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xmas74

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4. I know people working two and three jobs
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 02:52 AM
Jun 2018

Who'd love to vote but do not have time because they work from the time the polls open until they close - and beyond. Absentee ballot information is kept quiet to keep people from using them. Some are felons who've long ago served and should have their rights back but are told they do not. And others still have employers who attempt to influence their vote to the point of people deciding it's easier not to vote. And still others don't have basic transportation to get to the polls.

Not everyone who doesn't vote is lazy or is to blame. Instead of placing blame maybe working a GOTV booth would be a better use of time. Volunteering to drive people to the polls. Working on combating voter misinformation with facts.

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