Recent Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE CONTACT: Steve
Holub
(813)
307-4715
or
Holley
Conte
(813)
276-8276
FIVE SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS FROM
WEST
CENTRAL FLORIDA
LAUNCH STATEWIDE GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV) CAMPAIGN
TAMPA
,
Fla.
,
February 21, 2006
– Hillsborough County Supervisor
of Elections Buddy Johnson and five other West Central Florida Supervisors of Elections
today announced the kickoff of a statewide "Get Out The Vote" (GOTV) initiative. The
press conference, held at
Hillsborough
County
’s
Robert
L.
Gilder
Elections
Services
Center
near
Brandon
, was one of a series of simultaneous
events sponsored by the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections (FSASE).
The other Supervisors of Elections attending were:
-
Kurt
S. Browning, Supervisor of
Elections,
Pasco
County
-
Deborah
Clark, Supervisor of Elections,
Pinellas
County
-
Kathy
Dent, Supervisor of Elections,
Sarasota
County
-
Karen
Krauss, Supervisor of Elections,
Sumter
County
The 2006 GOTV programs
encourages Floridians to register, update their voter records, volunteer as poll workers
and vote in the primary and general elections. The statewide
GOTV plan is designed
to allow each county to adapt their voter education plans to their own needs based
on a calendar of themed months.
-
March Register
at Work Month
-
April Register
at School Month
-
May Register
at you Local Merchants Month
-
June Register
at your House of Worship Month
-
July Register
Online Month
Buddy Johnson said that
his office is actively recruiting companies, schools, houses of worship, and community
organizations throughout
Hillsborough
County
to assist in this effort. He
recognized several of these Partners in Democracy attending the press conference,
including:
-
League of Women Voters
-
Hillsborough
County
African American Affairs
-
Hillsborough
County
ADA
Affairs
-
NAACP
-
Hillsborough
County
Hispanic Affairs
-
Hillsborough
County
Asian American Affairs
-
ACLU West
Central Florida
-
Democratic Party of
Hillsborough
County
-
School District
of
Hillsborough
County
-
Council on American-Islamic
Relations (CAIR)
-
Bayshore Patriots
-
Emerge
Tampa
Voice Segment
-
Carol Edwards Poll Worker
Representative
"Each of us has a stake
in working to continually improve our election process, as well as the number of our
citizens who participate" said Mr. Johnson, who is also chairman of the GOTV committee.
"Here in
Hillsborough
County
, one of our top priorities is to let
all our citizens know as much about the process as possible, and to make registering
and voting as convenient as possible. That is what this program, and most of our other
community outreach programs, such as expanding the number of county libraries to be
used for early voting, are all about."
Mr. Johnson added that
while eligible citizens can register to vote throughout the year, August 7th is
the deadline to register for the September 5 Primary Election and October 10th is
the deadline to register for the November 7 General Election. "Your vote makes sure
your voice is heard, and your choices known," said Mr. Johnson. "We want to do everything
that we can to make sure Floridians do not miss this opportunity to help determine
who will lead our state for the next four years."
|
Printer Friendly Version
