Abrams, whose work has been credited for boosting the voter turnout in Georgia during Biden’s presidential electoral campaign, has been widely recognised for the uptick of voting in the Southern state during the US election.
The former Georgia House minority leader is also being credited for aiding in the results of the Georgia runoff election which saw the Democrats gain control of the Senate.
Since news of the nomination for Abrams broke, tributes for the activist have been pouring in online. Georgian Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock praised Abrams vision in a Twitter post.
The tweet read: “With a bold vision to reform our democracy, Stacey Abrams never ever let go or lost sight of her mission to ensure Georgians have access to the ballot