HARTFORD REGISTRARS HOST
KICK-OFF OF GET OUT THE VOTE CAMPAIGN
HARTFORD VOTES~HARTFORD VOTA!
---NEWS ADVISORY---
What: The Hartford Registrars Office formally announces
Hartford VOTES~Hartford VOTA.
When: Monday, September 18th, 2006 at 10:00am
Where: City Hall/Burr Mall (between the Wadsworth Athenaeum and City Hall)
(In event of rain, the location will be City Hall/Council Chambers)
550 Main Street Downtown Hartford
Who: Mayor Eddie A. Perez
Majority Leader rJo Winch
Joseph W. DeLorenzo, Republican Registrar
Marie G. Hamilton, Deputy Democratic Registrar
Joyce Hamilton Henry, Director of DemocracyWorks
Background: The Hartford Registrars Office wants to inform the public of the Hartford VOTES~Hartford VOTA initiative. Between the presidential elections of 1996 and 2000, Connecticut slipped from among the top 1/3 of states in voter registration to the bottom half of the nation. In addition, only 42% of the voting age population in Connecticut turned out for the Gubernatorial Election of 2002, while only 63% turned out to vote in the Presidential Election of 2004. The goal of the initiative is to increase voter participation in Hartford. This is a non-partisan effort involving community groups and organizations.
Contacts: Joyce Hamilton Henry: (860) 727-1157
The Hartford Registrars Office: (860) 543-8585
This effort is being coordinated by DemocracyWorks. DemocracyWorks is a non-profit and non-partisan organization whose mission is to make our democracy work fairly, inclusively and vibrantly in Connecticut. For more information on Democracy Works please visit our web site at www.democracyworksct.org or call (860) 727-1157.