Now, for the first time, the 82-year-old woman got to exercise her right.
And then I got old and I thought that it wouldn’t count to vote.
Her husband, William, a Korean War veteran, died in April of last year.
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Throughout their marriage, he said he did not see a need for his wife to vote.
I just thought it was something that everybody did, Moore toldThe Washington Post.
Still, seeing her aunt achieve this was a dream come true for her.
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I felt like I needed to help her because she wanted her vote to count, at least once.
She didn’t tell me who to vote for.
That was my choice, Cartledge shared.
Ultimately, the excitement of casting her ballot was heightened by her own personal win.
She was no longer ashamed of not being able to vote due to not being able to read.
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Her late husbandwho died last yeardidn’t allow her to exercise her right.
This time, she got her niece’s help to register and get to the early voting station.
