By: Lexie Hampton, W*SS Intern
Now, more than ever, is the time to make our voices heard. Even though 2020 marks the first century of white womxn having the right to vote, womxn with marginalized identities didn’t see these same privileges for decades. They were also womxn, yet society decided that their voice didn’t matter. Society decided that they didn’t deserve to have a say in our country’s future. But, through the advocacy and determination of a new generation of womxn, particularly womxn of color, their right to vote was forcibly removed from the clutches of an oppressive system and bestowed upon the people who should’ve had it all along. 2020 marks the first century of one victorious battle for womxn’s rights. November 3rd marks the day where these very same rights could be altered for centuries to come. Racism, xenophobia, bodily autonomy, healthcare, and LGBTQIA+ protections are on the ballot this Election Day. The only way to ensure that the historic battles fought by womxn who came before us was not for nothing is to turn up on Election Day like we never have before. Make sure that you have a voting plan. Make sure the people in your life also have a voting plan. Womxn make up 50% of the people in this country. Half of this nation’s power resides in our right to vote. Use that power. For ourselves, for each other, for the soul of our nation. Let history remember this moment as the time where womxn stood up, stood together, and used their voices to make the United States live up to its motto of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
Michigan/East Lansing Voter Information:
Election Day: Tuesday November 3rd 2020
Voting Hours: 7am-8pm
Voter Registration
You can register in person any time up to 8 p.m. on Election Day
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/MIVoterRegistration_97046_7.pdf
Student Voters
East Lansing City Clerk
East Lansing Polling Locations
ID Requirements
You will be asked to show ID when you check in to vote. If you don’t have one, you can still vote.
If this happens, expect a poll worker to ask you to sign a form before you vote that explains you didn’t have an ID. Your ballot will be included with all others and counted on Election Day.
ID types you can use to check in are:
Michigan driver's license or state ID
Driver's license or personal identification card issued by another state
Federal or state government-issued photo identification
U.S. passport
Military ID with photo
Student identification with photo from a high school or accredited institution of higher learning
Tribal identification card with photo
If you’re registering to vote or updating your address by appearing at your clerk’s office on Election Day, you can request an absent voter ballot at the same time you register.
Your completed absentee ballot should be received by your city or township clerk by 8 p.m. on Election Day
Volunteer Options
Interested in sharing your own "Thought Of The Day" or TOTD? Email us at wss@msu.edu.
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