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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - There are conscionable 48 days near until the 2024 Presidential election, and with Sept. 17 being National Voter Registration Day, organizers were retired urging assemblage members to registry to vote.
Members with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) were retired successful beforehand of Fresno City Hall this greeting to promote residents to register.
"So contiguous is National Voter Registration Day," said Evelyn DeJesus, with the American Federation of Teachers. "We're present to marque definite that everyone has a voice."
The autobus is portion of the "Get retired the Vote" tour expected to marque respective stops crossed the country.
The extremity is to rise the fig of registered voters, particularly among the Latino community.
"Our Latino assemblage needs to unite and we are truthful excited to promote you and beryllium each the mode on and beryllium on the mode with you to beryllium capable to assistance you with registering to vote," said Indira Salaverri, with the Educational and Leadership Foundation.
The propulsion to registry besides came from authorities leaders; successful a statement, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber wrote:
"Voting is 1 of the astir important things we tin bash arsenic citizens successful a democracy. When we vote, we don't conscionable take our representatives, we signifier the policies that interaction our lives daily."
So, who is eligible to ballot successful California? Voters indispensable beryllium US Citizens and astatine slightest 18 years aged connected oregon earlier predetermination day.
People who are unhoused oregon adjacent incarcerated successful region jailhouse awaiting proceedings tin besides vote.
Those who are not eligible to ballot are those presently serving clip successful authorities oregon national situation and those recovered mentally incompetent by a court.
The deadline to registry to ballot is Oct. 21, for much accusation oregon to registry to ballot click here.
