Hillary Clinton: How we can protect access to the ballot

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Hillary Clinton: How we can protect access to the ballot

May 2, 2020 by still4hill

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, it is clear that the security of November’s elections will rely on ensuring that millions of Americans can vote by mail. For many of us, this is a shift in the way we make our voices heard, and state officials need to take action immediately to ensure that all Americans, no matter where they live, can safely cast their votes.

Onward Together is proud to partner with Democracy Docket, a new effort to proactively detect and combat suppressive voting laws and practices that could sway the outcome of the 2020 elections.

Make a contribution now and help give more people — regardless of party or political preferences — a fair chance to cast their ballot while staying safe and healthy.

As with any method of voting, vote by mail is susceptible to the voter disenfranchisement that has plagued our country in recent elections. From Georgia to Wisconsin, we’ve seen the ways uneven access to the ballot can affect the outcome of critical races. Restrictions and voter purges disproportionately burden African Americans, Latinos, young and first-time voters, non-native English speakers, and voters with disabilities.

The team at Democracy Docket has identified more than a dozen specific laws in select states that they intend to challenge through litigation as we approach one of the most consequential elections of our lifetimes.

Now is when election officials must act, and it’s up to us to push them to do the right thing. Learn more at DemocracyDocket.com, then chip in to support this vital work:

Donate now

Onward!

Hillary

Posted in Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Onward Together | Tagged Democracy Docket, Hillary Clinton, Onward Together | 2 Comments

2 Responses

on May 3, 2020 at 11:05 am | Reply Brassy Rebel

The most dangerous piece of misinformation out there right now is that people who refuse to social distance, who dine in restaurants or insist upon going to a salon or barber shop, are only putting themselves at risk. If only this were so! The truth is that people who are not engaging in social distancing can become “infection vectors” for the virus by facilitating it’s spread to others who are following the guidelines. The more it spreads, the easier it spreads to the most vulnerable in society who are not going out to dinner or for a haircut but have to work in essential businesses or simply need to shop for food and medicine from time to time. Nothing justifies the selfishness of so-called “libertarians” who claim that no government can order them not to do certain things. They are wrong both as a matter of law and common sense.

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on May 11, 2020 at 8:11 pm | Reply Brassy Rebel

Trump is going to kill as many Americans as he possibly can with COVID-19. He just plans to gaslight the rest of us to death.

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