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Georgia voting problems highlighted in congressional hearing
Abrams testifies about issues in 2018 election
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Fair Fight Action founder and Chair Stacey Abrams, a former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, testifies about voting rights in Georgia during a field hearing on voting rights and difficulties facing voters in front of the United States House Administration Committee's elections subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta Tuesday. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Strict voter registration requirements, polling place confusion and other obstacles Georgia voters faced in 2018 show why federal oversight of elections is still needed in places with a history of discrimination, said several people who testified Tuesday during a congressional field hearing.
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