Blog Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir: ‘Across the Country, State Officials Are Trying to Make It More Difficult to Vote’ By CNSNews.com Staff | July 7, 2021 | 4:43pm EDT (Photo by Otto Greule, Jr./Getty Images) Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Bob Weir sent out a tweet last week saying that “state officials” are working to make it harder for people to vote in the United States. “Today is the 50 th anniversary of 18 year olds being given the right to vote,” Weir said in July 1 tweet. “Across the country,” Weir said, “state officials are trying to make it more difficult to vote. Join me and @HeadCountOrg to #SaveTheVote. Check out HeadCount.org/SaveTheVote or text SAVE to 4064 to learn more.”