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(TIME Magazine published a feature Nov. 7 with portraits of Georgia voters who have not had an easy time getting to vote this year. This is one of the portrait\/profiles.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Keith Bowens, 56, Lithonia, Georgia
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Keith Bowens poses for a portrait in his home in Lithonia, Ga. on Nov. 6. Photo by Gillian Laub for TIME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Keith Bowens didn\u2019t realize he needed an ID to vote until he got a postcard about it in the mail from the nonprofit VoteRiders. Bowens had an ID last time he voted for former President Barack Obama, but he was then incarcerated for two years for a misdemeanor and on probation for two more, and during that time his ID was misplaced, he says.<\/p>\n

He contacted VoteRiders, who stepped in to help. Since Bowens was unemployed at the time, the nonprofit paid the fee for his ID and for his transportation to and from the DMV. After watching the contentious 2020 election, Bowens says he feels motivated to make sure his voice is heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to have my chance to vote and have my vote be counted,\u201d he says. \u201cNow I have everything I need to do that.\u201d He plans on voting on Election Day.<\/p>\n

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