Voter Registration Drive at Clarke Central Informs and Energizes Students in Athens, Ga.
Alpha Kappa Alpha held two drives at the school in September.
While youth and minorities are typically associated with low voter turnout, the UGA chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, a historically African American sorority, set up voter registration tables in the crowded food court of the Clarke Central High School. “Both times they contacted me, but I didn’t hesitate to tell them yes, come in,” said Reginald Thomas, an Assistant Principal at Clarke Central. The sorority held two drives in back to back weeks in late September. “If they were 18, I think they registered,” said Thomas, who believes the events were successful. Although many students weren’t eligible to vote at the time of the drives, Thomas believes it was still helpful in getting students to talk about the issues and voting in general. “You…
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