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My grandfather was forced to take literacy tests just to cast a ballot

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SHARING AS A REMINDER THAT JIM CROW AS A METHOD OF PREVENTING  BLACKS FROM VOTING WAS NOT THAT LONG AGO....A POLL TAX PREVENTED  MANY FROM VOTING....  WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO ALLOW TRUMP TO DISENFRANCHISE VOTERS -  A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT HE LACKS THAT WILL BE DEFEATED IN THE  COURTS!  MAIL-IN VOTING EXPANDS VOTER PARTICIPATION - THAT'S WHAT WE  WANT!  THERE ARE NUMEROUS REASONS WHY MAIL-IN BALLOTS ARE  NECESSARY - WE VOTED BY MAIL WHEN LIVING OVERSEAS! MANY PEOPLE  TRAVEL AND ARE OUT OF TOWN ON ELECTION DAY....MANY ARE DISABLED  OR LACK TRANSPORTATION - IT'S NOT FOR US TO REGULATE -- EVERY  ELIGIBLE VOTER SHOULD HAVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE! I want to talk to you about Trump’s attack on the right to vote. This is important to me — and what’s happening right now matters more than ever. But before I continue, can you chip in today to help us protect access to the ballot and push back against efforts to restrict the right to vote?...

Trump's plans for vote-by-mail in Oregon...

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VOTERS TRAVEL, ARE OUT OF TOWN ON ELECTION DAY, DON'T WANT TO  STAND IN LINE OR ARE DISABLED!  MASSACHUSETTS ENACTED VOTE-BY-MAIL AND VOTER PARTICIPATION INCREASED!  IT'S EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND SECURE! YOU CAN DROP YOUR BALLOT  OFF AT A MUNICIPAL CLERK'S SLOT AT YOUR CONVENIENCE - EVEN IN YOUR  PAJAMAS!   Today, an article from  American Journal News  highlighted how closely aligned Christine Drazan is with Donald Trump and his efforts to end Oregon's vote-by-mail system. Christine Drazan has already tried to curtail the right to vote in Oregon by introducing  House Bill 3872 , which would have  required  most Oregonians to vote in person on Election Day!   If Christine Drazan wins the race for Governor, she will try to  end Oregon's vote-by-mail system  and enact Donald Trump's national agenda to attack voting rights. We  must  do everything we can to make sure Democrats win this November and stop Christi...