Make It Plain with Mark Thompson

Choo choo! All aboard the hot mess express, destination: Georgia. This episode is essential listening for understanding how voter suppression works, with Georgia's primary election as our case study. The state's primary election, which was held on June 9th, was an absolute disaster, with voters mysteriously purged from voter rolls, polling location changes that weren't communicated to voters in time, and a whole lot of "weird" circumstances that prevented people from voting; but take it from Anoa Changa, Staff Reporter at ourprism,org, this situation is by design! And the real kicker is that politicians are using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to shut down polling centers completely, instead of relocating them to ensure citizens have access to exercise their right. Get a grip on this knowledge now to adequately prepare yourself for what you might be up against when you go to cast your vote in your state's primary, or worse, in the 2020 general election. Producer's Note: The