President Joe Biden will meet with Stacey Abrams while in Atlanta today,according to an administration official, who said Abrams has "played a leading role in voting access and voter protection and she will be an important partner in taking action on this important issue moving forward."

"The President will be active on voting rights issues, not just in Washington, but also in the states, and this is an example of him doing just that,"

Biden is traveling to Atlanta after the murders of eight people -- including six Asian women, among them four South Koreans -- shook the city amid rising concerns nationwide about anti-Asian violence during the coronavirus pandemic.

has devoted years to expanding the electorate and boosting turnout in Georgia, which had been reliably red for decades. The state went to Biden in the 2020 election, making him the first Democratic nominee in 28 years to win Georgia.
 
Stacey Abrams has devoted years to expanding the electorate and boosting turnout in Georgia, which had been reliably red for decades. The state went to Biden in the 2020 election, making him the first Democratic nominee in 28 years to win Georgia.