►
From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations on March 26, 2018
Description
Docket #0166 - An Ordinance Increasing Access to Voter Registration
A
Get
zero
one,
six,
six,
it's
important!
It's
increasing
access
to
voter
registration!
This
matter
was
sponsored
by
my
colleague,
City
Council
Josh
sake.
I'm
seated
to
my
left
was
referred
to
the
committee
back
on
January,
the
24th
of
2018,
and
for
anyone
who
has
the
right
to
vote,
the
language
proposed
is
to
require
the
Boston
Public.
Library
branch
is
to
make
voter
registration
forms
available
in
visible
locations.
A
A
So
please
silence
cell
phones
and
other
devices
and
we'll
also
be
taking
public
testimony
and
would
appreciate
if
folks
could
sign
in
the
sign-in
sheet
and
check
off
the
box
if
they
wish
to
testify.
So
we
can
call
you
in
accordance
of
your
arrival
and,
lastly,
for
all
counselors
and
guests.
Please
do
not
touch
the
microphones
and
in
until
it's
your
turn
to
speak.
So
at
this
time,
I'm
gonna
recognize
my
colleagues
in
arrival
in
and
how
they
arrived.
A
City
Council
addressed
cecum,
obviously,
is
the
lead
sponsor
city
councilor,
ed
Flynn,
City
Council
at
Kim,
Janey,
City,
Council,
Tim,
McCarthy,
City,
Council,
Andre,
Campbell
and
City
Council
up
Matt
O'malley,
and
that's
it
for
now
and
I'm
sure
others
will
be
joining
so
without
further
due
if
I
can
turn
over
to
the
lead
sponsor
for
opening
comments.
Thank.
B
You,
mr.
chairman,
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
I'll,
be
very
brief
at
this
point,
and
it
will
have
a
lot
of
discussion
about
this.
How
this
bill
came
out
of
the
hearing
we
held
last
year
that
many
of
you
fade-in
about
ways.
We
could
make
it
easier
for
residents
of
the
City
of
Boston
to
register,
to
vote
to
make
sure
they
can
participate
on
Election
Day.
B
Think
it's
important
that
we
have.
This
in
place
that
you
know,
as
we
see
nationally
and
in
Massachusetts,
you
know
people
want
to
participate
in
our
elections.
You
know
just
last
weekend
we
saw
so
many
thousands
of
people
registering
to
vote
at
many
of
these
marches
for
our
lives
and
there's
a
hunger
for
this.
We
need
to
make
sure
we're
providing
the
information
and
the
resources
for
people
to
register,
and
these
are
just
some
small
entry
points
that
people
have
contact
with
our
municipal
government.
B
That
is
an
easy
opportunity
to
do
this,
so
I
look
forward
to
hearing
your
thoughts
and
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
up
for
being
here
for
participating
and
look
forward
to
getting
some
feedback
on
this,
both
from
our
panelist
from
the
administration,
from
many
of
the
activists
who
will
be
speaking
next
and
getting
some
legislation
hammered
out
and
before
the
council
and
then
to
the
mayor
in
the
coming
months.
Thank
you.
A
C
I
would
just
say
thank
you
to
you,
mr.
chairman,
and
to
counselors
as
they
can
for
sponsoring
this
important
piece
of
legislation.
Voting
is
a
fundamental
right.
You
know.
I
grew
up
in
a
household
where
we
voted
together
as
a
family,
so,
as
a
young
adult,
it
was
kind
of
a
big
deal
to
kind
of
go
with.
You
know
my
grandmother
go
with
aunts
and
uncles,
bring
my
daughter
and
when
she
became
of
age,
making
sure
that
she
understood
the
importance
of
this.
C
C
This
is
something
that
has
been
important
to
me
throughout
my
adulthood,
in,
in
the
sense
that
I've
served
on
the
board
of
directors
for
mass
vote
and
certainly
appreciate
all
of
the
work
that
you
do
and
so
I'm
just
looking
forward
to
hearing
the
great
ideas
and
comments
from
not
only
my
colleagues
but
people
on
the
panel.
So,
thank
you.
D
Thank
You
council
Flaherty
I
just
quickly
wanted
to
thank
counselors
a-come
for
continuing
to
push
on
this
issue,
but
particularly
taking
the
hearing
and
turning
into
some
action.
Steps
and
I
agree.
I
think
there
they
are.
They
are
small
entry
points
and
I
fully
support
them
and
will
review
the
recording
of
this,
because
I
have
to
actually
cut
out
for
another
meeting.
But
I
wanted
to
thank
you
guys
for
being
here
and
thank
you
for
not
just
Commissioner
Irish
for
being
here
from
Elections
department,
but
also
across
different
departments.
D
To
talk
about
being
able
to
do
this,
I
think,
there's
always
more
that
we
can
do.
But
what's
important
is
what
can
we
do
within
the
authority
that
we
have
at
the
local
level?
So
thank
you
guys
for
your
commitment.
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
especially
around
early
voting,
Thank
You,
councillor
Zakim
for
your
leadership
on
this
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
tape,
but
also
are
supporting
you
and
getting
this
done,
and
Thank
You
councillor
Flaherty
for
calling
us
so
quickly
after
the
storm
Thank.
A
You,
council
president,
any
other
additional
imets
good,
so
welcome
good
afternoon
to
you
and
Irish
Election,
Commissioner
I
know
we
have
a
great
team
of
folks
here.
We
see
Monica
Roberts
from
bps,
also
in
FA
Flint
from
library
services,
along
with
Patricia
Foley,
director
of
Neighborhood
Services,
ppl
and
Steve
Maguire
office
of
the
parking
clerk.
So
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you
Dion
for
opening
comments.
And
then,
however,
you
think
we
should
roll
from
the
administration
standpoint
and
they
get
into
Q&A
so
well,
good.
E
Thank
you
so
a
pleasant
good
afternoon,
chairman
flirty,
and
to
the
other
members
of
the
cysteine
body,
and
also
to
the
members
of
the
public
who
are
here
are
watching
on
television
at
home.
My
name
again
is
Deon
Irish
I'm,
the
Commissioner
of
the
election
department
and
chairman
of
the
Boston
Election
Commission,
thanks
for
inviting
me
today
to
testify
on
an
issue,
that's
important
to
Mia
Walsh
mayor
Walsh.
As
you
knows,
a
long
time,
supporter
of
expanding
access
to
voting
through
a
variety
of
initiatives,
I'm
joined
today
he's
here.
E
If
we
need
him
by
Sumida,
Sabino,
/,
Monty,
our
head
registrar
and
one
of
our
unsung
heroes-
and
you
know,
I
was
wanting
to
take
an
opportunity
just
to
to
highlight
some
of
the
staff
of
the
election.
Department
I've
been
there
since
2015
and
I
before
going
today,
go
into
that
department,
it
didn't
have
a
full
appreciation
for
the
work
that
they
do
there
and
so
I
want
to
just
give
a
shout
out
to
the
staff
of
the
election
department
and
also
to
the
many
city
agencies
that
collaborate
to
administer
elections.
It's
unbelievable.
E
Almost
every
city
department
has
some
role
in
one
way
or
the
other
in
delivering
or
helping
to
deliver
democracy,
and
so
obviously,
voter
registration
is
an
important
part
of
our
democracy
and
we
believe
that
it
should
not
be
any
more
difficult
than
it
needs
to
be
so
well.
Thank
you
for
bringing
this
here
this
ordinance
forward.
So
we
can
have
this
public
conversation
and
and
just
continue
to
explore
ways
that
we
can
further
our
collaborations
among
city
agencies
to
make
this
happen.
I
also
want
to
point
out
a
couple
of
things
just
before.
E
I
turn
it
over
to
our
other
colleagues
to
talk
about
specifically
the
things
that
they're
going
to
be
doing
in
response
to
this
ordinance.
I
want
to
highlight
the
partnership
that
we
have
with
the
Boston
Public
School
Department,
that
we
launched
in
2017
to
have
students
who
are
16
and
older
people,
workers
on
Election
Day,
so
last
September
and
November.
We
had
about
41
students
who
worked
the
entire
day,
just
like
any
other
poll
worker
from
6:00
in
the
morning
until
closing
at
night,
and
they
also
were
trained
on
election
laws.
E
It
was
a
very
eye-opening
process
and
we're
happy
to
be
working
with
the
school
department
on
that
initiative.
The
students
who
completed
the
program
I'm
so
happy
with
it
that
they
want
now
to
continue
working
with
us
to
see
how
they
can
help
register
students
and
and
recruit
additional
students
to
be
pull
workers
in
the
coming
year.
So
it's
one
is
shout
out
for
that,
and
also
I
want
to
touch
on.
One
of
the
components
of
the
ordinance
as
proposed
is
to
have
automatic
voter
registration
done
through
the
parking
clerk
when
folks
are
getting
resident.
E
Parking
permits.
I
just
want
to
point
out
that
the
state
voter
registration
database
that
we
use
is
a
part
of
a
state's
wide
system,
is
centrally
managed
by
the
state,
and
currently
the
only
agencies
were
able
to
input
information
into
that
system
is
that
right
now
is
the
Registry
of
Motor,
Vehicles
and
I
know
there
is
a
bill
at
the
State
House
that
is
looking
to
expand
that
and
to
make
that
process
automatic
and
to
also
include
the
mass
Health
Department
and
possibly
in
the
future
other
departments.
E
Other
agencies
would
be
able
to
automatically
register
voters
and
what
happens
is
once
it
gets
registered
through
these
automatic
matic
channels.
It
goes
into
a
queue
for
each
community,
so
in
Boston
we
have
our
queue
and
we
would
go
in
and
see
what
registrations
we
received
through
that
queue
and
then
we've
finalized
the
processing
of
them
and
add
them
to
our
rolls
so
I
just
want
to
highlight.
A
Do
just
a
quick
question:
I
was
just
confirming
council
was
a
come
when
you
sent
out
the
sentence
information
you
have
to
fill
out
whether
or
not
you
registered
and
what
your
party
affiliation
is
to
basically
update
it.
But
is
there
a
way
you
guys
could
send
out
a
registration
form
with
that
packet,
since
it's
already
going
to
the
household
in
the
event
that
someone
is
already
not
registered
so
you're
getting
information
from
the
election
apartment
from
from
the
census
to
verify
how
many
people
living
in
the
house?
A
A
E
Do
currently
ask
them
to
let
us
know
if
they
would
like
a
registration
form,
we
send
mail
it
out
to
them
at
no
cost
and
we
also
advise
them
of
the
opportunity
of
them
to
register
for
them
to
register
online.
We
could
look
at
that
further,
but
we
are
sending
out
about
four
hundred
thousand
pieces
of
information,
so
that
would
be
a
lot
of
registration
forms
instead
now
for
some
folks
who
may
not
even
need
a
phone.
E
A
F
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
chairman
clarity
and
members
of
the
council
I'm
pleased
to
be
here
on
behalf
of
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
We
are
very
supportive
of
this
effort
to
increase
voter
registration
for
the
City
of
Boston.
We
are
excited
about
the
possibility
of
partnering.
We
have
started
looking
at
how
we
can
support
this
effort.
B
Question
it's
great
to
hear
from
D
on
the
numbers
of
how
many
students
participate
on
Election
Day
was
that
for
credit
of
some
kind?
Was
it
through
a
class?
How
did
that
work
so.
E
Speak
to
so,
the
outreach
was
done
to
every
school,
and
so
it
wasn't
isolated
to
any
particular
school
and
the
students
who
participated
did
receive
school
credit
for
for
not
being
present
that
day
and
they
also
had
to
complete
a
reflection
project
as
well.
So
it
included
for
the
hours
that
were
in
school
I
was
they
received
a
small
stipend,
so
they
will
reward
and
in
a
number
of
ways
for
participating.
G
My
name
is
Priscilla
Foley
and
the
director
of
Neighborhood
Services
for
the
Boston
Public
Library
I.
Part
of
our
mission
is
obviously
free
to
all
and
we
make
it
a
daily
just
job
to
make
sure
that
every
one
of
our
patrons
and
people
that
walk
through
the
doors
get
as
much
information
as
possible
and
we
consider
giving
access
to
voter
registration
applications.
H
So
yes,
we'll
have
the
when
people
sign
up
for
an
e-card,
it's
actually
not
just
for
the
city
of
Boston,
but
for
the
entire
state,
we'll
provide
them
a
link,
so
that's
actually
better
than
the
city
of
Boston
and
right
now
we
have
over
290
thousand
active
Boston,
Public
Library
cards
and
every
two
years
people
have
to
come
in
and
prove
their
address,
and
so
that's
another
place
where
we
can
hand
them
out.
Voter
registration
guard.
I
Yes,
we
have
the
forms
available
that
our
resident
parking
counters
our
ticket
information
counters.
So
we
do
have
tens
of
thousands
of
resident
parking
stickers
in
the
city
and
they
renew
on
a
rotating
basis.
So
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
come
in
and
out
of
our
office
downstairs
as
well
as
we
could
put
a
link
on
our
website.
So
when
they
are
renewing
there'll,
be
a
link
there
for
our
resident
for
the
residents
to
sign
up
for
voter
registration
as
well,
very
good
in.
A
E
B
Further
stever
Dion
I'm,
not
sure
who
this
is
best
for,
but
the
aspect
of
this
ordinance
with
resident
parking
to
registration,
I'm
cognizant
of
the
fact
you
on
that
we
can
of
BTD
actually
inputting
into
the
state
voter
registration
file
from
a
computer
terminal.
That's
not
set
up,
but
adding
the
provisions
in
here
to
the
resident
parking
application
that
provides
all
the
necessary
information.
I
mean
even
so
much
as
having
someone
walk
the
stacks
over.
You
know,
at
the
end
of
the
day
from
you
know,
from
BTD
to
elections.
Department
to
be
submitted.
B
E
B
J
Thank
You
mr.
chairman,
there's
a
couple
questions
for
the
commissioner.
I
know.
Voting
is
a
sacred
right.
I
can
I
can
remember,
as
a
young
person
on
active
duty,
trying
to
request
an
absentee
ballot
well
well
in
the
military,
on
USS,
Enterprise
and
off
the
coast
of
Iraq
or
other
locations,
and
sometimes
the
ballot
would
come
in
and
sometimes
it
wouldn't
come
in
and
it
could
be
frustrating
when
the
ballot
didn't
come
in.
But
do
you
have
any
plans?
J
Long-Term
plans
to
you
know,
make
it
easier
for
veterans
that
are
deployed
to
give
them
an
opportunity
to
weigh
in
on
voting
especially
being
overseas.
There's
technology
issues
the
meals,
the
problem.
What
can
we
also
do
to
make
sure
that
those
that
are
serving
on
active
duty
have
the
opportunity
to
vote
yeah.
E
So
thank
you
for
asking
a
question.
That's
extremely
important
to
us,
and
we
do
everything
possible
to
make
that
as
easy
as
possible
for
our
veterans
and
folks
who
are
not
in
geographically
able
to
vote
here.
I
will
say
that
it
is
a
challenge.
Sometimes
when
we're
relying
on
the
postal
service
system
as
well
and
I
can
tell
you
there's
been
times
when
we've
received
ballots,
that
should
have
gone
to
another
community
that
were
clearly
labeled
for
another
community,
and
so
we've
had
to
assisting
and
making
sure
that
it
got
where
it
should
have
gone.
E
But
I
could
say
that
the
postal,
the
US
Postal
Service's
they're
doing
a
better
job
with
that
we've
had
meetings
with
them
and
to
try
to
fine
tune
their
service
and
ensuring
that
their
folks
are
highlighting
absentee
ballots
to
make
sure
that
they
get
to
us.
In
addition
to
that,
there
is
a
email
process
where,
where
folks
in
the
military
are
able
to
arm,
submit
their
information
to
us
via
email.
J
Just
my
own
experience,
just
waiting
for
a
ballot
and
I
think
I
got
a
ballot
like
three
months
after
the
election
was
over.
It's
very
frustrating,
especially
in
remote
areas
of
the
world,
but
how
can
we
make
it
easier
for
those
that
are
on
active
duty
and
remote
areas?
You
know
we
have
advanced
technology.
Can
we
send
them
an
email
attachment
with
the
ballot
so
that
they
can
send
that
attachment
back
to
you,
yeah.
E
That
would
be
something
that
would
have
to
be
approved
at
the
state
level.
So
and
another
thing
that
I
know
I've
heard
conversations
about
is
the
fact
that
during
state
elections
that
our
primary
and
our
final
elections
are
pretty
close,
I
mean
our
primary
is
gonna,
be
September
4th
this
year
and
and
and
our
final
election
will
be
November
4th,
so
there's
a
very
short
window
after
the
primary
election
to
get
ballots
developed
and
then
printed
and
Inter
sent
abroad.
E
I
know
in
many
other
states
the
primaries
held
in
the
spring
or
a
much
sooner
than
it
is
in
Massachusetts
I.
Think
we're
probably
one
of
four
states
who
have
that
this
particular
challenge.
So
that's
a
part
of
it,
but
all
the
changes
that
would
need
to
be
made
in
terms
of
having
a
bigger
window
between
elections.
Those
things
would
either
require
state
legislation
on
the
state
level
or
for
the
city
it'd
be
like
a
change
in
our
charter
as
well.
E
J
E
Absolutely
one
of
the
things
that
we've
come
upon
is
the
fact
that
they're,
that
short
window
does
have
a
significant
impact,
but
we're
happy
to
look
at
any
other
things.
I
know
that
the
the
postal
service
is
a
challenge
and
not
to
throw
them
under
the
bus,
but
it
is
real
that
not
everything
that
we
send
out
always
guess
where
it
should
go
and,
and
vice
versa,
okay,
but
I
think
for
the
most
part
it
works.
There
I
mean
the
numbers
reflected.
We
have
a
healthy
amount
of
people
who
are
voting
to
the
absentee
process.
E
J
Know
I
appreciate
your
comments,
I,
just
just
from
my
own
experience,
there's
nothing
more
frustrating
than
requesting
a
ballot
and
the
ballot
never
comes,
and
you're
not
able
to
cast
a
vote
on
an
important
election.
I
just
think
we
need
to.
We
can
do
more
to
make
sure
that
those
are
those
that
are
doubt
and
deployed
have
have
the
ability
to
cast
a
ballot.
There's
advanced
technology
that
that
we
can
use
and
dodge.
Should
it
be
difficult.
J
You
know
whether
it's
scanning
a
ballot
back
and
forth
or
or
using
other
technology,
but
it's
something
that's
very
important
again
voting
a
sacred,
but
it's
also
sacred
to
people
on
active
duty
as
well.
