Texas Democrat and 2020 candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke promised about 140 people in Minnesota Wednesday that he would sign a new Voting Rights Act.
O’Rourke, in response to a crowd member’s question, decried “racist” voter ID laws, saying people can use a student ID to carry a firearm, but can’t use it to vote.
In Lakeville, we committed to signing into law a new Voting Rights Act that forever banishes big money from our politics, ends gerrymandering, and enacts same-day and automatic voter registration. Every citizen must be able to participate, cast their vote, have their voice heard. pic.twitter.com/GK3dKMc2bM
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) May 8, 2019
“We should have a new voting rights act that ensures that every single vote in this country counts,” said O’Rourke,who called for same-day registration and automatic voter registration.
He added that such an act should “end the process of gerrymandering altogether and, as the gentleman suggested earlier, get big money out of politics and then – yes let’s look at other ways to improve our democracy.”
MSNBC Correspondent Garrett Haake estimated the crowd inside at around 140 people:
Somewhere up there is @BetoORourke – making his first campaign stop in Minnesota. The fire marshal here says we are over the 140-person capacity, and a bunch of folks are waiting outside in the rain. pic.twitter.com/IP0OBttzbq
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) May 8, 2019
O’Rourke has pushed for a new Voting Rights Act in the course of his campaign.
Wednesday’s O’Rourke town hall took place in Lakeville.
Michelle Moons is a White House Correspondent for Breitbart News — follow on Twitter @MichelleDiana and Facebook
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