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Some of the keynote speakers were Lansing Police Chief Mark Alley, Senator Debbie Stabenow and Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the 22,000 – member Detroit NAACP and Jennifer Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan.
Left: County Commissioner Dale Copedge, Amos Williams; who is running for State Attorney General in the November election and Griffin Rivers.
Governor Granholm said that she made a point to be at Saturday’s rally to raise awareness about Proposal 2 and encourage everyone to work hard to defeat it on November 7th.
“This is both a moral issue and an economic issue… and if enacted, would send a terrible message to the world about our diversity. Proposal 2 is neither civil nor right and it needs to be defeated”, said Governor Granholm.
Tanee Elston, from WQHH radio station stops to talk to young fans before the march.
Tanee Elston from the radio station, WQHH Power 96.5 took part in the parade and every 15 minutes reported live from the route. She said, “If this proposal is passed it will be devastating to both minorities and women if they do not have access to equal opportunity.”
YOUR VOTE COUNTS !!!
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Before you can vote in any election, you must be registered. Once you have registered you may exercise your right to vote, either by appearing at the polls or obtaining an absent voter ballot. The procedures for registering to vote and participating in elections are explained in this brochure.
Citizen participation in the electoral process is critical to the health of our Democracy. Do your part: Register and vote!
TO REGISTER
To register to vote you must be . . .
- – a U.S. citizen;
- – at least 18 years of age by election day;
- – a resident of Michigan and the city or township where you are applying to register to vote.
Where: You can register to vote for federal, state, and local elections by mail; at your county, city, or township clerk’s office; or by visiting any Secretary of State branch office. In addition, specified agencies providing services through the Family Independence Agency, the Department of Community Health, and the Department of Career Development offer voter registration services to their clients. Military recruitment centers also provide voter registration services.
IMPORTANT – You must register at least 30 days before the election. This gives the clerk time to process the forms and send you a Voter Identification Card.
Whenever you move to a new city or township, you must re-register to vote.
If you move within a city or township, you must update your address. This can be handled through your local clerk, at a Secretary of State branch office, or by mail. Michigan voters must use the same residential address for voter registration and driver license purposes. Consequently, if you submit a driver license address change, it will be applied to your voter registration. Similarly, if you submit a voter registration address change, it will be applied to your driver license.
Antes de votar en alguna eleccion, usted tiene que estar registrado. Una vez registrado, usted puede ejercer su derecho a votar, uno puede aparecer en las pugnas electorales o hacer contar su voto ausente.
Vos procedimientos para registrarse y participar estan explicados en este boletin.
La participacion ciudadana en el proceso electoral es critica para el bien de nuestra democracia.
Registrese y vote!!!
Para Registrarse usted debe….
– Ser ciudadano Americano
– Por lo menos mas de 18 anos de edad, para la fecha de graduacion.
– Ser residente del estado de Michigan y de alguna ciudad o township para applicar su voto.
DONDE
Usted se puede registrar para elecciones federales, de estado y locales por el lorreo; en su ciudad, pais o township en la cualquier oficina local; o visitando cualquier oficina dela secretraria de estado. En adicion, especifidas agencias que prove en servicios por medio de Agencias de Familias Independientes, Departamento of de Career Developmente Ofrecen Servicios al cliente. Centros militares ofrecen al votante registracion para su servicio.
IMPORTANTE
Usted se tiene que registrar 30 dias antes de las elecciones. Para que la secretaria tenga tiempo para procesar la informacion y mandar la tarjeta de identificacion.
Cuando usted se mude a una nueva ciudad o township, used se debe re-registrar. Renovar la direccion, esto se puede hacer en la secretaria de estado o por correo. Ciudadanos de Michigan tienen que votar en la cuidad donde viven con el carnet de identification. La nueva direccion sera colocade detras de su ID, Al igual que a la identificacion de su carnet votante.
