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It’s been 102 years since the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. While we have made important gains in the fight to protect the right to vote, one thing I know to be true is that our fight for equal access to the ballot box is never over. In the last two years, we’ve seen states pass anti-voter laws that would make it harder to vote by mail, use a drop box, or even have food and water while waiting in line. That’s just unacceptable for the women of America. I think of the work of the countless women of color: Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Fannie Lou Hamer, Constance Baker Motley, and Mary Church Terrell ––who were all essential in the fight for women’s suffrage and voting rights. In my time as Vice President, I’ve met with election poll workers, disability rights advocates, and young leaders fighting for voting rights. In honor of those women and countless others, we must continue the fight for democracy.