Article 5FASR Stacey Abrams calls Republican efforts to restrict voting in Georgia ‘Jim Crow in a suit’

Stacey Abrams calls Republican efforts to restrict voting in Georgia ‘Jim Crow in a suit’

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Bill includes various measures including ending the right to vote by mail without having to provide an excuse

Stacey Abrams has described Republican efforts to restrict voting rights in Georgia as racist" and a redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie".

Abrams, who helped Democrats win two key US Senate runoff elections in her home state in January that gave the party a narrow control of the chamber, is a leading critic of voter suppression efforts by Republicans.

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