In under a minute on Friday morning, a rural county in south Georgia voted to keep all of its polling places open. The Randolph County board of elections was under intense national scrutiny and the threat of lawsuits from civil rights groups if it decided to close the majority of its polls ahead of the November midterm elections.
At the meeting, a crowd of about 100 people celebrated as the decision came down.
“It helps the community because most people will vote now,” said Maggie Thompson, a Randolph County resident. “Because if you didn’t have transportation, how are you going to get to and from these places to vote?”
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