Complaint filed over special election

At least one complaint has been filed with the Sumter County Elections office and has been forwarded to the Secretary of State’s Office for investigation. Clifford D. Tatum, Assistant Director of Legal Affairs, with the Secretary of State Elections Division,              .....Full Story>>

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Justice Dept. rejects racist’s attempt to remove Cook

Southwest Georgian

For those who had doubts about the importance of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 ("Voting Rights Act") this should be convincing.  The Act has provided a major victory for the voters of Randolph County. 

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Paschal:the only Black to vote against Elks

City council members Lorenzo Johnson and Eddie Rhea Walker, both black, tried to convince the council to discuss or come up with other solutions, short of taking away the club’s license to serve alcohol.

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Case Against Election Board Transferred to Superior Court

A criminal arrest warrant hearing against Sumter County Election Board members including Election supervisor Sherry Ratliff for violating the Georgia Open Records Act, has been transferred to Superior Court.

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