update 11/2/18
Their only polling place was moved outside the city. A lawsuit opposed the change, but a judge says it's too late @CNN https://t.co/buKmqJ1DPR
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 2, 2018
update 10/27/18:
After the ACLU objected to Dodge City's single, out-of-town polling place, the local official in charge of elections forwarded to the state an ACLU letter asking her to publicize a voter help line.
"LOL," she wrote in an email to Kris Kobach's office.https://t.co/UNyojmr8CC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 27, 2018
update 10/26/18:
After the ACLU objected to Dodge City’s single, out-of-town polling place, the ACLU sent the local official in charge of elections — Debbie Cox, a Republican — a letter asking her to publicize a hotline voters can call if they need assistance…
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— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) October 26, 2018
After moving Dodge City's sole polling site outside city limits, county election officials have now sent newly registered voters an official certificate of registration that listed the wrong place to cast a ballot in the midterm election, AP reports. https://t.co/PvTVFvgdua
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 26, 2018
update 10/23/18:
Dodge City in Kansas, where the city's sole polling place was recently moved outside of town, has announced it's providing free door-to-door public transit for anyone voting on election day https://t.co/qq5AXjv5FN
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) October 23, 2018
They closed the only polling place in Dodge City.
Officials in Kansas have closed the only polling place in Dodge City, where Latinos now make up 60 percent of the town's population. Voter suppression in full-gear this election. https://t.co/G2Gfl8wS9v
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 20, 2018
.@lyft will help the people of Dodge City, Kansas get to the polls on Election Day? Their polling place has been shuttered, and the new place is outside city lines and a mile walk from the nearest bus stop. https://t.co/dFmBeyUrpS
— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) October 19, 2018
“That is terrible,” Dunlap said of the sole polling site’s former location in a white neighborhood. “What that has contributed to is a way below average Hispanic turnout in voting in Dodge City,”https://t.co/exzk9HKDUl
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) October 20, 2018
In Dodge City, Kansas, Hispanics make up 60% of the population….and its only polling place was just moved out of town. Republican candidate Kris Kobach claims there is nothing unusual or discriminatory about the relocation of the site. https://t.co/EAZxUbH1Jl
— America's Voice (@AmericasVoice) October 19, 2018
The decision to move the single polling place in Dodge City to an out-of-town location more than a mile away from the nearest bus stop is an act of voter suppression, plain and simple. #ksleg pic.twitter.com/3fnR5ZwKa7
— Kansas Dems (@KansasDems) October 20, 2018
contribute here – I did:
To combat voter suppression in Dodge City, we’re raising funds and recruiting volunteers to make sure all eligible Dodge City voters are able to vote and have their vote counted. Support our Dodge City GOTV effort ➡️ https://t.co/gSH1qx0DgS
— Kansas Dems (@KansasDems) October 20, 2018