National Voter Registration Day Activities in Smith County

TYLER — Three Tyler-area groups are partnering today — National Voter Registration Day — to get people signed up to vote in the November elections. According to a press release from the League of Women Voters of Tyler/Smith County (LWV/TSC), the theme for this year’s National Voter Registration Day is Democracy in America. Organizers say that nationally, 471 Congress seats, 36 governors, governors, 46 state legislatures, and many other decisions will be on ballots in this year’s midterm elections. According to LWV/TSC President Mary Claire Rowe, Mid-term elections never garner the response of Presidential years. That�s why the League is so focused on getting potential voters registered and getting them out to the polls in November.

The goal for the 2014 National Voter Registration Day is to increase participation by encouraging Americans to register to vote and come to the polls this fall, according to the news release. Locally, in cooperation with the Gamma Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., and Smith County Area Libraries (SALT), LWV/TSC will register voters in nine locations around Smith County on Tuesday. Below are the times for each location:

Bullard Community Library, 211 West Main, Bullard – 10 a.m.-12 noon
Lindale Library, 200 East Hubbard, Lindale – 2-4 p.m.
Tyler Public Library, 201 South College, Tyler – 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Troup Library, 102 South Georgia, Troup – 2-4 p.m.
Whitehouse Community Library, 107 Bascom Road, Whitehouse – 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Texas College, 2404 Grand Avenue, Tyler 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Glass Recreation Center, 501 West 32nd Street, Tyler 9:30 am-6 p.m.
Tyler Jr. College Library, 1400 East 5th Street,Tyler – 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Meadow Lake Retirement Center, 11245 Shoreline Drive, Tyler – all day, as needed – call (903) 526-5599 for assistance and information.

The last day to register to vote in the November elections is Monday, October 6.