Not many people know about The Quitman 10+2, all African Americans. Quitman is a small town of about 5000 people — 67 percent African-American — in rural South Georgia, not far from the Florida state line. A few years ago, a group of citizens, tired of having no voice in their community, decided to go out and encourage residents to exercise their right to vote. Going door-to-door, they were successful with voter registration and education. Hundreds became new voters and engaged in the political life of their community. Three candidates were chosen to run for two School Board positions and one County Commission seat. Relying heavily on advance voting and voting via absentee ballot, the three African Americans beat white incumbents in the Democratic primary. The losers entered as write-in candidates in the November 2010 general election but lost again. In Georgia, there are no restrictions on who can use an absentee ballot, and advance voting provided more flexibility for casting a