Protecting Voters from Purges
This week Congresswoman Joyce Beatty introduced the Save Voters Act, a piece of legislation to prohibit states from using the same type of questionable voter purge tactics that Ohio has used to take tens of thousands of eligible voters off the voting rolls.
"The right to vote is not a 'use-it or lose-it' proposition. Rather, voting is a permanent guarantee that is the very lifeblood of our nation," Beatty said. "To sit back and allow that right to be restricted or removed over something as minor as failing to respond to a postcard is unthinkable, especially when it is particularly harmful for communities of color, veterans, and vulnerable populations." She continued, "As the Representative of Ohio's Third Congressional District and Congressional Black Caucus Chair, I will continue to do everything in my power toward making it easier -- not harder -- for people to vote."
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