nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor5|||Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait In Line For Hours? Too Few Polling Places||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The state's voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%.

Voters at Christian City Welcome Center in Union City, Georgia, during the state's June primary. For some residents, it was a five-hour wait.



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Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait In Line For Hours? Too Few Polling Places

Georgia Public Broadcasting

The state's voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%.