Area leaders gather in Wheeling to support the Freedom to Vote Act – WTRF

Posted: Nov 20, 2021 / 12:15 PM EST / Updated: Nov 20, 2021 / 12:15 PM EST

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) A group of state andlocal leaders andcitizens gathered inWheeling on Friday tourge federal officialsto adopt the Freedomto Vote Act.

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.

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.

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.

Democracy is atstake here. We need tokeep the 1965 VotersRights Act strongagain and not allowthese votersuppression laws tocause people to notbe able to vote.

They also advocateearly voting to last atleast 15 days.They say they wantall Americans to beable to vote,regardless of race,income, religion orpolitics.

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Area leaders gather in Wheeling to support the Freedom to Vote Act - WTRF