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"In 42 states you can vote by mail," Abrams says. "You can also vote early." Pre-pandemic there was VBM in 34 states, she notes. #19thRepresents

"Vote by mail" will not work for those facing evictions and are in unstable housing situations, Abrams says, recommending: 1) vote by mail or 2) vote early during #19thRepresents

Call your Secretary of State and "demand drop boxes," Abrams says during #19thRepresents

Abrams decries "malfeasant application" of voting laws in Georgia and other states. "We have good laws," she tells the #19thRepresents

"I believe it would be a good idea" to have a woman of color as VP pick, Abrams says, adding most importantly Biden will pick the "best partner for him." "I trust him." "Optimally it will be a woman of color but I do not begrudge any choice that he makes." #19thRepresents

"They knock at the doors of Justice and ask for an equal chance," Zoe Saldana reading Mary Church Terrell at #19thRepresents

"It is not only votes for women but the entire question of Democracy that's at stake," Meryl Streep reading Gertrude Foster Brown at #19thRepresents