So
maybe
I
can
work
with
you
over
the
over
the
next
year.
I
just
want
to
I.
Just
don't
want
to
see
this.
You
know
not
take
place.
It's
it's
too
important
to
not
allow
our
veterans
to
I'll
cast
their
ballot.
Happy.
C
Questions
around
equity
in
how
you're
making
sure
that
areas
in
our
city
that
have
lower
registration
rates
or
lower
turnout
rates
that
that
families
there
will
have
access
to
voter
registration,
for
example.
There
are
two
libraries
in
Roxbury
that
are
closed,
so
I
know.
Part
of
this
is
making
sure
that
we
have
voter
registration
cards
in
Roxbury,
so
the
deadly
branch
is
closed.
I
believe
the
Mission
Hill
branch
is
closed.
What
plans
are
in
place
to
ensure
that
that
is
going
to
be
made
up
somewhere
else
for
for
residents
in
that
community.
G
C
That
the
staff
will
have
the
voter
registration
cards
and
it'll
be
part
of
their
responsibility
to
bring
them
wherever
they
go,
when
they're
doing
outreach
in
the
community.
That
way,
yes,
okay
and
what
is
in
place
now
or
what
could
be
in
place
to
help
residents
who
don't
own
cars,
who
may
not
be
going
to
their
rmv
to
register?
Is
that
for
you,
sir,
is.
C
C
Mónica
have
has
the
district
given
any
thought
to
making
sure
that
high
school
graduates
can
be
automatically
registered
like
the
Headmaster's
would
give
list
of
all
the
graduates
maybe
to
the
elections
Department
and
they
would
be
automatically
registered?
Has
anyone
thought
about
that?
Do
you
know.
F
So
I,
don't
I,
don't
think
you've
done
any
work
around
automatic
registration.
I
know
that
the
elections
Department
does
have
staff
who
works
with
our
principals
to
get
the
information
in
the
hands
of
our
graduating
seniors
and
we're
the
superintendent
it's
a
this
past
week
to
do
some
work
with
B
sac
on
looking
at
how
we
might
be
able
to
further
share
information
with
our
graduate
students.
So
we're
looking
in
those
ways,
but
we
haven't
talked
about
automatic
registration.
How.
E
I
also
want
to
add
on
to
answer.
One
of
the
questions
you
asked
is:
how
can
we
reach
out
throughout
the
city
to
make
sure
that
there's
a
equitable
and
equal
opportunities
for
everyone
to
get
registered?
We
actually,
in
addition
to
doing
the
census
mailing
to
each
household
in
the
city.
We
also
go
door-to-door
to
every
neighborhood
and
every
part
of
the
city
at
least
twice
every
summer.
E
C
You
I
appreciate
that
I
guess
I
would
wonder
in
terms
of
equity.
Are
you
looking
at
spending
more
time
or
putting
additional
resources
into
neighborhoods
that
have
had
lower
registration
rates
so
not
just
about?
We
go
to
every
neighborhood
and
that's
the
equal
thing
to
do.
But
how
do
we
ensure
that
the
neighborhoods
that
have
had
less
participation
historically
are
getting
more
attention?
Have
you
thought
about
that?
Yeah.
E
I
mean
actually,
our
approach
has
been
to
ensure
that
everyone
is
getting
the
attention
that
they
need.
We
do
take
advantage
of
opportunities
to
work
with
specific
owners
advocates
or
organizations
who
are
working
in
specific
neighborhoods.
So,
for
example,
the
Roxx
vote.
Coalition
is
an
agency
that
not
only
do
we
partner
with
them,
they
said
on
our
election
advisory
committee.
Same
goes
for
mass
votes,
so
we
try
our
best
to
work
with
every
constituency,
whether
it
be
a
voters
with
disabilities
or
in
every
part
of
a
community.
C
E
C
We
have
to
then
do
another
ordinance
to
make
sure
that
we
have
bound
ballots
and
additional
languages.
So
there
are
a
lot
of
Cape
Verdean
Creole
speaking
in
my
district
and
I
would
imagine
that
there
could
be
language
barriers
in
terms
of
voting
for
them.
So
would
that
require
just
a
couple
more
questions
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
my
college.
A
E
These
type
of
things
normally
occur,
but
out
of
a
need
when
there
is
a
significant
enough
need
at
least
the
legislation
which
leads
to
I'm
to
this
being
done,
I
can
tell
you
I
do
want
to
make
sure
that
we
share
that
we
do
provide
linguistic
services
throughout
the
city
when
we're
hiring
about
2,000
volunteers
to
work
on
Election
Day.
One
of
the
biggest
factors
that
we're
looking
at
is
language
requirements.
E
E
That
trend,
not
only
is
it
able
to
help
voters
who
have
a
disability,
it
also
addresses
language
needs
at
every
polling
place
and
it
translates
our
ballots
into
I
think
about
a
dozen
different
languages,
and
it
also
has
an
audio
component
as
well,
so
I
I'm,
not
sure
if
every
community
can
said
it,
but
we
can
say
in
the
city
of
Boston
they're
at
255
precincts
we're
able
to
meet
the
language
needs
of
all
of
our
residents.
So.
C
Just
one
or
two
more
on
the
students,
so
students
will
provide
proof
that
they
voted
they'll
be
allowed
to
attend
school,
come
to
school
late.
Providing
that
they've
shown
that
they've
actually
voted
by
giving
some
sort
of
proof
is
that
the
sticker
and
if
it
is
the
sticker,
which
I
think
it
does
say
here,
is
that
the
only
kind
of
proof
that
will
be
required
of
them.
C
Whether
it's
only
going
to
be
in
the
morning
that
they
could
leave
early,
some
young
people
may
have
other
responsibilities
of
taking
their
younger
siblings
to
a
school
bus.
Stop
or
walking
them
to
school
and
may
not
have
I
mean
they'd,
be
very
late
for
school.
If
they
do
that
and
then
go
vote,
so
they
may
want
to
opt
for
later
in.
K
C
C
Just
the
intent
behind
my
question:
I'm
not
trying
to
create
a
barrier
for
young
people
in
terms
of
providing
proof,
I
wanted
to
know
what
the
proof
is,
who
gets
to
decide
what
the
proof
is
and
whether
or
not
young
people
will
have
the
opportunity
to
participate
in
that
discussion
around
what
that
proof
is
so
to
me
that
would
be
important
to
make
sure
the
voices
are.
