Stories tagged: "voter stories 2020"

Elections I Took the Fight Against Ableism to the Polls

Writer Melissa Blake voted to speak up for every other disabled person who feels like they don’t currently have a voice.

Melissa Blake November 3, 2020 2:22 pm EST

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Community organizer and former juvenile lifer Don “Ike” Jones mentors returning citizens and adjudicated youth. (Courtesy of Don Jones)

Voting With 26 Years of Prison Behind Him, He’s Heading to the Polls for the First Time

Don "Ike" Jones said he and several other returning citizens plan to go to the polls as a group, a move he said signals their enthusiasm around a civic act that they’ve never had a chance to participate in.

Samaria Bailey October 21, 2020 4:36 pm EDT

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“I consider it a sacred duty as a citizen to actively participate in our elections,” says Maria Miller, a Filipino immigrant, as she sits outside the Doylestown firehouse, a polling place where she works twice a year on Election Day. (Courtesy of Michele Haddon)

Voting This Immigrant Mom From the Philippines Doesn’t Mess Around When It Comes to Election Day

"I consider it a sacred duty as a citizen to actively participate in our elections,” Maria Miller said. “And I think I appreciate it more as an immigrant.”

Michele Haddon October 19, 2020 5:16 pm EDT

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(Graphic by COURIER/Denzel Boyd; Photo provided)

Voting ‘The Risk Is Worth the Reward’: Wisconsin Poll Workers Commit to Working in November

The workers who staff polling places despite COVID-19 concerns.

Julian Emerson October 15, 2020 1:44 pm EDT

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Erum Hamid was born in India and raised in Bangladesh. Her dreams brought her to the Philadelphia area, where she is looking forward to voting in her first election. (Photo by Tony Wu)

Elections She Came to the US to Fulfill Her Dreams. In November, She Will Cast Her First Vote.

“The kind of equality, independence and liberty women in the US have is incomparable to the limited amount of opportunities in Bangladesh," Erum Hamid said.