A Democratic push for Sunday voting in Macon went down in flames last night after a contentious meeting.
The Bibb County Board of Elections voted 3-2 to reject a Democrat push for Sunday early voting, with an independent siding with the board’s two Republicans.
WMAZ reports that Rinda Wilson, a Republican board member, called it a “partisan thing” engineered by local Democrats.
From their story:
"There have been six states that have been targeted, Georgia being one of them, that this would be a way just to wring out every last vote," [said Wilson.]
Independent at-large board member, Barbara Clowers,said she voted no for financial reasons, citing relatively low voter turnout when polls are open during early voting on Saturdays. Clowers told 13WMAZ one more day of voting would put an extra strain on the county's budget, adding an unnecessary expense.
The early voting would have taken place on Oct. 26 and cost the county about $3,000.
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