Green Bay's Efforts Will Expand Safe And Accessible Voting |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
News |
Written by Wisconsin Conservation Voters Press |
Friday, 24 July 2020 09:43 |
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/gb-vote-47-lines2-s5.jpg GREEN BAY - On Tuesday night, the Green Bay Common Council secured more than $1 million in funding to help realize its goal of carrying out safe, accessible, and fair elections this year and in the future.
By securing over $1 million in grant funding from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, an organization working to foster a more informed and engaged democracy, Green Bay is taking steps to ensure its elections are modern, inclusive, and safe.
In April, a lack of state legislative leadership on COVID-19 resulted in long lines, congested polling places, and for voters to navigate an impossible dilemma: exercise their most sacred franchise, or risk contracting a dangerous and highly contagious novel virus. This grant will help progress from that low point by giving Green Bay resources it needs to take further control of its own elections. The funding will serve the city beyond this year’s election. It will set a strong precedent for how future elections are conducted in Green Bay, and show the rest of Wisconsin that Green Bay is a leader in the fight for a fair, safe, and equitable democracy.
Wisconsin Conservation Voters has worked with student leaders and faculty from UW-Green Bay and community members to expand early voting on the east side of the city, as well as collaborating with the city to secure a west side location. This grant will accelerate those efforts. The grant will address several key issues and challenges to holding safe and equitable elections:
A recent study completed by Voting Rights Lab, Union of Concerned Scientists, and UCLA Voting Rights Project concluded that eliminating congestion on Election Day through providing multiple methods for voters to cast their ballot will lead to safer and more accessible elections.
### Engaging voters to protect Wisconsin's environment. |
Last Updated on Friday, 24 July 2020 10:49 |
|