Board takes less than a minute to reject proposal

Elections board takes less than a minute to reject proposal to close 7 of 9 polling places in majority-black county
By Victor Blackwell, Devon M. Sayers and Pamela Kirkland, CNN
Updated 11:48 AM ET, Fri August 24, 2018

Cuthbert, Gerogia (CNN)In a meeting that lasted less than 60 seconds, a Georgia elections board voted down a plan Friday to close seven of a majority-black county's nine polling places ahead of November's midterm elections.

Critics had said the plan to consolidate polling places in Randolph County, Georgia, was a brazen attempt to suppress the black vote in Georgia's governor race, which pits former Georgia House minority leader Stacey Abrams, who is black, against Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is white ...

It's unclear whether the termination of Malone's contract impacted the vote ...

In a statement, the Board of Elections recognized the concern that had been raised about the proposal, and said the right to vote in the US was "sacred" ...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/us/randolph-county-polling-closures-vote/index.html