With stacks of voter registration forms and red buttons reading "I will vote," more than a half dozen formerly ineligible voters and advocates fanned out to spread the word on the East Side of St. Paul about the restoration of felon voting rights Thursday.
"Starting today, access to our democracy has been expanded," said Antonio Williams, who is among an estimated 55,000 formerly incarcerated Minnesotans who can now vote because of the law passed during the recently completed legislative session.
Before heading out in the midday heat, Williams and supporters gathered for a news conference, rally and registration event with Secretary of State Steve Simon at the Arlington Hills Community Center.
Simon handed out the round red-and-white stickers, which resemble the popular "I voted" stickers given out at polling places on Election Day. "The words on the sticker are not just a hope; they are a reality," Simon said.
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