Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Activists, W.Pa. lawmakers call on Allegheny Co. officials to increase access to the ballot box
“It is the responsibility of our election officials to ensure fair access to the ballot,” said Aerion Abney, Pennsylvania director of special projects at the voting rights organization All Voting is Local, and a failed challenger to state Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Allegheny, in the June primary.
Press Call: Elected Leaders, Voting Rights Experts Urge Allegheny County to Develop Emergency Plan for November Election
Pittsburgh, PA--On Wednesday, September 2, at 2:30 PM EST, All Voting is Local and other community organizations including SEIU Healthcare PA, SEIU 32BJ, Pittsburgh United, Casa San Jose, Just Harvest, Circles Greater Pittsburgh, Alliance for Police Accountability, as well as national groups will host a virtual press briefing to call on Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Elections Division Manager David Voye, and the Allegheny County Board of Elections to immediately publish and implement a plan that includes satellite county offices, drop boxes, hazard pay for poll workers, and efficient levels of Election Day polling places.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Amid concern over racial disparity, some states expand voting rights for felons.
Shauntay Nelson of All Voting is Local said a separate concern is making sure that people who have not been convicted have the ability to exercise their rights. “Prior to a charge, prior to a trial date, Wisconsin state law allows individuals to be able to still participate in the voting process, and there is a lot of work that needs to be done to ensure that voters can register to vote while they are in jail, to ensure that they can obtain their ballot while they’re in jail.”
Voting by Mail in Michigan is Safe and Secure
DETROIT — All Voting is Local Michigan State Director Aghogho Edevbie issued the following statement in response to a misleading robocall to Detroit voters, spreading misinformation about voting by mail:
Detroit Free Press: Absentee ballot drop boxes, envelopes big problem for Detroit, advocates say
Aghogho Edevbie, All Voting is Local Michigan state director, believes the drop boxes will help facilitate absentee voting this fall and keep voters safe. Voters “should not feel they have to play Russian roulette with their health or their vote this November,” he said.
WDET: Three Pieces of Advice to Make Sure Your Vote Counts This November
As part of the weekly series MichMash, WDET’s Jake Neher and MLive’s Cheyna Roth talk with voter rights advocate, Aghogho Edevbie, the Michigan State Director for All Voting is Local, about how voters can make sure their ballots are counted.