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JonLP24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 01:14 PM
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Groups urge officials to extend voter registration deadline after Ike
HOUSTON — In the wake of Hurricane Ike, some voter groups are asking for an extension of the voter registration deadline.

Houston Votes and Texans Together argue the hurricane caused a major disruption for folks who otherwise might have gone to their local post office or library to pick up a registration card.

That’s because for those who spend their days huddled with FEMA, the election might as well be next year.

“No way, no sir. Right now I’m thinking about where I’m going to lay my head in the next couple of weeks,” Maxine Jones, whose home was completely destroyed during Hurricane Ike, said.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou080929_tnt_voter_registration.c3d54faa.html
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