George McAllister, a Rochester resident since 1981 on his way to vote at the David F. Gantt Community Center, an early voting site in Rochester, NY. (585) 802 4296 "Black folks didn't always have the right to vote. People have died and marched, why not use what they suffered for us to have."
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Michael & Sheila McAllister, from Brooklyn, NY, standing in line at the Brooklyn College polling site on the first day of early voting in NYC. (718) 377 6811 MMcallister20@gmail.com smcalli13@gmail.com "It's 2020, things are more transparent, and America needs to wake up" - Michael "We (Black People) need to stand up for our rights" - Sheila
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Alexander Navarro, standing in line at the Madison Square polling station on the first day of early voting in New York. ayogilify1@gmail.com "hopeful for change"
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Kareema Muhammed waiting in line to vote at the Genesee Valley Field House, an early voting site in Rochester, NY. (585) 498 9372 creamsandcookie@gmail.com "This is the first time voting since I was registered "
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Ida & Lewis Banks, who moved to Middletown 2 years ago, standing in line to vote at the Middletown Senior Center, in Middleton, NY on the first day of early voting in NY. Orange County is considered to be a swing county. It was one of the 19 counties that flipped from Obama to Trump in 2016. (845) 381 1620 spring_girl67@hotmail.com On early voting "I got a phone calling telling me if I wanted to beat the rush to come here, I wouldn't have to stand in line so long. I see now it's still the same, whether you vote on the 4th or you vote now, it's still the long line" -Ida
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Kenneth Craddock, from Brooklyn (via Jamaica), standing in line at the Brooklyn College polling site on the first day of early voting in NYC. (718) 200 7978 kcdon126@gmail.com On democracy "Everybody should come together. We are all the same."
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Maggie Scherer poses outside of the Town of Ithica Townhall, after voting at one of the two early voting sites in Thompkins County. (607) 229 9696 On why your vote matter "I really care about democracy. I think it's important that we all vote, especially with so much on the line right now"
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Alice and Ross Sandler, married for 52 years from NY, standing ooutside of Madison Square polling station on the first day of early voting in New York. (212) 777 0562 alicemsandler@gmail.com, ross.sandler@nyls.edu "We wanted to vote early becasue we didnt like the idea of sending in ballots"
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Lovely & Timothy Granison pose with their daughter, Taylor after voting at the David F. Gantt Community Center, an early voting site in Rochester, NY. (585) 230 6116 lovelywarren@msn.com "I believe that my vote matters because I have a daugher who's growing up in this country and I want her to have the same freedoms that I experience and I know that right now we are fighting for the soul of America"
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Arty Thompson, born in Yonkers, standing in line to vote at the City of Newburgh Activity Center, in Newburgh, NY, on the first day of early voting in NYC. Orange County is considered to be a swing county. It was one of the 19 counties that flipped from Obama to Trump in 2016. (845) 913 5054 aft1970@aol.com On early voting "This is definitely going to be a historical election for all of us, and we honestly didn't want to be around the polls on the 3rd. We figured there was going to be a little bit of chaos, a little bit of crazy. We wanted to get out here early and have our voices heard"
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Dewanshi Patel poses outside of the Marketplace Mall, an early voting site in Rochester, NY. (716) 465 2480 dawanshipatel@gmail.com "I think the soul of our country is at stake."
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Larry Ravdin poses outside of the Sullivan County Government Center in Monticello, NY after early voting. This is the only early voting site in Sullivan County. Sullivan County is considered to be a swing county. It was one of the 19 counties that flipped from Obama to Trump in 2016. (845) 292 4549 "As long as I had the opportunity, I thought I'd take advantage of it now"
