Registering Voters:
We had great success registering new voters and changed addresses at St Thomas
Aquinas Catholic Church today. Before and after the four masses we were able to
help 63 Tippecanoe County residents make the plunge into Voter status.
In addition to getting the forms filled out correctly, we did a lot of voter education.
Tippecanoe County voters are luckier than most, because we have a variety of
locations and times to vote prior to May 6th. But most people had questions about
the complicated rules of voter registration in Indiana.
For Purdue students, for instance, voting begins on April 17-18th at Stewart Center.
More information on times and places is available at the Tippecanoe County Elections
site. (http://www.tippecanoe.in.gov/egov/docs/120697897877.htm)
Voters need to bring a government issued photo ID with an expiration date -- an
Indiana drivers license or a US passport will do. If that address is different from the
one he/she is registered at, she'll need additional proof. State IDs are also available at
the BMV. If there are any problems at the polls, the voter should be sure to cast a
provisional ballot and follow up to make sure it counts.
The crew working the masses included Corasi Ortez, Jack and Mary Jane Gandour,
and Randy. Mary Jane even tracked down a kid who left off vital information by
calling his number in 7 different NEW JERSEY area codes!Studt.
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