting in lines for hours to vote early in Georgia. Many say the time is worth it in a year when issues including prejudice, racial justice and voter suppression are at the forefront.
“I won’t let anything get in the way of me and this opportunity,” said Morgan, who coordinates an adult literacy program.
“Many individuals went through a lot, suffered a lot for this opportunity,” Stewart, a military retiree, said. “So I could stand in line for four hours to do my civic duty. That’s what we’re called to do, to vote and try to make a change.” While acknowledging equipment glitches, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said pandemic-related cleaning procedures and a large turnout resulted in the long waits voters encountered so far during early voting.“If you look at those lines, they look like they’re long, but everyone is spaced 6 feet out on center, and that just makes your lines look a whole lot longer,” he said during a news conference at the Capitol.
“I just don’t really trust the system, to say the least,” she said. “I feel that me standing in line and actually making sure my ballot it is in makes me feel better, makes me rest better at night.” In Marietta, Georgia, Alexus Daniels, 26, was not deterred by long lines at a main polling place where the fencing used to weave people back and forth resembled the mazes used in amusement parks and airport security check points.
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