Fans start petition to request Atlanta United specialty license plates

Atlanta United fans started a petition to convince the Georgia Department of Revenue to offer Atlanta United specialty license plates.

As of Friday morning, the Care.org petition had more than 750 signatures.

Rejected Georgia vanity plates database

“The fans and supporters are requesting that the Department of Revenue offer Atlanta United vanity plates,” the petition read. “We need 25,000 signatures as I understand it, as we get more, I'll begin to coordinate with those responsible for the decision making process.”

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