“My father would take me into the voting booth with him
when I was little.
He also took me house to house raising
Dollars for Democrats.
He was gone by the time I turned 30,
but I feel him with me every time I vote,
even if there's no booth anymore
and no lever to pull to ensure privacy.

I took my mother to vote every single election
after she stopped driving,
even when she was in an assisted living residence.
Never would we pass up the opportunity to vote.”