Moving to North Carolina has given me a real education in what “voter suppression” looks like. Members of my church are writing postcards to 7,000 low-income people (mostly African Americans) to warn them that, without informing them, the election board has removed their name from the voting rolls. And that’s 7,000 voters in just one of a hundred N.C. counties in the state.
What can we do? 75% of the $$$ I make from my art in the next 6 months, until the mid-term elections, will be donated to non-partisan groups trying to make sure everyone who wants to has the right to vote. If you want a commissioned painting like a pet portrait (info here) or house portrait (info here), or an original or print of the paintings on my website www.lynnholbein.com, email me here. Together, we’ll fight voter suppression and make a difference!
