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Voter
preparation,
participation
and
voter
protection
will be
vital in
upcoming
election
By
Rev. Dr.
Wendell
Anthony,
President,
Detroit
Branch
NAACP
 DETROIT
– The
Detroit
Branch
NAACP is
pleased
to join
with
Governor
Gretchen
Whitmer
and
Secretary
of State
Jocelyn
Benson
in the
noble
effort
to
reassure
Michiganders
that our
elections
are
safe,
secure,
and that
all
votes
will be
counted.
In this
era of
voter
suppression,
along
with the
misinformation
and
miscommunication
from
some of
our
nation’s
leading
officials,
we must
speak up
and
speak
out now.
It is
vitally
important
that the
citizens
know
that we
still
live in
a
democracy.
Voting
is at
the very
heart
and
essence
of
preserving
our
republic.
The
Detroit
Branch
remains
committed
to voter
preparation
by
informing
the
general
public
of their
rights
as
citizens,
their
access
to the
voting
booth,
absentee
balloting,
and the
elimination
of any
barriers
to
exercise
their
constitutional
right to
vote. We
are here
to urge
every
citizen
to think
critically
about
any
information
you hear
to the
contrary.
Further,
we want
to
indicate
our
commitment
to
protecting
the
rights
of our
citizens
in the
exercising
of this
civic
duty. We
at the
Detroit
Branch
are
assembling
the
largest
body of
lawyers
and
advisors
for the
November
general
election.
We will
not
tolerate
any
individual
or
groups
that
threaten
or seek
to
prevent
members
of any
group
from
exercising
their
right to
vote. We
look
forward
to
working
with
Secretary
Benson’s
office
as we
urge you
to
utilize
the
email
misinformation@michigan.gov
or call
the
Michigan
Bureau
of
Elections.
We will
not just
depend
upon the
U.S.
Postal
Service
or any
other
institution
that may
have
leaders
standing
in the
doorway
of
providing
access
to the
voting
booth.
Every
citizen
has a
stake in
the
outcome
of this
election.
We all
must
work
fervently
to make
certain
that no
elected
or
appointed
official
is able
to drive
a stake
in the
heart of
this
election.
We will
have
monitors
and
observers
leading
up to
and on
election
day.
This
is our
time.
This is
our
duty.
This is
our
responsibility.
We shall
not be
turned
back by
those
who seek
to
destroy
democracy,
eliminate
opportunity,
and
disrupt
the
quality
of life
in our
communities.
Let us
always
remember
the
words of
one of
the
founding
members
of our
nation
Thomas
Jefferson,
“the
will of
the
people
is the
only
legitimate
foundation
of any
government,
and to
protect
its free
expression
should
be our
first
object.”
We are
here
today to
indicate
our
support
in the
effort
to
defend
and
protect
the free
expression
of the
voting
electorate.
Now is
not the
time to
step
back.
Now is
the time
to step
up and
to TAKE
YOUR
SOLES TO
THE
POLLS
AND VOTE
like
your
life
depends
upon it.
Because
quite
frankly,
it does.
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