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Jobs, The Economy and Voting Rights

For some of us, taking time off to vote can come at too high a cost—no one should have to risk their job to vote. Did you know that voting access is directly tied to a better economy—including better jobs and working conditions

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LET’S BREAK IT DOWN

Ok, let’s get real. The country was founded allowing only landowning, white males to vote (the rich guys). And 200+ years later, states still pass laws that make it harder for many of us that don’t have personal or flex time at work to vote. They do it by limiting early voting hours and forcing people to wait in long lines. That’s one reason low-income people vote at 20% lower rates than other voters.

But here’s the good news… Decades of research following the 1965 Voting Rights Act shows that states that make it easier for everyone to vote have more jobs, higher wages and better working conditions. The cycle of poverty starts to break at the voting booth, and people with economic security are more likely to continue to vote. So to all those politicians who keep talking “Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!’… tell them to “Save the Vote! Vote! Vote!”

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LGBTQ+ AND VOTING RIGHTS
You know all the things that make voting hard? Well if you’re part of the LGBTQ+ community, you probably know it firsthand: higher rates of incarceration, youth homelessness, difficulty getting proper ID, systemic discrimination — all these things hit home. That’s why we need to speak out.
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RACISM, DISCRIMINATION AND VOTING RIGHTS
Voter ID laws “target African Americans with almost surgical precision.” That’s not us saying so — those words come from a Federal court. We all know election laws have targeted or disproportionately impacted non-white voters for more than two centuries.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND VOTING RIGHTS
If you or anyone you care about has been convicted of a felony, you probably know that voting rights are one of the many freedoms that can be lost. But state laws about this are changing fast. That’s why it’s so important that elected officials hear from all of us.
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SAVE THE VOTE
In almost every state in America, some elected officials are trying to make it harder for you to vote. If you don’t like having your right to vote messed with, you can do something about it right now. Let’s Save The Vote!
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