We started off 2020 with big plans. We were going to fight in the General Assembly for the things that our communities need to thrive like a moral budget that generates much-needed revenue, ensuring our miners receive the benefits they worked for, expanding access to the ballot box with same-day voter registration, automatic voter registration, and early voting, and expanding statewide Fairness protections. We were going to go “all-in” with our biggest integrated voter empowerment program ever. Dozens of voter empowerment organizers would knock on thousands of doors and meet people at festivals, on campuses, at ball games and at the laundromat. They were going to spread the word about the governor’s executive order to restore voting rights to people with felonies in their past and impact the upcoming election – one of the most consequential of our lifetime. And we started the year off strong!
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