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PressRelease StudentGovernmentAssociation UniversityofMissouriKansasCity ______________________________________________________________________________ ForImmediateReleaseSeptember24th,2013 PRESIDENTCAMPEROURGESYOUTOREGISTERTOVOTE

FellowRoos, TodayisNationalVoterRegistrationDay! The2013electionseasonishere.Thevoterregistrationdeadlinesarealreadyuponus.Thereare4million+ youngpeoplethatneedtoberegisteredthisyear(12,000youngpeopleturn18eachday),ontopoftheexisting poolof44millioneligiblebutunregisteredyoungpeople.Andwithvotersuppressionlawsonceagaincroppingup aroundthecountry,youngpeopleandourcommunitiesfaceevengreaterbarrierstomakingourvoicesheard.

Whyvotein2013,youmayask?Becausenearly1,500statewideandlocalpoliticalracesandballot
initiativeswilltakeplaceonElectionDay,November5,2013,andwemustmakesuretheyouthvoiceisapowerful oneindecidingwhichelectedleadersaremakingdecisionthatwillprofoundlyaffectourcommunitiesforyearsto come.Theseracesareaboutjobs,economicsecurity,theenvironment,healthcareandourcommunities. NationalVoterRegistrationDayistheperfecttimetoregisterforthefirsttime,updateyourvoterregistrationifyou havemoved,oraskyourfriendsandfamilytomakesuretheyreregistered. Areyouregisteredtovote? Ifnot,theresnobetterdaythanTuesdaythe24th,NationalVoterRegistrationDay. TheStudentGovernmentAssociationinvitesallstudents,facultyandstaffregardlessofpartyaffiliationtorally aroundthemostimportantrightofAmericanstherighttovoteIFYOURENOTREGISTERED,YOUCANTVOTE. Today,Iurgeyoutofindsomeonewithaclipboardaroundcampusandtoregistertovotewiththemorgoonlineto TurboVoteandregistertovotethere. Ifyouhaveanyquestions,callmeat816.235.1426oremailmeatumkcsga@umkc.edu. YourPresident, BenjaminCampero

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