Advocates in Georgia face barriers getting people who were formerly incarcerated to vote

Pamela Winn and Dr. Travis Emory Barber sit under a tent to register voters in west Atlanta, on Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

For the first time in over 10 years, Luci Harrell can vote in a presidential election.

Around the time she graduated law school this year, Harrell completed two years of parole and became legally allowed to register.

“It feels important to me…real and symbolic,” Harrell said. “For years I was required by the federal government to pay taxes and pay student loans, yet being denied the ability to vote.”