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Stacey Abrams

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Stacey Abrams is a prominent Democratic politician and activist from Georgia, known for her work in voting rights and social justice. She gained national recognition as the Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017, where she focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development. Abrams is also the founder of Fair Fight Action, an organization aimed at combating voter suppression and advocating for fair elections. Her efforts in mobilizing voters in Georgia played a significant role in the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent Senate runoff elections in 2021.

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Feb 18, 2019

During my tenure as leader, we had a very effective relationship with the majority party, and I was able to forestall more deleterious legislation.

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Feb 18, 2019

Fair Fight is a nonpartisan voting rights advocacy organization. I am proud to serve as our founder and chair.

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Feb 18, 2019

In the State of Georgia, if you are African American, you are more likely to face long lines, sometimes to the level of 4 hours.

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Feb 18, 2019

I hold the right to vote to be the most fundamental privilege of a citizen.

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Feb 18, 2019

Our goal is to reform Georgia's election management system by ensuring that voters who are duly eligible to register are not unfairly blocked or unfairly thrown off the rolls.

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Feb 18, 2019

the only reason we were able to in 2016 file suit to discover his illegal, what we would say is unlawful use of the exact match system.

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Feb 18, 2019

We do not have an auditable trail in Georgia. We cannot audit our elections. We cannot prove that the votes cast are the votes counted.

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Feb 18, 2019

That is fundamentally what democracy is about, speaking for the people.

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Feb 18, 2019

Absolutely, because that Federal oversight--and this goes to Congressman Richmond's question--that oversight allows us to cure problems before harm is caused.

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Feb 18, 2019

It unfairly captures people of color and women, it has a disproportionate effect on people of color.

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Feb 18, 2019

Section 2 says once harm has been committed you have the ability to argue that it shouldn't be repeated.

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Feb 18, 2019

I do not view this responsibility as partisan.

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