![]() Now, thanks to her tireless campaigning, Abrams has become a powerful symbol of hope, fairness and equality across America. ![]() ‘We’ve spent 230 years trying to reclaim the promise that was in our Declaration of Independence, this promise of equality.’ ‘In a democracy, our ability to select those who speak for us comes from the right to vote,’ Abrams told Harper’s BAZAAR in the September 2020 issue. Atlanta The lawsuit alleging discriminatory and suppressive election practices in Georgia has been decided in favor of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and the State Elections Board on all counts, according to a 288-page order entered by U.S District Court Steve Jones on Friday. In the run-up to this year’s election, she launched her ‘Fair Fight 2020’ initiative to fund and train voter protection teams in 20 battleground states, a campaign for ‘Free, Fair and Secure Elections.’ Along with other partner organisations, her campaigns are credited with helping to register an extra 800,000 new voters in the state of Georgia over the past two years. ![]() ![]() By Jelani Cobb AugI have the right to do. ![]() Then following the 2018 election, she launched Fair Fight, an organisation set up to address voter suppression and encourage everyone to vote. Stacey Abrams’s Fight for a Fair Vote As the 2020 elections approach, Abrams is leading the battle against voter suppression. Before running for governor, she founded The New Georgia Project, an organisation dedicated to broadening the electorate by registering voters. ATLANTA A federal judge on Friday found that Georgia election practices challenged by a group associated with Democrat Stacey Abrams do not violate the constitutional rights of voters. ![]()
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