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Lee and Collier counties elections offices to celebrate National Voter Registration Day efforts

WGCU | By WGCU Staff
Published September 15, 2023 at 11:50 AM EDT
Secretary of State Ken Detzner, Gov. Rick Scott's elections czar, is under fire for an auditor general's report citing major problems with the state's voting system.
Secretary of State Ken Detzner, Gov. Rick Scott's elections czar, is under fire for an auditor general's report citing major problems with the state's voting system.

Americans will celebrate National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 19, with a nationwide initiative to register eligible individuals to vote and educate citizens about elections.

As part of the celebration, Lee County Elections will provide voter registration at libraries throughout Lee County on Monday, September 18, and Tuesday, September 19.

Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle encourages all eligible individuals to take advantage of this opportunity to register to vote ahead of the 2024 elections.

For a complete list of the library locations, visit https://www.lee.vote/Community-Education-Services/Calendar-of-Events.

Voter registration and election services are also available online at www.lee.vote or any Lee County Supervisor of Elections office, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

In Collier County, members of the Supervisor of Elections office will be in the Collier community the entire week including at assisted living facilities, at the annual Marco Island Area Association Realtors Tradeshow and at local high schools for their High School Voter Registration Challenge.

“Our community thrives when its citizens are actively engaged in the electoral process,” Melissa Blazier, Collier County Supervisor of Elections. “National Voter Registration Day reaffirms our commitment to voting as we gear up for a busy election year.”

For more information about registering to vote or where the Supervisor of Elections office will be conducting voter registration drives, visit www.CollierVotes.gov.

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