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Efforts to encourage eligible voters to register in time for the February 5 primary were held throughout California.
At
the Sacramento Convention Center, a drive-thru registration table was
set up so people would not have to get out of their cars to register.
"I actually just turned 18 in November and this is the first year I'm
going to be able to vote," said Simone Pease of Sacramento.
The
UC Davis campus also hosted a voter registration drive sponsored by the
California Public Interest Research Group New Voters Project. In one
week, the drive had registered more than 1,200 students. Despite a
steady rainfall, Tuesday's last-day-to-register effort was successful,
according to organizers. "This is my first election and it's a very
historical election, so I wanted to be a part of it," said Afshan Khan
of Daly City.
The Secretary of State's Office reports that
500,000 more Californians are registered to vote in the "Super Tuesday"
primary than there were in the last general election. "I think
California voters have a sense that they're about to make a big
difference in the national landscape," said Secretary of State Debra
Bowen.
Registration forms must be postmarked by midnight Tuesday
in order for a voter to be eligible to cast a ballot in the February 5
primary.
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