Our
young
people
of
students
are
at
that
table
when
that
decisions
being
made.
So
thank
you.
That's
it
for.
L
You,
mr.
chairman,
and
thank
you
to
the
lead
sponsor
my
dear
friend
councillors
akin
for
his
leadership
in
this
space.
Thank
you
all
of
you
for
the
great
work
and
the
important
work
you're
doing
in
Commissioner
Irish
to
you
and
Sabino,
and
your
team.
You
guys
do
exceptional
work.
You're,
don't
often
get
the
credit
that
you
deserve,
but
I
did
want
to
say
that
I
think
elections
are
run
very
well
in
this
city
and
you're
all
credit
and
I
think
you
know
and
I
think
most
of
you,
and
certainly
most
of
my
colleagues
would
agree.
L
We
need
to
be
doing
everything
we
can
to
make
it
as
simple
as
possible
for
everyone
to
vote
and
to
participate.
Oregon
I
believe
the
first
state
to
really
implement
a
robust
automatic
voter
registration.
We
need
to
be
doing
that
in
Massachusetts.
We
need
to
make
it
an
opt-out
system
so
that
everyone
is
just
registered
to
vote,
and
then
they
course,
whatever
reason
could
opt
out
of
being
registered,
but
we
need
to
make
it
easier,
not
harder.
L
I
know:
we've
had
some
good
reforms,
but
I
want
this
city
and
this
this
Commonwealth
to
truly
lead,
as
it
relates
to
access
to
voter
registration
and
voter
participation.
So
this
will
help
us
get
there.
It's
not
the
end.
All
and
I
hope
that
we
can
continue
this
and
I
hope
that
more
reforms
can
be
put
into
place
in
the
months
and
years
ahead.
Hopefully,
I
recognize
that
there's
certain
things.
L
L
L
The
populations,
probably
now
six
56,
60,
perhaps
and
obviously
not
every
one
of
those
residents,
would
necessarily
be
an
eligible
voter.
They
may
not
be
old
enough,
they
may
not
be
citizens
or
what
so,
what
would
it
cost
to
mail?
A
voter
registration
form
to
every
non
registered
voter,
we're
not
talking
millions,
we're
talking,
tens
of
thousands
or
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people.
We.
L
L
Would
venture
guess
we
haven't
done
it
and
why
not
I
mean
there's
nothing
that
would
preclude
us
from
right,
I
mean
and
I'm,
not
minimizing,
using
schools
using
libraries
using
community
centers
using
city
services.
This
is
great.
We
should
do
it,
but
why
not
I
think
in
a
budget
of
you
know
a
city
operating
budget
of
3.2
or,
however
many
billion
dollars,
several
hundred
thousand
dogs
manager
could
be
an
innovative
way
to
help
grow
our
voter
participation
and
access
to
registration.
L
So
it's
a
little
off
topic,
but
I
think
it
gets
to
the
heart
of
what
we
want
to
discuss.
I
think
that
that's.
That
is
something
that
I
will
certainly
be
advocating.
You
know
during
our
deliberations
of
the
budget,
but
you
know-
and
you
had
mentioned
about
using
the
city
census,
perhaps
as
a
way
to
mail
that
and
that
could
be
cost
prohibitive
I
would
think
would
be
even
less
cost
to
just
mail
it
with
every
city.
How
many
cities
census
sent
side?
Do
we
send
up
I
think
my
Latins
right
there.
L
L
So
you
know
I
just
think
it's
could
be
could
be
a
way
to
help
get
to
the
goal
that
I
know
we
all
share,
which
is
make
it
as
easy
as
humanly
possible
to
get
people
to
vote,
and
then
it's
it's
incumbent
upon
us
to
make
sure
that
they
do
turn
out
and
vote
I'll
say
closing
and
again
you
walk
the
walk
and
talk
the
talk.
Councilors
a
come.
L
I
was
delighted
to
be
with
you
on
Boston
Common
on
Saturday
and
see
you
registering
voters
that
was
incredibly
a
concert
Janie
as
well
concert
savvy
George,
several
others
I
was
incredibly
moving
experience
and
to
see
that
and
see
the
young
people
who
were
so
active
and
interested
made.
It
made
it
a
really
successful
day.
So,
thank
you.
No
further
questions.
M
M
E
So
we
see
it
all
as
our
job.
We
want
to
not
only
administer
the
election,
but
we
want
to
get
folks
to
register
and
we
encourage
participation
and
we
after
we're
putting
a
lot
of
resources
into
election
days,
and
my
staff
is
thrilled
when
we
have
busy
elections
and
our
phones
are
ringing.
Nonstop
yeah,
because
there's
a
high
turnout
so.
M
E
M
And
to
jump
onto
councillor
O'malley
again,
I.
Think
of
something
that
we
should
be
fighting
for
as
a
body
is
very
simply
in
those
senses
census
envelopes
there
should
be
a
voter
registration.
If
the
printing
Department
was
still
open,
we
could
just
print
them
all
over
there.
But
that's
close
to
know
I
appreciate
that
the
so
the
only
interaction
that
happens
on
the
state
level
will
you
we
can
register
to
vote,
would
be
your
transactions
at
the
registry
so
so
license
or
car
registration.
E
M
E
Actually,
no,
nothing
prevents
us
from
providing
people
with
information
and
referring
them
or
a
man-in-the-middle.
You
should
think
about
registering
up
not
only
registering
updating
and
registration,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
people
who
are
moving
within
the
city
and
then
on
Election
Day.
If
they
haven't
updated
their
registration,
then
at
least
a
confusion.
I
know
transportation
is
taking
a
look
to
see
whether
or
not
they
can.
E
M
Thank
you,
Thank
You,
mr.
chair.
A
C
Yes,
so
I'm
back
to
BPS,
the
registration
centers
will
have
voter
registration
cards
and
the
registration
centers,
you
know,
are
working
hard
to
register
families
often
overwhelmed.
You
know
it
takes
a
lot
of
capacity.
Are
these
registration
cards
just
going
to
sit
on
a
shelf
somewhere,
or
will
there
be
someone
engaging
folks
around?
Do
they
will
this
be
a
question
that
is
asked
of
families?
