Georgia voter purge involves sending deputies with summonses to people’s homes to demand proof of residence

Georgia town sending deputies to black residents’ homes to challenge voting rights

The New York Times reports a voter purge directed at black residents is taking place in Hancock County, GA. the Times reports that the Hancock County Board of Elections and Registration has been “systematically questioning the registrations of more than 180” black residents in Sparta, Georgia “by dispatching deputies with summonses commanding them to appear in…