GRIFFIN, Ga. — When the Spalding County Board of Elections eliminated early voting on Sundays, Democrats blamed a new state law and accused the Republican-controlled board of intentionally thwarting “Souls to the Polls,” a get-out-the-vote program among Black churches to urge their congregations to cast ballots after religious services.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Voting is surging in Georgia despite controversial new election law
Tuesday’s primary is the first big test of the legislation, which was opposed by voting rights groups and Democrats.
By Amy Gardner
and Updated May 21, 2022 at 10:16 a.m. EDT|Published May 21, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT