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~One more chance
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we’re going to again urge county residents who have not yet registered to vote to make that extra effort to get it done by the deadline: Saturday, Oct. 3.
The county’s registrar, Ruth Kilby, and her staff have been going the extra mile for the last month. They’ve visited each area of the county, taking pains to make sure that residents in that area have at least one evening and one Saturday when they can register, for those who find it impossible to do so during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).
This week, they’re at it one more time.
• On Friday, Oct. 2, they’ll be at the F & M National Bank in Flint Hill from 5 to 7 p.m.
• On Saturday, they’ll staff the Registrar’s office in the Courthouse in Washington from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Over the past few years, the voting rolls have increased by 10.9 percent, compared to a 2.3 percent increase in population. That’s a favorable trend, but registration is still not 100 percent. And Mrs. Kilby and her staff probably won’t give up the late evenings and weekends until it is.
We again urge all unregistered residents of the county to add your names to the rolls. Democracy can work only if the people participate:
Or, to look at the other side — if you don’t vote, what jj right do you have to complain about your elected officials? ij Get involved. Register to vote.
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