Detroit church steps in to help seniors get to voting polls

Detroit church offering free rides to seniors to voting polls 01:30

(CBS DETROIT) — Many don’t think too hard about getting out and voting, but for homebound and elderly Detroiters, it’s a right they may not get the opportunity to exercise.

One Northwest Detroit church is taking the initiative to change that by organizing rides to get them to the polls early.

“One of these (vans) sits nine passengers, and the other one seats eight,” said Larry Matthews, a deacon at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church. “And we’re going to take them to have their voices heard.”…

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