Politics & Government
94-Year-Old Woman Traveled 300 Miles From Illinois To Detroit To Vote
"My parents voted when they could not vote in the south and ... they made sure that all of their children were going to vote," she said.
CHICAGO (CBS) — “I wanted to make sure my vote counted,” Mildred Madison said. So the 94-year-old woman from Michigan traveled a long way to do just that. Her son and daughter drove her nearly 300 miles from the Chicago area to Detroit, so she could cast her ballot in the upcoming election.
Mildred has been caring for her sister just outside of Chicago. She normally votes absentee, but when her ballot for the August primary in Michigan was late, she decided she didn’t want to take any chances with the general election.
