ATLANTA _ Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams told a congressional subcommittee examining ways to boost voting rights that a toxic combination of "incompetence and malfeasance" led to a systemic voter suppression effort in Georgia.
"Incompetence and malfeasance operates in tandem and the sheer complexity of the state's voting apparatus smooths voter suppression into a nearly seamless system that targets voter registration, ballot access and ballot counting," Abrams told the House Administration's subcommittee on elections. "These hurdles have had their desired effect."
Republicans lambasted Tuesday's hearing, calling it a congressionally funded ad for a potential Abrams 2020 Senate run against incumbent Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga.
