USAG Ansbach celebrates women's equality, registers voters

By Sgt. 1st Class Robert J. Forsythe III, USAG Ansbach Equal Opportunity adviserAugust 27, 2014

Women's Equality voter registration drive
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Jodee Watters signs up to vote with Sgt. 1st Class Robert Ellis, 412th Aviation Support Battalion, at the Post Exchange at Urlas Housing in Ansbach, Germany, Aug. 26, 2014. To celebrate Women's Equality Day, the U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Equal Oppor... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Women's Equality voter registration drive
2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Deborah Lawson, of the Directorate of Human Resources at U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt, and Sgt. 1st Class Robert Ellis, 412th Aviation Support Battalion, sign a Soldier up to vote at the Post Exchange at Urlas Housing in Ansbach, Germany, Aug. 26, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Women's Equality voter registration drive
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Deborah Lawson, of the Directorate of Human Resources at U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt, and Sgt. 1st Class Robert Ellis, 412th Aviation Support Battalion, sign a Soldier up to vote at the Post Exchange at Urlas Housing in Ansbach, Germany, Aug. 26, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

ANSBACH, Germany (Aug. 27, 2014) -- To celebrate Women's Equality Day, the U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Equal Opportunity advisers held a voter registration drive Aug. 26, 2014, at the Post Exchange at Urlas Housing and at the Community Action Center at Storck Barracks.

The event was in celebration of the 19th Amendment, which Congress ratified in 1920 and which prohibited the denial of voting rights based on sex.

The event Aug. 26 resulted in 130 newly registered voters at USAG Ansbach.

To learn more about women's equality or equal opportunity in general, visit www.ansbach.army.mil/DirectoryE.html#EOA or click "USAG Ansbach Equal Opportunity advisers" in the "Related Links" section.

To learn more about voting overseas, visit www.ansbach.army.mil/Voting.html or click "USAG Ansbach overseas voting assistance" in the "Related Links" section.

Related Links:

USAG Ansbach blog site

USAG Ansbach home page

USAG Ansbach Equal Opportunity advisers

USAG Ansbach overseas voting assistance

USAG Ansbach Facebook page

USAG Ansbach Flickr page

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