Statement from Ben Goodman, President of the Young Democrats of Maine and Chair of the YDA College Caucus:
“On Tuesday, Maine voters went to the polls to preserve our historic status as a leader in civic participation, rejecting an attempt by Republicans to repeal our 38-year old Election Day Voter Registration Law. Tuesday’s vote represents a substantial victory for young people and other highly-mobile Mainers, to have a right to participate in the area where they may work, go to school, and contribute to the local economy.
“Across the nation, a major effort to make it harder to vote has threatened young people, low income Americans, and the elderly with burdensome barriers to casting their vote. This week, the nation looks to Maine as a leader in civic participation, as our state reclaims its historic mantra of ‘As Maine Goes, so Goes the Nation.’
“Republicans were sent to Augusta last year on a promise of job creation. Instead of focusing on ways to help get Maine back to work, they instantly declared war with the right of young people, working people, and the elderly to vote. As Maine Democratic Party Chairman Ben Grant said on Tuesday evening, the outright rejection of voter disenfranchisement this week marks the first vote of 2012, when Maine and the nation will help to elect Democrats up-and-down the ballot to focus on getting our nation back to work.”
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