GregPalastCarry Smith wrote her PhD thesis on the Voting Rights Act and challenges to the right to vote in Georgia. Now dig this: Smith, the expert on challenges to voting rights, nearly lost her vote because a GOP vigilante challenged her registration — along with 900 other Savannah voters — forcing her to make an appearance in front of her local Elections Board to get it restored.
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Savannah Vigilante Attack on Voting Rights Expert
Carry Smith wrote her PhD thesis on the Voting Rights Act and challenges to the right to vote in Georgia. Now dig this: Smith, the expert on challenges to voting rights, lost her vote because a Republican vigilante challenged her registration—along with 900 other Savannah voters—until she was forced to make an appearance proving her right to vote at a meeting of the Chatham County (Savannah) elections board.