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Working for strong schools, safe streets and smart development in my local community as well as the state of Maryland and America. Supporting legislation that can transform the lives of marginalized communities (black/brown people girls/women disabled/elderly). I believe that one person can make a difference!

Monday, August 02, 2021

Protect Voting Rights

 

 Protect Voting Rights

I  wrote a letter for the Action Network letter campaign: Protect Voting Rights.

According to the Brennan Center, as of March 24th, legislators in 47 states have introduced 361 bills that in one way or another would restrict the right to vote. You have probably heard about Georgia, but did you know that the legislature in Iowa made it harder to vote by absentee ballot, reduces the early voting period by nine days, and requires polls to close an hour earlier than before. They did this in Iowa where Black folks are only 3% of the voters. If they will do this kind of foolishness in Iowa, we don’t have a single thing coming in states like North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania where we account for at least 10% of eligible voters.

Can you join me and write a letter? Click here:

 https://actionnetwork.org/letters/918e2ce49be864f2d4d0c1fc241b073e7d90b4a5?source=email&


Thanks!