“Their voice is their vote and voting does matter.”
SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Jacqueline Collins joined representatives of Common Cause Illinois and numerous other activists, advocates and fellow Springfield lawmakers at a press conference in Chicago yesterday to commemorate the passage of automatic voter registration in Senate
Bill 1933, which passed the General Assembly toward the end of the May legislative session.
Collins said the next step is encouraging people to vote.
“This is indicative of what we can accomplish when we work across the partisan divide,” said Collins, D-Chicago. “I’ve been challenging potential voters to want to move beyond that apathy and the hopelessness, to understand that the vote is their voice, and voting does matter.”
Senate Bill 1933 passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers of the General Assembly. It awaits the governor’s signature to become law.
To see Collins’ comments and remarks from various advocates and activists, you can watch a video of the press conference here.