. @NextGenAmerica is texting and calling 1000s of young people in WI today, making sure they know the latest re: the election and answering their Qs on how to vote. Am hearing heartbreaking stories from folks trying to vote safely -- here's a few... 1/?
Lauren in the Fox Valley: "Talked to a person who tested positive with coronavirus who is unable to have access to a polling place without risk of affecting their community."

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#JillForJustice #youthvote
Michael, Eau Claire: "Talked to a woman trying to get curbside voting info. Turns out they aren't doing in her town. She was steamed, said when the next election rolls around, her name'll be on the ballot to stop this shit."

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#JillForJustice #youthvote cc: @runforsomething
Freya, Madison: "I got ahold of a primary care physician who has tested positive for corona so now they cant vote because their absentee ballot was not sent to them in time."

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#JillForJustice #youthvote
Bennet in La Crosse: "Talked to a person over text who cried due to the decision to hold elections. They knew holding elections today would only increase the spread of this virus."

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#JillForJustice #youthvote
Ana in Whitewater: "My professor put her absentee ballot in the mail on Friday and checked her mailbox yesterday and saw that it wasn’t picked up."

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#JillForJustice #youthvote
Am seeing dispatches from @AsteadWesley, @WisVoter, @srl, and others that make it clear these stories are just tip of the iceberg.

Horrifying and heartbreaking. I'm so proud of the @NextGenAmerica team for walking terrified Wisconsinites through this moment.
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