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John Lewis ‘Hero’ mural provides backdrop for Georgia roll call video

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Aug 22, 2020

State Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikema Williams chose the John Lewis mural in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood on Wednesday as the setting for her short video awarding the state’s 117 delegate votes to Joe Biden.

The “Roll Call Across America” videos featured the unique people and qualities of 57 states and territories. This replacement of the in-person roll call where delegations cast votes for presidential nominees is already among the most popular changes under the virtual convention format.

The roll call, a standard element of the presidential nominating conventions, was different this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Each state presented a short video spotlighting the state, in addition to announcing how their delegates voted on the nomination of candidate Joe Biden.

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