Thread by @KrishVignarajah

Let's be clear about who's hurt when the state loses 81,000 voting records:

It's young people and people of color, like activists leading #BlackLivesMatter, #MarchforOurLives, #KeepFamiliesTogether, #MeToo, and all those who registered to #Resist Trump.

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Who's less affected?

Individuals who are less likely to move around or change homes.

This generally means older, wealthier families living in homes that they already own.

Just for reference: 81,000 voters represent 17% of total turnout in 2014.

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It also means all of the campaigns who have relied on the integrity of the voter file to connect with voters have not been communicating with 81,000 Marylanders who want to have their voice heard by participating in the democratic process.

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So what's the remedy?

If the state sends emails to all 81,000 voters saying, "Don't worry about it..."

they're effectively saying "it's going to be an extra hassle" & many of the 81,000 will stay home.

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We should be talking, at a minimum, about massive outreach to all 81,000 affected Marylanders & extended voting hours.

But truly responsible action would be to delay the primary until all files are correctly loaded and every vote is guaranteed to count--this isn't likely.

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Democracy works best when our leaders are chosen by the broadest cross-section of the people--not just the few.

We should all want as many people to vote as possible. We learned this the hard way in 2016.

SO VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! #EveryVoteMustCount.

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