A real ground game, this is. Every vote. Every voter. A swing state. Hence I spent the afternoon registering voters and applying for absentee ballots on the part of inmates at a correctional facility (read: no felons) in Wisconsin.
In Wisconsin the deadline for registering to vote via a deputized registrar (that's me) is tomorrow, October 15. After October 15, you have to either get yourself to the Election Commissions office, or register in-person on voting day November 4. Neither of these latter options, needless to say, are available to incarcerated men and women in the state. After tomorrow, their ability to vote is gone. They'll not be able to get themselves out to register nor to a ballot box.
I worked with a great team to register and/or apply for absentee ballots for about 1/4 to 1/3 of those at a correctional facility that houses 1700 inmates.
It was awesome. I'd love to share it with my fellow Dkos'ers. I'm not as witty as JeffLeiber or as thoughtful as David Kroning or as evenhanded as Granny Doc or .... So bear with me over the fold.
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