National Voter Registration Day sparks action

National Voter Registration Day sparks action

ORGANIZATIONS SPENT TUESDAYHELPINGPEOPLE REGISTER TO VOTE FORNAITONALVOTER REGISTRATION DAY.SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOWTO REGISTER TO VOTE.

SOME PEOPLEDON'T KNOW HOW TOVOTETHE LOCAL JACKSON BRANCH OF THENATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTALILLNESS HELD A DRIVE THROUGHVOTER DRIVE WHERE THEYPASSED OUT REGISTRATION FORMSAND HELPED PEOPLE FILL THEM OUT.THEY SAIDTHEY CHOSE TO GET INVOLVEDBECAUSEVOTING IS A WAY TO SUPPORTMENTALHEALTHIT MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHO YOUVOTE FOR BECAUSE THEYWILL MAKE DECISIONS ON HEALTHCARE.OUTSIDE THE HINDS COUNTYCOURTHOUSECIRCUIT CLERK ZACH WALLACE HELDA BLOCKPARTY TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WEREELIGABLETO VOTE.IVE BEEN WORKING DOWN HERE FOROVER 20 YEARS AND ITS SURPRISINGSOME PEOPLE HAVE NEVER VOTED INTHEIR LIFE WALLACE SAYS THEY ARETAKING ALL CDCRECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP PREVENTCOVITHEY ARE ALSO OFFERING EDUCATIONAND WAYS TO ENSURE PEOPLE THEIRVOICESARE HEARD.YOU CAN CALL AND SEE IF YOUREVOCOUNTED AND IF IT DIDN'T WE CANTELL YOU EXACTLY WHY IT DIDN'TANYONE WHO WILL BE 18 YEARS OROLDERBEFORE NOVEMBER 3RD CAN REGISTERTO VOTEIN THE UPCOMING GENERALELECTION.

ALLIE WARE 16 WAPTNEWS THE HINDS COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERKSOF