Wayne Kyles, Columbus, OH

Wayne Kyles of Columbus, Ohio, has been eligible to vote for many years but wasn’t registered.

“Where I come from in the inner city, not too many people vote. It just seems like your vote doesn’t really matter, particularly after what happened in 2000 and 2004.”

But he feels newly empowered this year.

“I registered this year because I believe it’s time for a change. I have little nieces and nephews and I don’t want them to go through the same things I went through.”

According to Wayne, he would like to see a lot of changes but health care rises to the top of his list.

“We need a better health care system. It’s now a wreck. My mom’s getting older, I’m not rich, and I’d like to see her being taken care of.”

For more info on this story, please contact:
Valerie Coffin, ACORN, 504-267-3767 or 504-813-8347, amfm@acorn.org