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The speakers tour sites in Atlanta that they say show problems with voter registration and housing. They point to 477 P Street Northeast, where they state that, according to Georgia registration rolls updated less than two weeks ago, over 70 people are actively registered to vote from that location, even though the Peachtree Pine homeless shelter behind them was closed in 2017. They question why those former residents remain on the rolls and propose that there should be automatic purges when a shelter closes. They note the property is private, boarded up, with danger and no trespassing signs, and they attempt to enter entrances but are blocked.
They compare the 70-some registrations at that site to the expectation that USPS would drop off mail or voter information for residents, and they express skepticism about how such registrations could occur. They also highlight a UPS store at 2625 Piedmont Road Northeast, where they say 96 people are still registered to vote from that address, again asserting this is a violation of Georgia law because a UPS store, PO box, or virtual mailbox cannot be a place of residence. They say the law specifies that where you vote from is where you live and rest, and they emphasize that this is a clear violation.
The discussion shifts to the idea that, in addition to homelessness and voting, welfare fraud could be connected to these registrations. They claim that some churches act with advocacy groups to sign up homeless people for benefits and that this could involve checks sent to addresses used for registration. They allege that an outreach program at services and mail lines at a neighboring center, the central outreach and advocacy center, handles housing needs and mail for thousands of people. They report that the organization took in almost $700,000, with a government grant of $25,000 for homeless activities and a private contractor paid $50,000 to write grant proposals to the government, implying that the county maintains a surplus in election budgets and disperses funds to such groups.
The speakers assert that the county is not cleaning voter rolls, thereby inflating the number of registered voters. They speculate that if there were many such sites—perhaps hundreds—with around 100 voters each, it would be easy to influence elections, noting that Georgia uses voter ID while contrasting with states like California. They also reference the 2020 election, suggesting that in Georgia, the state was won by a narrow margin and that widespread irregularities in Fulton County could have impacted the result. They discuss potential political leanings, claiming that donations and grants to these groups likely go to Democrats, and that the same organizations could be targeting homeless people to register them to vote and to receive government assistance.
The presenters visit another church area at 201 Washington Street Southwest, identifying two lines: one for services and one for mail, implying that the church’s outreach program is involved in registering people for voting and distributing mail to many individuals. They reiterate their belief that the operation is funded by state and federal grants and private donations, and they reiterate that the aggregate registrations at two churches total over a thousand. They propose a broader pattern of “targeting” vulnerable populations for political and financial gain, suggesting potential corruption and kickbacks linked to government funds and political support. They conclude with a strong assertion that the described situation constitutes corruption.