Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sep 6, 2014."In historic first, DeKalb to reserve a Sunday for voting in October"
Next month, for the first time in state history, some Georgia voters will be able to cast their ballots on a Sunday.In an effort to boost turnout, DeKalb County — the state’s richest source of Democratic votes — is about to name Oct. 26 as an extra day to vote, as well as a day of rest.
Look for other counties to follow.
DeKalb County’s interim CEO, will announce the move Monday, even as first lady Michelle Obama tours Atlanta on behalf of Nunn. Her stops will include a voter registration rally.Other vote-generating efforts that DeKalb officials will announce include the opening of an early-voting station within the Gallery at South DeKalb. The mall is one of the most heavily trafficked venues in the county, dominated by African-American shoppers.
The polling station within the Gallery at South DeKalb will be among three open on the last Sunday in October. Think busloads of churchgoers, perhaps from the 25,000-member New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, pastored by Bishop Eddie Long, turning the day into a social event.
We understand that Clayton County, where voters will decide whether to accept an expansion of MARTA, may be next — perhaps followed by Rockdale, Bibb, Douglas, Muscogee and Richmond counties.Do you live in another Georgia county? Then perhaps contact your leaders and demand Sunday early voting too!Anywhere Democrats control local government, and where African-American churches are a substantial part of the political fabric.
the move to Sunday voting will come as a surprise to Georgia Republicans.
Yes, yes it will. But the best surprise of all would be a Governor Jason Carter and a Senator Nunn.
Count my car as officially available to drive some souls to the polls.
