In 2012 I watched, horrified, as voters were forced to stand in outrageous lines at their polling places.
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States across the country have set up new barriers to voting.
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Instead of embracing every opportunity to improve and facilitate one of the cornerstones of our democracy, we’re allowing it to crumble.
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@HouseGOP, there’s quite a bit to fix when it comes to#votingrights, yet Congress isn’t willing to do anything about it.1 reply 6 retweets 5 likes -
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States have different voting systems: early voting is allowed in some places but not others (1/2)
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Same day registration offered in one state but not the next. (2/2)
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We have Americans that have made mistakes in their pasts but have completed their sentences for non-violent convictions (1/3)
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They’ve put in the effort to change, and have come back to society as taxpaying, law abiding citizens. (2/3)
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Unfortunately we ban millions of these Americans from the ballot box, despite their rehabilitation. (3/3)
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Congress should get involved in offering individuals like these one of the most fundamental rights that we have as Americans. But we’re not.
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Let's talk about technology. I acknowledge that there are very real challenges we face in bringing technology to the ballot box. (1/2)
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Let's talk about how we can use digital advancements to expand access instead of trying to manufacture excuses to limit access. (2/2)
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We seem to have traveled back to a dark place in our nation’s history when it was both legal and common to limit access to polling places.
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