Despite daily challenges, Silicon Valley’s unhoused people still have a voice at polls

When Gary Diaz was homeless, all he could think about was how he was going to make it to the next day. Now that he’s staying at a temporary housing program at Tully Inn, he’s been able to get his head above water to do things that are important to him — and that includes voting.

For individuals who are homeless, many don’t know they have a right to vote. And even if they do, a lack of transportation and access to any technology or information about the issues or candidates are problems that confront this disenfranchised community, according to current and former homeless individuals and advocates.