In October, when DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced a $4.8 million grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, he said it would help fund the November elections and future elections.
“We want to make sure that we build an election system that all citizens of DeKalb can be proud of,” said Thurmond.
DeKalb wasn’t alone. Fulton, Gwinnett and Cobb all received multi-million dollar grants from the organization, which counts Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan among its major financial backers.
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