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The Flare
Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 Vol. 76 No. 3 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
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Register
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Stop reading this headline, cut out the form and mail it to an address on page 3. Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a four-part series highlighting the importance of voting.
BRITTANI PFAU Co-Executive Editor
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id you do it? Yes, a newspaper clipping of the voter registration form above is valid. However, time is running out.
The countdown continues to the Nov. 6 presidential election with 19 days left to register. The registration deadline is Oct. 9. To register to vote, one must fill out a voter registration application form. Registration can be completed in person or by mail by obtaining an application from a county voter registrar’s office. In most Texas counties, the Tax Assessor-Collector is also the Voter Registrar. In some counties, the County Clerk or Elections Administrator registers voters. A complete listing of all Texas counties is available on the Secretary of State website, www.votetexas.gov.ww The list
can be found by clicking on the FAQ box in the upper right hand corner. The third question under that tab leads to a link listing all county voter registration officials with their office phone numbers and addresses. Residents in surrounding counties will need to mail their forms to their specific county’s registrar’s office. Students who live on campus have two options. “Option one: They can register to vote in Gregg County and vote in Gregg County because they live here now. They would vote in person, not by mail,” said Kathryn Nealy, elections administrator.
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