Oldest Voter in Central Texas: Daughter of a Slave

I came across the link to this story in the Austin American-Statesman at Truthdig.com: A 109-year-old woman living in Bastrop, Texas, just off Texas 21, happily cast her vote for Barack Obama by mail-in ballot. When Mrs. Amanda Jones cast her first vote for a president--Franklin Roosevelt--she had to pay a poll tax, a practice that was meant to keep blacks from voting. She told the Austin American-Statesman that being able to vote, for free, for the first black presidential nominee "fills her with joy."

Here's to Mrs. Amanda Jones' cup running over with joy when the votes are counted on Election Day!