Black Voters Fight to Count in Georgia
Local election officials closed polling places. Tens of thousands of voters missed the next election.

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Episode Notes
It’s hard to keep track of all the things that have happened in Georgia to tweak voter rights and poll access over the past several years. But a new investigation highlighted two overarching themes to recent changes: diminishing federal oversight and structural racism.
Guest: Mark Niesse, reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read his story, co-reported with Nick Thieme.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, Danielle Hewitt, and Mara Silvers.