Final Legislative Update | 2019 Session of the General Assembly
Volume # 10, Issue 13 – May 17, 2019 The 2019 Session of the General Assembly ended at midnight on Tuesday, April 2nd . This was the...
Lorraine Johnson
Feb 8, 20202 min read
Let's Vote DeKalb is a grass roots, community driven effort sphere-headed by Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, in association with Indivisible Georgia Coalition, DeKalb Democrats, and the NAACP. It is a non-partisan organization created to encourage greater voter participation through active community engagement and strategic voter initiatives geared towards schools, places of worship, community centers, and community mobilization. As a body we seek to ensure 100% voter participation among DeKalb residents.
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“We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”
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“Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.”
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“Too many people fought too hard to make sure all citizens of all colors, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities can vote to think that not voting somehow sends a message.”
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“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”
Constituent Liaison, Super District 7
“Bad Officials Are Elected By Good Citizens Who Don't Vote.”
Unknown Citizen (1988)