My partner and I both have phds and live and vote in Georgia.
The amount of effort we have put into ensuring we not are able to vote but are informed voters is insane. I’ve voted three times this year, twice I’ve requested an absentee ballot that didn’t come. Instead I’ve voted at three different precincts waiting between zero minutes (wealthy area) and 4hrs (poor area). Every time it is a hassle and requires more steps than can possibly be necessary. My partner and I work together in this and it stills takes an Abuja yes amount of effort. We live together and got sent to different precincts. She got a man absentee and I didn’t. I signed up to be a poll worker months ago, heard nothing.
I mention the education thing only to indicate neither of us are stupid or lazy people. Voting in this country is unnecessarily difficult and I one benefits from it
The amount of effort we have put into ensuring we not are able to vote but are informed voters is insane. I’ve voted three times this year, twice I’ve requested an absentee ballot that didn’t come. Instead I’ve voted at three different precincts waiting between zero minutes (wealthy area) and 4hrs (poor area). Every time it is a hassle and requires more steps than can possibly be necessary. My partner and I work together in this and it stills takes an Abuja yes amount of effort. We live together and got sent to different precincts. She got a man absentee and I didn’t. I signed up to be a poll worker months ago, heard nothing.
I mention the education thing only to indicate neither of us are stupid or lazy people. Voting in this country is unnecessarily difficult and I one benefits from it