Political Rewind: Savannah Reissues Mask Mandate; Could Scrutiny Of Fulton Elections Cue A Takeover?
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Cases of COVID-19 are again rising across the state, propelled by the dangerous Delta variant. In response, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson again issued a mask mandate for his city. Addressing the public yesterday, he warned rates of transmission are rising around Savannah and in neighboring counties.\n\n"Chatham County is now considered high and highly likely to increase during the coming days and weeks," the mayor said.\n\nJohnson was the first to impose a mask order as the pandemic took hold last year. His action now could spark other communities to assess their own measures for stopping a major coronavirus surge\n\nBut first, voting rights advocates remain concerned Republican legislators are angling to use Georgia\u2019s new voting law to take over Fulton county\u2019s elections. However, critics of past chaos in the county\u2019s elections say change is needed. Our panel weighed in.\n\nPanelists:\n\nRep. Mary Margaret Oliver \u2014\xa0State representative\xa0(D-Decatur)\n\nEdward Lindsey \u2014\xa0Former Republican state representative\n\nKurt Young \u2014\xa0Professor of political science, Clark-Atlanta University\n\nTamar Hallerman \u2014\xa0Senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution