Louisville Urban League Educates Voters

LOUISVILLE (Nov. 7, 2022) – As Election Day draws near, the Louisville Urban League (Louisville, KY) is making sure that voters understand what’s on the ballot.

Lyndon Pryor, the Urban League’s Chief Engagement Officer, said, “We hosted ballot breakdown sessions. There’s some really important elections on the ballot. And we break down what those are and what they mean, and try to help people understand why they need to show up to vote in those elections and why that’s important.”

In addition to educating the voters, staff members of the Urban League will also be poll monitors, to ascertain that voters have no issues with voting.

Joining the Urban League in helping the community vote, Lyft has a program called Voting Access, which will offer discounted rideshares for voters to get to their polling places.

One of the issues that Pryor was quick to address was childcare – he said that parents can bring their children with them to the polling booth.

He said, “It’s also a way in which we pass along the importance of civic engagement when young people get to see their parents vote, and we’ve been pushing that message.”

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