Sept. 2, 2020

Gwinnett County Leaders Have Said No To Sending Out Absentee Ballots

Gwinnett County Leaders Have Said No To Sending Out Absentee Ballots

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County commissioners Tuesday rejected requests to spend nearly $3 million to make absentee voting easier for residents.
The county’s Board of Registration and Elections asked the government to spend $2.4 million to...

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www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County commissioners Tuesday rejected requests to spend nearly $3 million to make absentee voting easier for residents.
The county’s Board of Registration and Elections asked the government to spend $2.4 million to send absentee ballot applications to all active registered voters in the county, a number they expected could reach 600,000 people.

The board also requested county commissioners spend about $516,000 to pay for return postage on absentee ballots in the county.
Commissioners rejected each proposal in a 3-2 vote, with Republicans voting against the measures and Democrats voting for them. The elected officials did not discuss the reasons for their votes.

SOURCE: www.ajc.com