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‘Democracy is on life support’: the organizers fighting voter suppression in the US south

After the 2013 supreme court ruling decimated the Voting Rights Act, advocates are working round the clock to ensure the ballot is accessible to all

The Guardian - US

‘We’re hitting the soil’: Georgia activists mobilize voters in an off year

Voting rights groups say there’s no time for complacency as restrictive laws take toll on a battleground state

The Guardian - US

‘It’s not about winning an election’: Stacey Abrams’ legacy in Georgia

Abrams did not win the vote, but she created the conditions for increased voter turnout among key parts of Georgia’s electorate

The Guardian - US

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Democrats see hope in Stacey Abrams (again) in a crucial US election – if she can get voters to show up

Georgia in focus: Despite being hailed as architect of Georgia’s political transformation, Abrams is still an underdog in her rematch with Brian Kemp

The Guardian - US

Voting eligibility challenges in Georgia

Conservative activists are challenging the eligibility of tens of thousands of Georgia voters

Salon

Abrams' strategy to boost turnout: Early voting commitments

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is launching an intensive effort to get out the vote by urging potential supporters to cast in-person ballots the first week of early voting as she tries to navigate the state’s new election laws

The Independent UK

Georgia's rural Black voters helped propel Democrats before. Will they do it again?

One group that could help 2022 statewide Democratic candidates is Georgia's rural Black voters. They helped Stacey Abrams get close in 2018 and later pushed two Democratic U.S. senators to victory.

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A publisher abruptly recalled the '2,000 Mules' election denial book. NPR got a copy.

Due to an unspecified "publishing error," the conservative publisher Regnery recalled the book version of Dinesh D'Souza's widely debunked election denial film "2,000 Mules." Here's what's inside.

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Groups accused of not disclosing Abrams aid sue over ethics probe

A voter registration group that Stacey Abrams founded and a separate but affiliated organization have filed a federal lawsuit in a move that could end a state ethics commission probe into whether they aided the Democrat’s run for governor in 2018 without disclosing their role.

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Ethics panel takes up biggest case yet in probe of Abrams supporters

ATLANTA — The state ethics commission on Monday will consider whether a nonprofit raised and spent millions of undisclosed dollars supporting Stacey Abrams' 2018 gubernatorial campaign.

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'Death by 1,000 cuts': activists voice fears for US democracy

Atlanta (AFP) - Under slate gray skies in an African American neighborhood in the southwestern outskirts of Atlanta, Mardie Hill knocks on doors, her easy charm an antidote to an unusually frigid late spring afternoon.

AFP

Biden, Democrats need Black voters to show up this fall. Will they?

WASHINGTON — Marking the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, President Joe Biden last week signed an executive order to reform federal policing practices as Floyd's relatives, reform advocates and civil rights leaders looked on.

Los Angeles Times

Georgia secretary of state primary will test big lie’s hold on Republicans

Brad Raffensperger, who resisted Trump’s call to ‘find’ extra votes in 2020, is seeking re-election against Jody Hice, who toes the ex-president’s line

The Guardian - US

Subtle change may have undermined Georgia automatic voter registration

ATLANTA — A dramatic drop in automatic voter registrations in Georgia may be caused by a government website that required potential voters to click a button before they could sign up.

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