HOUGHTON - Portage Lake District Library will host speakers Valorie Troesch and Barry Fink from The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country in a zoom forum on mail-in voting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, National Voter Registration Day. Topics will include reasons you can have confidence in mail-in voting, advantages, and how-to information on obtaining and tracking your ballot.
Join this Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 885 7678 5816 Passcode:007036
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88576785816?pwd=bjlIdmV4Q3d5ZmtZZ1NqbmN6bWtaZz09
In addition, The League of Women Voters will be at the Portage Lake District Library from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to assist with voting and absentee ballot forms.
The League of Women Voters (LWV) encourages voters to utilize absentee ballots, which can be mailed EARLY or dropped off at your clerk’s designated drop box site, in order to stay safe during the pandemic. Voters should be aware that polling places have been exempted from the Governor’s mask order and poll workers are not required to wear masks. If you do go to the polls, wear a mask and use precautions.
The Web site VOTE411.org is working hard to make candidate responses and voter information available. Check it out.
LWV of the Copper Country is planning virtual candidate forums for the three candidates in the 110th District House race and for the six candidates in the Houghton County Commissioners' Districts One, Two and Three. Candidate interviews for the two candidates for the Houghton County Clerk and four candidates in the Houghton County Sheriff race are also planned. Dates should be finalized soon.*
Michigan Tech, Finlandia hold Voter Registration Day events
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Houghton City Clerk Ann Vollrath will be on the Michigan Tech campus from noon to 3 p.m. at the Husky Statue helping students get registered and handing out absentee ballot requests. The hope is that students will check their registration status, make a voting plan, and get involved with enough time to fully participate in the November election.
Finlandia University is proud to be a National Voter Registration Day partner. From 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, FinnU will engage its community and register voters by hosting a voter registration table on Summit St. between Nikander and Wargelin. Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly will be on site to answer questions, and Finlandia faculty and staff will help FinnU community members register or check their registration. See details here.
*See the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country Web site for more info. If you would like to submit questions for the candidate events, please send them to tarynsmason@gmail.com, identifying which race you are submitting questions for, by Sept. 23, 2020. Click here for local Ballot Drop Box Locations.
Editor's Note: Visit the Michigan Voter Information page if you need to know if you are registered to vote or if you need more information about voting in Michigan.
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