Thomas Edwin White, 41, Blevins Road, Chickamauga, driving while license suspended or revoked, no insurance

Tuesday, Feb. 7Allen Robert Harwood,

31, Rose Street, East Ridge, Tenn., hold for other agency

Jerry Lamar Mealor, 64, Boulevard Heights, Calhoun, Ga., hold for other agency

Michael Andrew Lofty, 32, Dunn Drive, LaFayette, simple assault-family violence

Amy Gail Walker, 31, Longview Drive, Rossville, felony probation violation

Lisa Kay Dover, 52, King Street, LaFayette, theft by taking

Andrew Taylor Thurman, 46, Cool Creek Campground, Clarksville, Ga., violation family violence order

Jesus Delmar Morales,

21, East 48th Street,

Chattanooga, speeding,

open container violation

beer/ale/porter/stout/other

similar beverages, fleeing

or attempting to elude a

police officer for a felony

offense, driving without a

valid license, DUI-multiple

substances, improper

lane change/failure to maintain lane, too fast for conditions, purchase/possess/manufacture/distribute/sale of marijuana

Melinda Jean Bohanon, 31, Bonds Road, Chickamauga, felony probation violation

Joshua Aaron Bassham, 26, Century Station Drive,

Rossville, felony probation

violation

Paul Michael Mills,

18, Elizabeth Street,

Rossville, possession of

methamphetamine

Kaitlyn Helen Markcum,

18, Homeplace Road,

Rossville, possession of

methamphetamine

James Chelsey Robinson,

53, Spears Avenue,

Chattanooga, possession

of cocaine, possession of

heroin

Traci Michelle Stafford,

47, Ridge Road, Dalton,

felony probation violation

Deshon Tyrone Hawkins,

40, Hiawatha Circle,

Chickamauga, driving

without a valid license,

DUI-alcohol

Lee Starling Whitt,

21, Kristen Drive,

Chickamauga, theft by

shoplifting

Davadrion Lavail

Davenport, 33, Naomi

Cemetery Road, LaFayette,

theft by shoplifting

Jeffery Scott Adams, 51,

Pine Grove Access Road,

Ringgold, felony probation

violation

Jason Tyler Gates, 22,

Magnolia Street, LaFayette,

theft by shoplifting,

willful obstruction of law

enforcement officers,

failure to appear, felony

probation violation

Chad Everett

Bramlett, 31, Park Street,

Chickamauga, contempt

of court, violation of

probation

Jimmy Wayne

Hollingsworth, 47, Middle

Road, Lookout Mountain,

Ga., disorderly conduct

Wednesday, Feb. 8Jason Lee Light,

40, Lavenia Circle,

Chickamauga, failure

to appear-felony (x2),

concealing identity of a

vehicle, failure to register

vehicle, no insurance,

driving while license

suspended or revoked

Tana Leigh Lee , 38,

Rebel Road, Rossville,

simple battery-family

violence, obstructing or

hindering persons making

emergency phone calls,

Raymond Lee Gipson ,

III , 38, Lofton Lane,

Chickamauga, simple

assault-family violence,

simple battery-family

violence

Christopher Cort

Knight , 28, Dee View Lane,

Rossville, obstruction or

hindering persons making

emergency phone calls,

simple battery-family

violence

Cody Scott Harmon , 21,

Chandler Road, Trion,

seat belts violation, felony

probation violation

Preston Lee Prince ,

26, Starlight Drive, Rock

Spring, contempt of court

Heath Vinson Millsaps ,

38, Reed Road, LaFayette,

violation of parole

Eli Nathaniel Lee

Jackson , 28, Villanow Mill

Creek Road, LaFayette,

battery

Cassie Marie West ,

28, state Highway 136,

Chickamauga, felony

probation violation

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the Northern District of Georgia, concerned Georgia’s voter registration verification process. Since 2010, Georgia required all of the letters and numbers in the applicant’s name, date of birth, driver’s license number or last four digits of the Social Security number to exactly match the information in the state’s Department of Drivers Service (DDS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) databases. If even a single letter, number, hyphen, space, or apostrophe did not exactly match the database information, and the applicant failed to correct the mismatch within 40 days, the application was automatically rejected and the applicant was not placed on the registration rolls - even if they were eligible to vote.

This flawed process led to the cancellation of tens of thousands of applications from eligible applicants, with African American, Latino, and Asian American applicants being rejected at rates significantly higher than White applicants. For example, of the approximately 34,874 voter registration applicants whose applications were cancelled between July 2013 and July 15, 2016, approximately 22,189 (63.6 percent) identified as Black, 2,752 (7.9 percent) identified as Latino, 1,665 (4.8 percent) identified as Asian-American, and 4,748 (13.6 percent)

identified as White.Under the terms of the settlement

agreement, the Secretary of State agreed to implement reforms to help ensure that eligible Georgians will no longer be denied the right to register and vote as a result of data entry errors, typos and other database matching issues that do not bear upon the applicant’s eligibility to vote. Some of the reforms agreed to by the Secretary of State pursuant to the terms of the settlement include:• Georgia will no longer

automatically cancel voter registration applications where the information on the application fails to exactly match the applicant’s data on the Georgia Department of Drivers Services (DDS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) databases;

• If the data on a voter registration application fails to exactly match data on the DDS or SSA databases, applicants will be added to the rolls as “pending,” with no deadline to correct the mismatch;

• Such registrants will be able to present their Georgia driver’s license, State ID card or other forms of appropriate ID at the polling place and be able to cast a ballot;

• In cases where the applicant is a U.S. citizen, but the DDS database contains an error or out of date information showing the applicant is not a citizen, those individuals will be able to show proof of their citizenship -up to and including on Election Day - to complete the registration process

and cast a ballot.• The full details are set forth in the

attached Settlement Agreement.• These reforms, which were

partly implemented before the November 8, 2016 general election, gave more than 42,000 previously disqualified applicants, who were otherwise eligible to vote, an opportunity to complete the registration process and cast a ballot.

The settlement will also result in giving thousands of additional applicants whose applications were rejected as a result of the “exact match” system between Oct. 1, 2013 and Oct. 1, 2014 the opportunity to now finalize their voter registration and be able to cast ballots in this year’s elections and elections in the future.

“Asian Americans are the fastest growing immigrant population in Georgia. Our communities are naturalizing in increasing numbers, and we will continue to see more New Americans exercise their right to vote,” said Stephanie Cho, executive director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta. “We are pleased that this decision increases access to voting for immigrants and people of color.”

“The fundamental right to vote should never hinge on data entry errors and technicalities. Our systems can and must do better,” said Danielle Lang, deputy director of Voting Rights at the Campaign Legal Center. “Thanks to this settlement, and our partners who led this effort,

tens of thousands of eligible Georgia voters will be restored to the rolls.”

“This settlement is an important recognition that as sacred as the vote may be in democracy; the vote cannot protect itself,” said Francys Johnson, Georgia NAACP President. “This is not the work of government alone. It takes a vigilance from engaged citizens to protect and defend our fundamental values. These reforms at the heart of this settlement are strong indications that our democracy works.”

“This case illustrates the importance of careful, sensible registration procedures,” said Michelle Kanter Cohen, election counsel for Project Vote. “No American citizen should be denied their fundamental right to vote because of discriminatory practices or bureaucratic mistakes.”

“This settlement brings an end to Georgia’s onerous exact match requirement and instills important protections for voters in our state,” said Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda. “Voters deserve an election system that enables participation, not one that creates barriers and forces voters to jump through unnecessary hoops.”

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination.

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