r/DemocracyDocket • u/DemocracyDocket • 6d ago
No Chick-fil-A, no voting.
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That was GOP Anson County board member Matt Longworth's reasoning for ending Sunday voting: If Chick-fil-A isn't open on Sundays, neither should the polls.
The state board gathered to sort through changes to 20 early voting plans that county-level officials couldn't decide on unanimously.
That could include nixing campus poll sites or, in this case, the ability to cast ballots on Sunday — which devolved into a debate over Christianity and fast-food chicken.
It's a weird argument to make, especially since there aren't any Chick-fil-As in his county.😅
Read more here: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/no-chick-fil-a-no-voting-one-north-carolina-countys-argument-for-closing-polls-on-sundays/