Greenlife responds to questions about its policy not allowing people to register to vote on store property

Jason Sandford

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Here’s the official response. Thank you, Greenlife, for sending this. Here’s my original post.

Response:

I would like to make it clear that we are not against voter registration. I personally feel that voting is of the utmost importance. With this being said I also run a very large business and bear the responsibility of making this a place where no-one is made to feel uncomfortable. We have come up with the following compromise to provide this service to the community while addressing our customers’ wishes:

Voter registration will be allowed on the green space (where the farmers market is held). There may be a large sign displayed (“Voter Registration Here”) so that anyone who desires to register to vote may do so. No one should be confronted or asked if they are registered to vote. Instead people should be left to make the decision on their own. Please have the director of volunteers contact myself or Destin Morris to coordinate this.

We will be happy to offer this service to the community as long as it remains non-partisan and un-invasive to all of our customers.

Respectfully,

Sam Wharton

Store Manager

Greenlife Grocery of Asheville

[email protected]

828-254-5440 x1420