F
Of
the
things
that
we've
been
trying
to
do
is
to
make
sure,
as
our
families
are
coming
in
there's
a
waiting
period,
and
so
during
that
time
we
leverage
that
as
an
opportunity
to
introduce
them
to
resources
and
information.
I
think
that's
a
great
opportunity
for
one
of
our
staff
to
say
if
you
haven't
registered
to
vote
or
if
you're
not
registered
voter.
Here's
information
that
we
like
to
wonderful.
C
E
I
can
just
want
actually
I
just
made
a
note
about
the
community
centers
to
mention
that
they're
not
here,
because
they
went
on
the
list
they're
not
in
the
ordinance,
but
they
are
one
of
our
partners
and
they
they
do
register
students
and
they
invite
us
to
all
of
the
events
to
register
students.
Okay
and.
A
Point
so
thank
you,
Dion
and
thank
you
for
the
Taipan
Oh
Monica,
Priscilla,
Anna
and
Steve
for
your
time
and
attention
to
this
matter.
We're
gonna
go
to
the
second
panel.
No
you're
welcome
just
to
stick
around
a
little
bit.
We
got
some
great
guests
that
have
some
thoughts
and
opinions
that
may
be
helpful
to
you
guys
as
you
carry
out
your
primary
function
for
the
city.
So
thank
you
and
good
afternoon
think.
A
N
Good
afternoon
to
the
committee
on
government
operations
to
council
clarity
councils,
a
committee
to
all
assembled
here
today,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
address
this
committee.
My
name
is
Cheryl
Clyburn
Crawford
I
am
the
executive
director
of
mass
vote,
an
organization
that
works
to
register,
educate
you
mobilize
voters
with
the
focus
on
historically
underrepresented
communities
in
Massachusetts,
especially
the
rise
in
Massachusetts
electorate
I'm
here
to
testify
in
support
of
docket
number
zero
one,
six,
six,
an
ordinance
increasing
access
to
voter
registration
act.
N
Mass
vote
has
been
fighting
for
a
long
time,
along
with
our
coalition
partners
and
community-based
organizations
to
help
modernize
our
voting
laws
and
remove
barriers
that
prevent
every
voter
from
having
their
voice
heard
and
counted
along
with
Chelsea
collaborative.
We
are
currently
in
a
battle
to
remove
the
voter
registration.
20-Day
cutoff,
which
we
believe
disenfranchises
voters
in
the
judge,
ruled
unconstitutional
automatic
voter
registration
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction
to
removing
one
more
of
those
barriers
that
disproportionately
affects
the
most
disenfranchised
communities.
N
It
is
our
strong
belief
that
automatic
voter
registration
in
Massachusetts
will
increase
voter
participation
and
turnout
while
continuing
to
modernize
our
electoral
process.
It
will
improve
the
accuracy
and
security
of
our
voting
rolls,
while
creating
a
more
efficient
and
reliable
voting
system
that
is
less
costly
to
Massachusetts.
In
the
long
run.
There
are
many
reasons
to
support
a
via
automatic
voter
registration,
particularly
the
opt-out
piece.
We
believe
that
that
is
central
to
this
whole
thing
is
making
sure
that
everybody's
already
on
and
they
have
an
option
to
get
out.
N
We've
already
named
a
couple
of
the
reasons
why
to
support
it,
but
also
there
are
several
states
that
haven't
enacted
this
reform
with
favorable
results
and,
finally,
we
need
automatic
voter
registration.
Now
we
have
major
support
in
both
the
House,
the
Senate,
the
Massachusetts
town,
clerk's
Association,
testified
and
said
they
were
fine
with
the
bill.
Lastly,
the
Secretary
of
State
is
not
in
support
of
it
and
as
one
who
is
totally
committed
to
increasing
voter
and
civic
participation.
I
strongly
urge
you
to
vote
favorably
on
docket
number
zero
one.
N
O
Way
back
when
the
Constitution
put
together
the
first
vote.
Mike
men
with
100
acres
well
come
on
way
not
far
enough
I'm
here
to
say
that
I
think
everybody
who's
eligible
to
vote
should
be
given
the
opportunity
to
vote
whether
they
show
up
two
days
ahead
of
time.
One
hour
ahead
of
time
on
thirty,
that
barrier
should
be
taken
to
like
every
other
barrier
that
we
try
to
take
down
the
past
the
barriers,
poll-tax
barriers
of
all
the
ways.
O
People
would
push
it
away
from
the
poles
over
the
years,
I'm
in
church
here,
I'm
in
the
choir
I'm
in
the
choir
I'm
with
everybody,
but
a
lot
of
people
these
days
do
not
mind
if
we
can
find
ways
to
stipple
votes.
You
have
to
be
very
vigilant:
I've
been
with
ABCDE
back
in
the
60s,
your
father,
there
was
an
incorporator
beginning
about
South
Boston,
a
pact
you
got
father
was
involved.
How
did
we
do
it
in
this
city
50
60
years
ago,
set
up
neighborhood
councils
and
we
had
elections.
O
It
was
the
first
elections
they
ever
happened
and
you
got
elected
to
a
local
board,
and
then
you
sat
on
the
big
board,
which
we
still
have
51
members
and
all
that
was
to
get
more
participation
in
people's
lives
and
how
they
can
act
and
react,
and
over
the
years
I
take
every
opportunity
we
do,
but
every
one
of
those
youth
that
comes
into
our
programs,
year-round
or
whatever
say
Boake
register
vote.
Why?
O
That's
got
power
too
many
people
did
not
vote
a
couple
of
years
ago
because
they
didn't
get
to
register
in
time
too
many
people
didn't
vote
because
they
didn't
see
the
reason
to
vote
and
maybe
what's
happening
in
Washington
is
not
helpful.
I
was
down
there
last
week,
but
I
come
today
with
my
friends
and
we
always
have
done
for
all
these
years
to
push
people
to
cajole,
to
educate.
O
O
You
knew
it
was
important
to
vote
no
matter
what
your
economic
circumstances
I've
been
dealing
with
issues
or
God
in
poverty
and
race,
and
all
those
things
that
keep
people
under
the
thumb
in
this
economy
I
reflect
back
to
the
early
50s
when
the
Congress
had
run
by
white
Southerners
segregationist
in
all
the
committee
chairs,
and
we
started
to
build
the
suburbs.
After
the
war
people
went
out
and
built
housing
around
every
city
center.
They
called
the
suburbs.
