Meet the Woman Fighting for the Rights of Voters Who Can’t Read
Channel: ProPublica
Date: 2022-09-12

For decades, conservative politicians have passed laws to make it harder for voters who struggle to read to cast a ballot and discourage anyone trying to help them. Olivia Coley-Pearson knows this better than most. She has been criminally charged twice in the past decade for her attempts to help people navigate their ballots; she has never been found guilty of any wrongdoing. Now 60, she serves as a city commissioner in Douglas, the majority-Black seat of Coffee County, where a third of the population struggles to read. On the day of Georgia’s primary elections in May, she woke up at 4 a.m. to rally voters and volunteer. ProPublica followed her to capture what it takes to ensure that voters who need help can get it.

Read the complete story: https://www.propublica.org/article/literacy-tests-voting-rights-georgia-election

How to Vote: A Quick and Easy Guide: https://www.propublica.org/article/guide-to-voter-accessibility

How We Analyzed Literacy and Voter Turnout: https://www.propublica.org/article/voter-participation-literacy-accessibility

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