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Thats what the new category of negotiation is all about, and i think its ball game. i think republicans understand that if they control the counting rooms and the counting process, that is the way in which they can systematically undermine democracy in the most profound way. we saw it on display, the threat of it in 2020. i think if any bill that democrats take up in the senate or in the house or in congress over these coming months, if it doesnt address that issue, it misses the point. >> the f...

Tried to get access to the auditor up in the coliseum, not in the nosebleeds but close to it, trying to watch whats going on, obviously they have chain of custody that theyve promised that theyll maintain the security of the ballots. so it was shocking to me to see that they had let someone else besides the workers and whoever they had planned to into those ballot cages. >> so jessica, what do you make of this? this is clearly this one would think highly partisan film crew here with a definite p...

Not only was i a law enforcement officer. i was beat and abused by police officers, but i went inland side and i pushed for reform and change. i know there are those who feel this is not the moment we should come together, but i dont believe that, and countless number of new yorkers and americans have proved just the opposite. it is time for us to come together. >> during the counting process, you sued the board of elections after they miss counted about 135,000 ballots that were test ballots. a...

>> absolutely. this past friday before we came -- the secretary of state announced that he was dropping 100, 000, voters from the voting -- weve seen now a majority of african-american counties in southwest georgia that they are now attempting to close polling sites there. in addition, theyre actually putting off people off the board of elections in the county area. this is a blatant abuse of power. we need federal legislation to stop that. to expand protection and we need to make sure the court...

Really implement the process, and the board members were also a part of the counting process so they didnt like that outcome so they decided they wanted to challenge it. we wanted drop boxes. we wanted more polling locations. we wanted a diverse work force because we wanted young people that knew how to operate new voting equipment. our co-workers average age was 75 years of age. we had to have different people during this pandemic -- >> it looks like helen butlers connection is frozen there. wh...

That will oversee the counting process, absentee voting, application requests, having to have an i.d. with the county process required, who will get to count the ballots, how it is counted, and what are the results? so the election boards are critical to that process and so you will see that this could be a lop-sided decision they can process and implementation. election laws. >> thank you both very much for starting off our discussion tonight. thank you. joining us now, jonathan alter, politi...

Application requests, having to have an i.d.. with the counting process that is required. who will get to count the ballots. how it is counted, and what are the results? so, the election boards are critical through that process and so you will see that this could be a long sided decision-making process and implementation of the election laws. >> helen butler and nsé ufot, thank you both very much for starting off our discussion tonight. >> thank you. joining us now is a columnist from the daily...

A part of a counting process. they did not like that outcome so they decided that they wanted to change it. we wanted drop boxes, we wanted more polling locations. we wanted a diverse workforce, because we wanted young people that knew how to operate new voting equipment. old poll workers average 75 years of age and we had to have different people during this pandemic -- >> it looks like helen butlers connection has frozen there. but what is your reaction to these new changes at this level at he...

The ballot box so im not worried about the counting procedures because we have lawyer to handle things like that where theres not integrity and shenanigans on the counting process and critical to restore preclearance on the front end and crucial that you really thwart a lot of ballot box con frictions on who decides who gets to vote because it is very difficult to throw out votes when they have been properly cast and very difficult to mess around on the counting process but thats what brian kemp...

You can even get to the count you have to open up access to the ballot box. im not even really worried about the counting procedures on the back end because we have lawyers, we have the lawyers committee for civil rights, the naacp legal defense fund to handle things like that. where there is not an integrity and again, i hate to use the word for the third time the segment, but shenanigans on the counting process. i think its critical resort preclearance on the front end, and i think its crucial...