CrowdJustice Success Story: Helping US territory citizens be given voting rights
The We The People Project is working to change the law regarding US citizens living in US territories like Guam and Puerto Rico being who are denied the right to vote in US presidential elections. The case was recently argued in front of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the plaintiffs are waiting for a ruling.
Luis Segovia, the named plaintiff in the case and a member of the US military, provides a powerful example of the way the lives of countless citizens are impacted under the current law. Luis moved to Guam from Chicago, married the woman of his dreams, and started a family. One thing he hadn’t expected was that a change in zip code would mean he would no longer would be able to vote for President. Since moving to Guam and being denied the right to vote, he feels a fundamental part of his rights as a US citizen has been removed and he’s been relegated to the role of spectator in the democracy he has proudly fought to defend.
By bringing in hundreds of donors and thousands of dollars, crowdfunding has allowed the legal team and its clients to focus on the legal aspects case, and not worry about how to pay for it. The CrowdJustice platform allowed the We The People Project to increase public awareness of the issue that many Americans are completely unaware of. It brought their own advocacy community closer together and helped provide a meaningful opportunity to organize.
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