Voting is a Right Not a Privilege

Hello Lydia,

You stated that “voting is a privilege.” Voting is a constitutional right ratified in 1971 by the amazing Richard Nixon as the 26th amendment, granting any US citizen over the age of 18 the right to vote. Doesn’t matter if you are a majority or a minority, homeless, or rich. Every single citizen has the right to vote. People should be able to vote without an ID. What if you are homeless? Is your right to vote suddenly revoked? Not everyone can easily get an ID. All you should have to do is register to vote. Protect our constitutional rights. Let everyone vote.

–Barry Almond, Castro Valley