npr: Democrat Stacey Abrams isn’t backing down from her fight against what she calls voter suppressi
npr: Democrat Stacey Abrams isn’t backing down from her fight against what she calls voter suppression tactics and election mismanagement after losing the Georgia governor’s race. In fact, Abrams said she’s experienced the problems in her state first hand — after being nearly denied a ballot herself during early voting.In an interview with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee said that when she went to vote last month, a poll worker initially told her she had requested an absentee ballot and couldn’t cast an in-person vote. Abrams replied that she’s never filed for an absentee ballot, and after a conversation with the site’s manager, the matter was quickly resolved.“I did it quietly. I didn’t turn it into a major conversation because, for me, it was about getting through the process,” Abrams said. Followed by cameras to the polls, she said kept the snafu under wraps, because “I was not trying to embarrass anyone, but I did want it fixed.”“But it was also emblematic to me of the privilege that I have,” Abrams, who holds a degree from Yale Law School, went on. “I know the law. There are thousands, millions in Georgia do not know what their rights are and therefore do not know that they shouldn’t have to wait in four-hour lines in the rain with their children. They shouldn’t have to worry about whether they will lose their jobs in order to exercise their democratic right to vote for their leaders.”Stacey Abrams Says She Was Almost Blocked From Voting In Georgia ElectionPhoto: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images -- source link
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