O
O
We
left
everybody
else
behind
who
couldn't
get
access
to
housing,
so
we
have
now
a
segregated
Society
in
part,
we're
trying
to
break
the
barriers
down
by
telling
people
on
both
sides
I'm
going
to
let
the
school
community
I'm,
sorry,
I'm,
comfort,
elected
school,
I'm,
elected
anything
that
people
can
participate
in
their
lives.
So
when
it
comes
to
voting,
we
are
we're
doing
it.
We're
we're
doing
the
only
voting
inrush
free.
O
We
have
a
place
open
for
registration
when
we
lay
back
when
you
don't
know
her
Doris
Ram,
an
old
friend
of
mine,
come
right
back
and
digest
that
she
used
to
run
the
bingos
for
us,
and
now
she
kept
the
money
and
she
ran
polls,
but
voting
because
it
was
important
because
people
then
never
saw
her
pull,
they
didn't
go.
There
was
no
polls
close
to
them.
So
we've
made
a
lot
of
progress,
we're
gonna,
tear
down
any
remaining
barriers
and
we
have
to
encourage
our
youngsters
about
300.
O
We
brought
up
to
the
Statehouse
Josh
last
year,
who
stood
up
there
with
the
legislators,
and
what
did
they
do
for
that
time?
Learn
civics?
How
does
your
government
really
operate?
They
stopped
teaching
that
school,
so
I
would
say
that
we
get
a
big
lift
ahead
of
us.
We
can
do
it.
We
have
to
open
the
gates.
To
say
voting
is
something
it's
a
right.
If
you
don't
think
about
what
you're
gonna
do
till
the
day
of
the
boating,
you
can
still
go.
O
O
But
you
know
what
big
good
people
on
how
to
do
it.
They
know
how
to
do
it
in
the
Secretary
of
State
filed
something
with
the
legislature.
I
don't
want
to
wait
from
2020
for
my
2026
I
want
2020
I'd,
like
2018
2020,
to
get
something
pass
up
there.
So
we
encourage
people
to
vote
these
elections
coming
up,
but
critical.
The
election
backward
Nixon
was
here
was
critical.
This
one's
a
beauty.
O
We
got
to
get
everybody
out
who
wants
the
vote
and
we
can
motivate
the
boat
I
want
all
the
kids
who
are
going
up
18
to
march
and
all
the
other
kids
I
want
them
out
voting,
because
that
tells
them
they've
got
a
piece
of
the
action
in
this
country
and
I.
Think
the
people
like
yourselves
and
others
who
remove
those
barriers
will
be
well
received.
Remember
what
they
said.
O
They'll
be
running
for
your
job,
so
the
one
way
I
think
he
can
help
us
all
is
to
pass
whatever
is
necessary
to
make
sure
that
our
legislators
know
how
important
it
is
for
them
to
speed
up
whatever
they're
doing
so.
We
can
get
more
people
to
the
polls
in
2020
I'd
like
to
make
it
retroactive
to
2016
by
the
car
and
and
a
little
levity.
I
got
but
I've
been
doing
Safari
something
years.
25
27
I
mean
hits
that
parent,
like
brookport
child,
so
well,
y'all
knew
about
the
book.
O
O
Who
was
the
mayor,
but
he
was
in
jail,
James,
Michael
Curley,
so
you
know,
they'll
get
people
in
offices
have
all
kinds
of
backgrounds,
but
the
fact
is
both
and
also
participate,
and
so
we
tell
the
kids
we
tell
the
youngsters
participate,
you
powd
of
the
process.
Early
it'll
pay
off,
so
I
don't
have
anything
more
except
please,
please!
O
P
You
thank
committee
chairman
Flaherty
for
holding
the
hearing,
councilors
Aiken
for
filing
the
ordinance
and
councilors
Janie,
Flynn
and
Baker
for
being
with
us
this
afternoon.
My
name
is
Jonathan
Cohn
and
I
can
speak
today,
both
as
the
chair
of
the
issues
committee
of
progressive
Massachusetts
and
as
well
as
the
treasurer
of
the
Boston
Ward
for
Democratic
Committee,
because
both
organizations
see
increasing
voter
registration
and
voter
turnout
as
essential
with
progressive
massive
Massachusetts.
One
of
the
four
kind
of
bundles
and
I
progressive
platform
is
good
government
and
strong
democracy
and
I
know
here
in
Boston.
P
Our
chapters
are
active
on
that
our
West
Roxbury
Roslindale
chapter
has
has
partnered,
with
some
of
the
local
schools
to
increase
voter
registration
rates.
Looking
statewide
the
number
of
unregistered
but
otherwise
eligible
voters
is
roughly
the
size
of
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
can't
say
that
we
have
a
strong
democracy
when
so
many
voices
are
left
unheard
Boston
is
a
young
City.
We
have
the
largest
portion
of
young
adults
of
any
major
u.s.
P
city
passing
places
like
Austin
in
DC
and
we're
a
very
mobile
city
and,
according
to
the
globe,
an
estimated
two-thirds
of
the
city's
165
thousand
or
more
than
that
apartment
leases
turn
over
on
September
1st
and
a
son
who
lives
near
near
Symphony
Hall
in
our
area,
I'm
kind
of
shocked
that
it's
that
low,
that
and
so
voter
turnout
among
the
Millennial
Generation
Y
people
around
my
age.
A
little
bit
older
and
younger,
is
notoriously
low
I
know.
P
2008
is
often
gets
discussed
as
a
high
mark
for
millennial
turnout
and
then,
according
to
post-election
surveys
from
the
US
census.
That
was
only
44%
of
those
18
to
24
year.
Those
18
to
24
years
old,
reported
reported
voting
in
that
election
about
53%
reported
being
registered
and
what's
striking
is
if
you
look
at
in
that
contacts
about
83%
of
those
actually
registered
did
vote.
The
problem
is
that
it
was
so
so
few
who
are
actually
registered
in
the
first
place.
P
Now
there
are
limits
to
self
reporting,
as
we
all
know,
but
that
trend
is
consistent
across
demographics.
That
a
lot
of
the
the
disparities
around
they
generate
generational,
racial
income,
educational
in
voter
turnout,
often
have
their
roots
and
disparities
and
registration
rates,
and
when
people
aren't
registered
to
vote,
they
are,
for
the
most
part
invisible
to
politicians,
at
least
during
the
election
cycle,
because
during
that
cycle
they
won't
be
asked
for,
like
their
needs,
their
concerns,
their
problems,
their
ideas,
and
that
weakens
the
democratic
process
itself.
