As the general election quickly approaches, efforts are increasing to encourage more people to vote.
With new congressional maps in place and the creation of District 2, which includes part of Mobile, officials are ensuring voters are informed and prepared.With new congressional maps in place this year and the creation of District 2, which includes part of Mobile, officials are ensuring local voters are informed and prepared.
“One strategy I’m focusing on is letting them know that there are many positions on the ballot from the executive branch to the legislative branch to the judicial seats,” said Shalela Dowdy, the second vice president of the Mobile Branch of the NAACP. ”So I’m letting them know how those seats impact them, letting them know what the jobs and duty descriptions are of those elected officials that will be in that seat.
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