Women push postal vote
![Evelyn Konou, left, signs a letter to Nitijela Speaker Kenneth Kedi as part of delivering a petition that Konou and Biram Stege, center, organize that calls for restoration of postal absentee voting rights. They presented the petition, signed by over 800 people, to Nitijela Clerk Morean Watak Monday this week. Watak put it on Nitijela’s calendar, which sparked discussion at Wednesday’s session. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Women push postal vote](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/postal-3-1.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
HILARY HOSIA Nitijela senators began endorsing a plan to repeal the postal absentee ballot ban Wednesday following the presentation of a petition to restore voting for islanders living off-shore by Evelyn Konou and Biram Stege. Over 800 Marshallese citizens endorsed the petition, for which Parliament Speaker Kenneth Kedi and Maloelap Senator Bruce Bilimon publicly announced […]