ABRAMS: What I mean by rigged is this: we have a right to vote that is afforded to eligible American citizens, but we have seen over the last 20 years a constriction on who has the right to use that right. We have seen it through voter ID laws. You can't get on the rolls. And if you get on the rolls you can't stay. You may not be able to cast your ballot, because they close your precinct or they change the rules, that's rigging the game. Q: It rarely comes up that people are worried about voter suppression. You feel this is more important than other issues?
ABRAMS: No. I think this is fundamental to tackling those other issues. The ability to vote is how you tackle climate change. We can't have climate change legislation simply by wishing it. We have to be able to vote into office our representatives.
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The above quotations are from ABC This Week interviews during 2020 (Martha Raddatz interviewing candidates for 2020 races). Click here for other excerpts from ABC This Week interviews during 2020 (Martha Raddatz interviewing candidates for 2020 races). Click here for other excerpts by Stacey Abrams. Click here for a profile of Stacey Abrams.
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