All Michigan Counties Must Provide Prepaid Return Postage for Mailed Ballots
DETROIT — All Voting is Local Michigan State Director Aghogho Edevbie issued the following statement in response to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ announcement that all mail-in ballots for the November election will include prepaid return postage.
Associated Press: Oakland County will pay for postage on absentee ballots
Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan director of All Voting is Local, said other local governments should put prepaid return postage on mailed ballots, too. Some cities are doing so. “Voting by mail should not be a privilege for only those who can afford it, particularly amid a pandemic,” he said.
Commonwealth Must Provide Resources for Philadelphia to Protect the Sanctity of Its General Election
PHILADELPHIA - All Voting is Local Pennsylvania State Director Scott Seeborg issued the following statement in response to Philadelphia City Commissioners’ call for $6 million in additional state funding and legislation to help the city manage the November election amid COVID-19:
All Voting is Local Welcomes Kayla Griffin as Ohio State Director
CLEVELAND — All Voting is Local welcomed Kayla S. Griffin as its Ohio State Director to lead the campaign’s fight to remove barriers between Ohioans and the ballot box.
Turn Up Tuesday to Empower Latino Voters, Confront Barriers to the Ballot
RENO, Nev. – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and All Voting is Local, with its joint And Still I Vote℠ campaign, will raise awareness about the power of the Latino vote, discuss challenges Latino voters face at the polls, and urge officials across the country to ensure fair, safe, and accessible elections.
Detroit Free Press: Michigan health experts urge voting absentee to reduce coronavirus risk on Election Day
Dr. Farhan Bhatti, Dr. Rob Davidson and Lansing nurse Katie Pontifex — who continues to treat patients suffering from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus — all agreed Michigan voters should take advantage of changes in the law that allow them to use an absentee ballot for any reason. All three made their pitch for voting by mail during a call organized by All Voting is Local, a national advocacy group pushing for reforms to expand access to voting.