P
And
then
we
as
a
city
as
well
as
a
state
in
a
country,
should
be
taking
all
steps
possible
to
increase
access
to
voter
registration
and
to
increase
engagement
in
our
elections
when
the
city
had
to
the
point
of
the
ordinance
when
the
city
is
already
interfacing,
with
it
kind
of
citizens
of
Boston
and
kind
of,
and
would
already
get
information
about.
The
address.
We
should
be
voting
registration,
which
is
the
first
step
to
engagement
in
the
community
and
insofar
as
we
can
have
things
in
an
opt,
I'm,
gonna
opt-out
process.
Instead
of
opt-in.
P
If
it's
opt
out
than
opt
in
and
we
need
to
engage
people
in
democracy
early
on
people's
first
experiences,
with
the
voting
shape
the
relationship
and
attitude
toward
voting
for
the
rest
of
their
lives
and
to
one
my
mentioned
before,
which
is
very
happy
at
the
march
and
rally
this
this
weekend
to
see
many
people
registering
new
voters
to
vote
and
it's
important
to
make
sure
that
even
more
of
them
will
get
the
opportunity
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
A
B
B
J
You
thank
you,
mr.
chairman,
and
thank
you
council
Zakim
as
well,
for
you
all
leadership
on
this
and,
like
many
of
you,
I
have
talked
to
people
in
my
neighborhood
about
the
importance
of
voting,
and
you
know
I
support
giving
our
young
people
as
much
opportunity
as
we
possibly
can
give
them
to
vote,
but
I
also
hope
we
we
don't
lose
focus
on
people
that
also
gave
us
the
right
to
vote.
Those
are
our
veterans
that
were
disabled.
J
Our
military
families
I
think
that
should
be
part
of
the
conversation
and
I
do
look
forward
to
working
with
the
with
the
City
Council
in
what
the
the
Commissioner
as
well
to
see
ways
where
we
can
make
sure
that
our
veterans,
military
families
also
enjoy
the
same
rights
and
access
access
is
a
key
turn,
this
period
of
time,
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
vote,
and
you
know
I.
Thank
you
for
your
for
your
comments
as
well.
A
C
C
I
spent
a
good
chunk
of
my
adult
life,
making
sure
that
people
in
my
community,
you
know
have
access
to
voting
I
care
very
much
about
making
sure
that
communities
of
color
that
immigrant
communities,
disabled
veterans,
people
who
speak
speak
different
languages
have
the
same
kind
of
access
so
and
I
know
you
guys
do
work
in
those
areas.
So
I
really
appreciate
the
work
that
you
do
every
single
day
and
for
your
support
of
this
piece
of
legislation.
C
So
one
definitely
thank
you,
but
if
you
have
ideas
around
how
we
do
more
do
better
to
serve
the
communities
that
I've
mentioned
and
I
know
you
you're
in
that
space,
but
how
the
city
can
be
supportive
and
making
sure
so.
I
asked
the
question
earlier
about
language
of
ballots
and
things
of
that
sort
and
how
we're
ensuring
that
communities
where
there
is
lower
registration,
that
we're
really
kind
of
focusing
some
attention
there
I'd
be
interested
in
your
thoughts
and
ideas,
don't
feel
like
you're
on
the
spot
and
have
to
to
answer
now.
C
O
This
is
a
quick-fire,
an
ABCD
to
our
neighborhoods
have,
for
a
number
of
years
now
run
the
immigration
day,
citizenship
day.
The
whole
purpose
of
that.
Let's
have
a
lawyer
in
the
room,
have
the
money
and
put
all
the
papers
together,
so
somebody
can
get
there
off
the
green
cut
and
get
to
be
citizens
and
get
the
book.
So
we
do
a
lot
of
that
and
some
of
that,
how
is
with
city
money?
O
It's
helpful
I
think
we
could
do
a
lot
more
of
that
in
our
neighborhoods
because
encourage
people
who
really
want
to
be
citizens
and
they
all
someone
to
vote.
So
you
start
back
with
people
who
are
gonna,
be
the
voters
and
get
them
into
the
system
and
we're
working
on
that
and
we're
gonna
continue
to
work
on
that.
As
long
as
we
can't
and
I
hope,
other
people
can
join
us
because,
when
you're
fishing
in
the
tank
pull
people
up
and
it
works,
it
really.
H
P
O
P
I
can
say
one
idea
that
the
account
the
council
could
and
if
we
look
into
it,
exact
mechanics
and
how
it
work
in
Boston.
You
know
one
ordinance
that
Seattle
passed
a
couple
years
ago.
That
I
thought
was
particularly
interesting
was
that
Seattle
required
that
landlords
include
voter
registration
information
and
the
packets
that
new
tenants
received
yeah.
P
A
B
A
So
between
our
community
centers,
those
that
face
barriers
to
entry
due
to
linguistic
issues,
take
a
peek
at
the
so
that
landlord-tenant
relationship,
contract
paperwork
and
also
counsel
in
talking
about
our
veterans.
Those
are
currently
serving
overseas,
as
well
as
military
families
and
disabled
veterans
who
have
served
that
country
to
make
sure
they
have
access.
So
lots
of
good
stuff
that
we
may
be
able
to
add
and
produce
a
document
in
a
new
draft.
You
know
the
makers,
discretion.
So
do
you
and
Irish
you
want
the
last
word.
You
got
a
yes.
E
This
one
to
add
one
more
thing
to
the
record
for
clarification
regarding
military
members
being
able
to
vote
during
federal
elections.
They
are
able
to
vote
by
scanning
a
ballot
and
emailing
it
to
us
or
faxing
it
to
us
so
that
currently
stands
for
federal
elections.
Only
I'm
happy
to
as
I
said,
to
work
with
you
to
see
how
we
could
expand
that
for
other
elections.
J
E
Can't
say
specifically
they're
registered
to
vote,
but
I
can
tell
you
specifically
that
we
are
part
of
our
census
is
collecting
that
information
on
who
our
veterans
are
in
the
city
and
we
communicate
that
information
to
our
Veterans
Commission
and
we
also
work
with
with
the
veterans
I'm.
The
commission
on
registering
voters.