Valorie Jones: Voting a sacred right

In the Aug. 23 letter “Woodhouse memo to county elections boards understandable communication,” communications director of the NCGOP, Kami Mueller, wrote, “NC GOP director Dallas Woodhouse, with transparency and full legal authority, asked local Boards of Election to consider our point of view, including opposition to Sunday voting and support for changes to early voting that ... would best serve the public, candidates and the election staff.” Best serve the public? Who does she think she is kidding?

Could it be that she knows African-Americans, many of whom work two jobs or have transportation problems, use Sunday voting and early voting in great numbers and many vote Democratic? However, she made no mention of an effort to stop voting on college campuses. Could that also be because many students vote Democrat?

She mentioned places that require an ID to be shown, such as to buy a home or open a bank account plus others. However, she failed to mention that none of these things is a guarantee in our Constitution as is the sacred right to vote.

This story was originally published August 27, 2016 at 6:00 PM with the headline "Valorie Jones: Voting a sacred right."