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Oct 20, 2018

Who gets to vote?

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The 2018 Georgia governor’s race has become a battleground for many of America’s most pressing concerns about democracy - from voter suppression to election security.

Credit: Photo illustration by Michael Schiller/Revea

Approaching 2018’s midterms, the country has its eyes locked on Georgia’s governor’s race. It’s a close contest between Democrat Stacey Abrams, a former state representative who could become the first black female governor in America, and Republican Brian Kemp, a tough-talking Trump loyalist with a penchant for the Second Amendment. The race has become a battleground for many of the nation’s most pressing concerns about democracy – from voter suppression to election security.

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Credits

This story was produced in collaboration with APM Reports, WABE and KCUR.

Produced by Michael Montgomery, Katharine Mieszkowski, and Byard Duncan. Edited by Deborah George.

For APM Reports: Reported by Angela Caputo and Geoffrey Hing. Edited by Dave Mann.

For WABE:Reported by Johnny Kauffman. Edited by Susanna Capelouto.

For KCUR: Reported by Peggy Lowe.

Support for Reveal is provided by the Reva and David Logan Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The John S. And James L. Knight Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.