1/ Voting rights is one of my top campaign issues. As a Voter Registrar for many years in a state with restrictive voter ID laws, I am very passionate about this issue.https://twitter.com/ariberman/status/952954914778558464 …
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6/ In extreme cases, there are groups who are in favor of only property owners having the right to vote.https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ted-yoho-voting-property-owners …
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7/ Others have suggested that the poor and women should not be allowed to vote. But I digress. The message here is that there are many in this country who want only rich, white men to vote. Hence, why MLK thought voting rights were so critical.
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8/ The point is, we take the right to vote for granted. But it is a right we should take seriously. A right we should fight for. A right that we should prioritize. If you don’t have a vote, you don’t have a voice.
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9/ We need greater access to the polls, not less.
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10/ I am in favor of: Automatic voter registration. A National Holiday for Election Day. Restoration of voting rights for felons who have served their sentences. Expanded numbers of polling places and election days. Elimination of restrictive voter ID laws.
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End/ Remember, if you don’t have a vote, you don’t have a voice.
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