Sec. Clinton will expand, not restrict Alabama's voting rights by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)

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By U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, who represents the Alabama's Seventh Congressional District

There may be three weeks left until the so-called "SEC primary," but next door in Georgia, ballots are already being cast. The same will be true in Tennessee tomorrow. In Louisiana, voters can make their choices known next week.

Each of these states has adopted early voting, which boosts voter turnout and gives voters flexibility over when they can go to the voting booth. Yet Alabama remains behind the curve. I'll have to wait until March 1 to vote for Hillary Clinton, but I'll do so proudly, because she has a plan to ensure states like Alabama expand, not restrict, individuals' voting rights...

In my view, only Hillary Clinton has a record of waging these fights. She understands that when it suddenly becomes harder for certain groups of people to vote – it's never by accident, and it has to be forcefully addressed.

To make sure that voting rights are protected, Hillary has a comprehensive plan that makes it easier to vote. She would make voter registration universal and automatic at the age of 18 and enact nationwide early voting...

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/02/sec_clinton_will_expand_not_re.html

[Iliyah]

1. K & R

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2. Terri Sewell's got the gift!

In her dissent in the Supreme Court's ruling, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg likened the Court's actions to "throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you're not getting wet." She was right. African American voters in Alabama are getting soaked. We need a president like Hillary to pick up where Barack Obama leaves off, who will never stop fighting for a brighter future – with clearer skies, and where every vote counts.

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3. Democracy only works if everyone has equal representation/access

Hillary is campaigning to strengthen our democracy. She is the only one.