LWV of Wichita Falls offering voter registration opportunities

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The League of Women Voters of Wichita Falls will have voter registration opportunities in coordination with other groups this month, according to a media release.

Kay Holland, then president of the League of Women Voters of Wichita Falls, second from right, helped register 75 voters at Midwestern State University on National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 24, 2019 as shown in this file photo. The LWV also registered 17 students at Vernon College, in addition to organizing events at the public libraries throughout Wichita County.

Since its beginning in 2012, National Voter Registration Day, which is Sept. 20, has registered nearly 4.5 million voters in the past 10 years, according to a media release. There will be events all across the country to commemorate NVRD.

The LWV of Wichita Falls has partnered with Wichita County libraries for the past six years, and this year will make seven years of working together, according to a media release.

Every eligible American voter should have the option to exercise their right to vote and be heard at the ballot box, according to the media release. This day is an effort to inform voters before the last day to register to vote and get state-specific voter information.

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Volunteers will be available that day at four sites in Wichita County on Sept. 20 to assist in any way for voters.

Oct. 9 is the last day to register to vote in Nov. 8 elections, and in-person early voting is Oct. 24 through Nov. 4. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Oct. 28. The application must be received by then.

Here are the upcoming opportunities to register to vote:

  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Child Welfare Resource Fair at the YMCA at 5001 Bill Bartley

  • 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Constitution Day at the Vernon CollegeCentury City Center Campus in Wichita Falls at 4105 Maplewood

  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Constitution Day at MSU Texas in the Clark Student Center Atrium

Sept. 20 events for National Voter Registration Day:

  • 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Wichita Falls Public Library at 601 11th Street

  • 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Burkburnett Public Library at 215 E 4th Street

  • 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Electra Public Library at 401 Waggoner St.

  • 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Iowa Park Tom Burnett Memorial Library at 400 W. Almeda Street

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This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: League of Women Voters of Wichita Falls offers voter registration