Using reproductive justice to drive people to the polls
The Afiya Center is registering voters to hopefully make a difference in local turnout DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer Taffet@DallasVoice.com Reproductive justice is an important issue to people at The Afiya Center in Dallas, and board member and Interim Policy Director Jo Hunter hopes that understanding what’s at stake will drive people to the polls in November. “Understand what is on the line here in Texas,” Hunter said. “We don’t have reproductive rights.” Hunter said she is witnessing people having to go out of state for care. “Having a Black woman wait 24 hours to die rather than have a medical procedure” is unacceptable, she said, adding that people are making the decision not to get pregnant. ……………………. Election Day rules On Election Day or at an early voting location, if the polls close while you’re in line, stay in line.
You have the right to vote, according to The Afiya Center’s I Am A Reproductive Voter website, BlackWomen.Vote/Texas. If you make a mistake on your ballot and it’s too late to change on your voting machine, ask for a new ballot.
If the machines are down at your polling place, ask for a paper ballot. It will be mechanically counted once the equipment is back up.
If you go to a polling place and your registration isn’t showing up, ask for a provisional ballot. After Election Day, election officials must investigate whether you are qualified to vote and currently registered.
