Voter Suppression Runs Rampant in 2019 General Election
Nearly 1.5 million people under the age of 35 registered to vote in the run-up to the general election, however, probably less than half actually got to exercise their right to vote. Hundreds of young people have taken to social media, after either being sent home from the polling stations or not receiving their postal vote. Prior to writing this story, I started a thread on Twitter sharing my experience and encouraging others to share theirs and I was overwhelmed by the immense level of responses I received, but then again I was not surprised. Young people, in particular, young immigrants, including myself were devoted to this election and how the outcome will shape our future. We were all well-prepared to stand for what we believe in and not only save the NHS from being privatised, but also stop a racist, homophobic, and sexist man like Boris Johnson from ruling your country. Unfortunately, not many people shared the same view. Since the very start of the newfound re
