Posted: Nov 20, 2021 \/ 12:15 PM EST \/ Updated: Nov 20, 2021 \/ 12:15 PM EST<\/p>\n
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) A group of state andlocal leaders andcitizens gathered inWheeling on Friday tourge federal officialsto adopt the Freedomto Vote Act.<\/p>\n
Attendees spoke from the WheelingCity-County building,speaking out aboutthe need for theelection workers to beprotected from thethreats of violencethat were heard duringthe last election cycle, the importance of same-day registration andmore.<\/p>\n
This piece oflegislation really sets getting secret moneyout of elections, bymaking it moreaccessible. And we inWest Virginia shouldespecially beconcerned because welive in a rural area.<\/p>\n
Removing darkmoney fromcampaigns is a keytenet to this bill. Wewant to make surethe campaigns thatare run are run fairlyand that folks areactually choosing theirpoliticians and thattheir politicians arentjust choosing them.<\/p>\n
Democracy is atstake here. We need tokeep the 1965 VotersRights Act strongagain and not allowthese votersuppression laws tocause people to notbe able to vote.<\/p>\n
They also advocateearly voting to last atleast 15 days.They say they wantall Americans to beable to vote,regardless of race,income, religion orpolitics.<\/p>\n
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