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Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable Mobilizes Women and Youth to ‘Overload the Polls’ on First Day of Early Voting

ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 17, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In a powerful show of civic engagement, state and local leaders converged upon the C.T. Martin Recreation Center polling location on Tuesday for a press conference in support of "Overload the Polls," a statewide voter mobilization effort kicking off the first day of early voting. Spearheaded by Georgia Black Women's Roundtable (BWR), Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda (People's Agenda), RISE, Black Youth Vote, and other advocacy organizations, the initiative rolled out in 32 counties across the state, aiming to drive a surge in voter participation.

Voting Rights Groups Mobilize Voters on First Day of Early Voting in 25 Georgia Counties, Including Fulton, Bibb, Chatham, Muscogee, Bulloch, DeKalb, Henry, and Fayette

ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 15, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- At 12 PM and 4 PM on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 the first day of early voting, the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, RISE, Georgia Black Women's Roundtable, GA Black Youth Vote, Equity for All, and other women's and youth groups are launching "Overload the Polls," an initiative mobilizing women and students in 25 counties across Georgia to turn out to vote en masse.