Photo: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images
Photo: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images
Minority voter suppression reaches the stars of the show.
On actor Tyler Perry , known for his character Madea, had to travel urgently to Georgia to vote as her absentee ballot did not arrive .
“My absentee ballot it never came, so I just had to vote in person, so get out there and vote, get out and vote, get out and vote, ”Perry said in a video from his car that he posted on Twitter.
– Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) January 5, 2021
Perry owns properties in California and Wyoming , but maintains residence in Georgia. On Monday he reported that he never received his absentee ballot. Perry said he ordered it on Dec. 2.
Georgia is singled out as a state where minority vote suppression is practiced, which is usually supportive of to Democratic candidates. However, Joe Biden won that status in the November election thanks in part to vote-by-mail, which was massive due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Outgoing President Donald Trump has reported a fraud without having proof and arrived to pressure the Georgia Secretary of State to find 34, 000 votes to change the outcome of the elections.
The elections in Georgia they occupy the attention of the country since they decide the majority of the federal Senate. Joe Biden’s presidency will be easier if the Democratic candidates snatch both seats from the Republicans.