Congress has a massive voting rights bill in its grasp. It must pass it, now | Dennis Aftergut
by Dennis Aftergut from on (#5PVAS)
The Freedom to Vote Act rivals the 1965 Voting Rights Act as the greatest expansion of ballot access in our history
Imagine it's November 2020, and you are 59-year-old Laura Roundine, living on tribal lands in Montana. Days before the election, you're home-bound after open heart surgery. The reservation has no at-home mail delivery.
Your right to vote is saved by Renee LaPlante, a Blackfeet community organizer. She drives your ballot to a distant election office as part of her job.
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