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We are in for an exciting political campaign season. Locally and nationally, key elections and ballot measures that will affect our daily lives will require our full attention.

We vote by mail in Oregon -- a great privilege for voters, as we can cast our votes early, and at our convenience. If you haven't registered to vote yet, or if you changed residences recently, now's the time to register to vote. Or, click here to check your registration status.

Deadline for voter registration for the November elections is Oct. 6. Remember, only registered voters will get ballots in the mail. And the post office will not forward ballots to new addresses. That is why it's crucially important to register to vote with your current address.

I am proud to volunteer as part of the New American Voters Project, a collaboration among Oregon Voice, the Asian Pacific Network of Oregon, CAUSA and the Center for Intercultural Organizing. Over the last six months, volunteers from these organizations attend U.S. citizenship naturalization ceremonies three to four days a week to facilitate voter registration for newly minted American citizens. APANO's team consists of bilingual speakers of Cambodian, Cantonese, Hmong, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Tagalog, Tongan and Vietnamese languages.
 
It's been a great experience being part of the voter registration drive at these events, and meeting other cool volunteers. Here are a few highlights from the project thus far (as of the week ending September 8):
  • Total Number of Ceremonies: 98 
  • Total Number of Folks Naturalized: 3,017 
  • Average Naturalized Per Ceremony: 31.79 
  • Average Registered Per Ceremony: 28.08
  • Percent Registered: 91.22
APANO is currently looking for more volunteers to help with NAVP. To learn more, email Fipe Havea to get details.


 

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