‘Trump relies on voter suppression’: Stacey Abrams on her fight for voting rights – video

After losing the race for Georgia governor in 2018, Stacey Abrams will lead a nationwide voting rights campaign. Her goal is to export lessons she learned fighting voter suppression in Georgia, and to mobilize a base of progressives and marginalized communities to help Democrats win the White House in 2020

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Disabled voters left behind in push to amp up 2020 security, advocates say

Hand-marked paper ballots are widely seen as most secure, but advocates say voting machines are best for disabled access

Russian attacks on American democracy in 2016, carried out over the internet, have triggered a national debate over the use of technology in the United States’ upcoming 2020 elections.

But some of the best ways to beef up the security of the voting process and fight off future cyber-attacks could have an unintended consequence: limiting access to the vote for people with disabilities.

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