There should be a new name given for Emergency Management.
It should be called ‘Separate but Unequal Management’
Herman Davis
Detroit School Board President
XXIII Voting Rights
SUMMARY
Approximately 50% of complainants report a polling place closure which resulted in their new polling place
being too far to walk, causing a hardship for the disabled and elderly voters in a minority majority district.
The Individual complaint booklet will show that besides retaliation, voting issues were surprisingly one of the
most common complaints of Detroit residents.
Precinct delegates speak of many confused voters, some who gave up because of frustration of locating the new
polling location.
ADVERSE IMPACT
For the community there is an adverse impact when fewer people participate in the voting process. For the
elderly residents who can’t walk far, and the disabled who do not drive (most Detroiters don’t drive) if the Clerk
has not provided information on polling changes in a timely fashion, the voters may be denied their right to
participate.
DISPARATE TREATMENT
White school districts have not experienced school closures and widespread confusion over new voting
locations.
ALTERNATIVES
The Governor should work with the local community to listen to their concerns and in the case of voting rights,
work with the City clerk to give residents advanced notice of their new polling location.
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