WVEC reports:
NEWPORT NEWS – Virginia elections officials say nine of out ten newly-registered voters will be voting for the first time this November. Not all of them are young people, but 95-year-old Florence Washington is just as excited. She became eligible to vote when Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover battled it out for the White House, but it took the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama to get her on the voter rolls. Her daughter says she tried to get Florence registered before and it's excited the whole family. "I think it's wonderful. I am happy. I am glad that she is going to do it for the first time. It's exciting," said granddaughter Sherry Benbow. "I am going to vote if I can, if nothing happens to me between now and that time," Washington said. Washington says every eligible American should register to vote. She also said you should vote for who you want to vote for! The close of business on October 6 is the last day to register for the November election.
NEWPORT NEWS – Virginia elections officials say nine of out ten newly-registered voters will be voting for the first time this November.
Not all of them are young people, but 95-year-old Florence Washington is just as excited.
She became eligible to vote when Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover battled it out for the White House, but it took the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama to get her on the voter rolls.
Her daughter says she tried to get Florence registered before and it's excited the whole family.
"I think it's wonderful. I am happy. I am glad that she is going to do it for the first time. It's exciting," said granddaughter Sherry Benbow.
"I am going to vote if I can, if nothing happens to me between now and that time," Washington said.
Washington says every eligible American should register to vote. She also said you should vote for who you want to vote for!
The close of business on October 6 is the last day to register for the November election.
There are people too young to vote, but would if they could, and there are 95-year-olds registering to vote for the first time. That's inspiring.
You can register, confirm your status, learn about early vote and find your polling location now at VoteForChange.com.
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