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'Systematic Disenfranchisement' in Georgia, Says Stacey Abrams, Should Be 'Call to Arms' for US Voting Rights

'Not a Speech of Concession': Applause for Powerful Defiance as Stacey Abrams Ends Bid in Georgia by Condemning 'Deliberate' Voter Suppression by GOP

Jon Queally, staff writer

"The fight against voter suppression is so far from over. The election may have ended, but Stacey Abrams ignited a fire in the hearts of Georgia voters."

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Gathering Stories of Voter Suppression, Stacey Abrams Weighs Unprecedented Challenge Alleging Misconduct by GOP

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Waiting four hours to vote. Broken machines...Our democracy shouldn't look...

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'Victory for the Voters': As GOP Tries to Rush Process, Federal Court Orders Georgia to Review All Provisional Ballots

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The right to vote is fundamental...The Georgians who voted in this election...

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'Just Count the Votes': Where Voter Suppression Not Quite Enough, GOP Now Trying to Stop Ballot-Counting in Multiple States

Stacey Abrams' campaign manager Lauren Groh-Wargo

Voter Suppression Accomplished, Georgia Republican Brian Kemp 'Flees the Scene of the Crime' With Resignation

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams of Georgia

"This Race Is Not Over": With Narrow Margin Amid GOP's Dirty Tricks, Stacey Abrams Refuses to Concede in Georgia

Georgia Voters File Last-Minute Lawsuit to Stop Republican Brian Kemp From Counting Ballots in His Own Race

With Broken Machines and Hours-Long Waits Stopping Voters From Casting Ballots, Majority Says, "Make Election Day a Federal Holiday"

What High Turnout Looks Like: Unusually High Enthusiasm Reported at Polling Sites Nationwide

As Brian Kemp Goes All "Banana Republic" in Georgia, Stacey Abrams and Democrats Have This Plan: Massive Voter Turnout

'Crisis for American Democracy': It's 2018, in the Richest Nation on Earth, and Voting Machines Still Distorting Elections

In Victory Over GOP Suppression Scheme, Court Rules Thousands of Georgians Must Be Allowed to Vote

Calling on Brian Kemp to Resign, Jimmy Carter Says Being a Candidate While Also Controlling Election Process Violates 'Most Fundamental Principle' of Democracy

'Important Victory' for Voting Rights as Judge Rules Georgia Must Stop Tossing Out Absentee Ballots

Kemp

Leaked Audio of Georgia Candidate "Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Republicans' Views on Voting Rights"

Newswire

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Federal Judge Grants Emergency TRO to Halt Illegal Mail Ballot Rejections in Gwinnett County

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Civil Rights Groups Demand Every Georgian Ballot be Counted

Common Cause

Common Cause Celebrates U.S. District Court for Northern District of Georgia Order to Grant Emergency Relief to Georgia Voters, Ensuring Access to the Ballot in Midterm Election

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Victory! Federal Court Provides Immediate Relief for Thousands of Georgia Voters

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Civil Rights Groups Launch Voter Education Campaign for Georgia Voters with Pending Registrations

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Federal Judge in Georgia Grants Emergency Relief in Lawsuit Seeking to Halt Unlawful Mail Ballot Rejections

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Steven Rosenfeld

Stacey Abrams Files Federal Lawsuit Detailing Georgia’s Extensive Voter Suppression in 2018

Steven Rosenfeld

Here’s Why the Georgia Governor’s Race Is Far From Over

Laura Flanders

WTF White Women?

Steven Rosenfeld

For Georgia and Florida, Midterm Election Counts Continue

Meghan Tinsley

Civil Rights and Voter Suppression in the US

Steven Rosenfeld

There Are Unfolding Voting Controversies in Two Key States’ Upcoming Elections—Here’s What’s Going On

Steven Rosenfeld

Voter Data Suppression Is GOP’s Latest Anti-Voter Tactic

Chris Kromm

How the 2018 'Blue Wave' Could Shake Up Southern Politics

Miles Mogulescu

Red Alert: Georgia Voters Must Check Today To See If They've Been Purged From Voting

Linda Kramer Jenning

Stacey Abrams Wants You to Upend the Status Quo, Too

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