LWV to present program from Indiana Vote By Mail

Thursday, September 3, 2020
Barbara Tully

The members of the Greencastle League of Women Voters believe that voting is a fundamental right and all eligible voters should have the equal opportunity to exercise that right.

They further believe governments need to do everything in their power to make the voting booth as accessible as it can be to its citizens.

Local residents will have the opportunity to learn about the how the voting process works in Indiana and ways that Indiana can work to make voting more accessible at the next Continuing the Conversation, “Voting in Indiana: Turning all Hoosiers into voters,” presented by Indiana Vote By Mail.

The meeting will take place over zoom on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89677600592.

This program will highlight best practices for voters and election administrators to consider as they engage in this most basic right in a democracy – the right to vote.

This nonpartisan presentation will feature Barbara Tully, president of Indiana Vote By Mail, which strives to create a better civic environment in Indiana for voter engagement through easier access to the polling process thereby engaging a greater number of voters in the most basic form of our democracy.

Tully worked as a commercial banker and treasury management specialist for regional financial institutions in Indiana prior to her retirement in 2015.

She is a longtime volunteer at IPS Francis W. Parker School 56, with ReadUp, a United Way program, and with Art With a Heart.

Tully is a graduate of Temple University, a runner, a cat lover and the proud parent of two Purdue graduates.

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  • Do they not understand what absentee voting is? People have the option to do that already...

    -- Posted by momof2ingreencastle on Fri, Sep 4, 2020, at 8:28 AM
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    Whoever wrote this is suspect...

    1) We are NOT a democracy, as is falsely stated several times in this advertisement.

    We are a republic. And yes, there is a big difference.

    2) Suffrage (being allowed to vote) is not a natural right, but a "civil right" inherit in our system of government as established by the Constitution of the United States.

    Natural rights are those granted by God and cannot be abolished (or legally altered) by government.

    A "civil right" is a privilege that is conferred upon the citizenry of a society by way of governmental charter and recognized by society as a "right". These can be altered/restricted by legislation.

    There are reasons why there are restrictions on voting (not of age, non-citizen, incarceration status, etc) and there should be more of them.

    A dumbed-down electorate is a large part of the problems in this country.

    -- Posted by dreadpirateroberts on Fri, Sep 4, 2020, at 9:52 AM
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    DPR, I somewhat agree that we are not a democracy. But we are not a pure republic either. We are kind of a hybrid democratic republic.

    Not trying to cross swords but I'm missing in the article where it was labeled a "Natural" right. I see the reference to a "Fundamental" right for eligible voters. Is the term fundamental interchangeable with natural here? Again not being contentious I'm actually trying to educate myself on this one.

    -- Posted by RSOTS on Fri, Sep 4, 2020, at 10:55 AM
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    RSOTS -

    I read "fundamental" and interpreted "natural", which may be an error on my part. Thanks for catching that.

    I was merely trying to help people understand the difference between a "natural" right and a "civil" right b/c oftentimes someone will just throw around the word "right" without being too specific when in fact there is a difference.

    -- Posted by dreadpirateroberts on Fri, Sep 4, 2020, at 11:33 AM
  • Possibly the presentation is non-partisan but the Greencastle League of Women Voters certainly is not.

    -- Posted by Ben Dover on Fri, Sep 4, 2020, at 11:46 AM
  • DPR--instead of using the word "inherit" I would use "inherent". It conveys a deeper meaning for what you are saying.

    -- Posted by donantonio on Fri, Sep 4, 2020, at 4:25 PM
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    Don Antonio -

    You are correct. Thx for catching that.

    Man...two errors in one post stream.

    I need to slow down. Maybe take some time off. Go fishing. See the grandkids.

    LOL

    -- Posted by dreadpirateroberts on Tue, Sep 8, 2020, at 10:14 AM
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