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Published May 12, 2008 08:29 pm - First-time voters who are studying their presidential options can get a jump on another pre-election chore: registering to vote. People who will be 18 by the Nov. 4 election may register any time after they turn 17 1/2 years old, according to election officials. The law has been in effect for years but hasn’t gotten much attention, said Bonnie Earl, Jasper County clerk. During the presidential preference primary in February, she said, one man who turned 18 that day went to the polls and wanted to vote. Students encouraged to register for November vote By Susan Redden sredden@joplinglobe.com First-time voters who are studying their presidential options can get a jump on another pre-election chore: registering to vote. People who will be 18 by the Nov. 4 election may register any time after they turn 17 1/2 years old, according to election officials. The law has been in effect for years but hasn’t gotten much attention, said Bonnie Earl, Jasper County clerk. During the presidential preference primary in February, she said, one man who turned 18 that day went to the polls and wanted to vote. “He couldn’t because he wasn’t registered, and he was really disappointed,” she said. “So I wanted to remind young people, if they want to vote and they’ll be 18 by the election, they have six months to get registered.” Kay Baum, Newton County clerk, said students in Newton County can register at high schools. “We have registrars in each high school, so all they have to do is check with the office,” she said. “I’ve heard of teachers who will give students extra credit for getting registered.” No students at Neosho High School have requested registration forms so far this year, an office worker said last week. Though they are following the campaigns and plan to vote in November, Joplin High School seniors Lindsey Hamm, Kelsey Knewtson and Jonathan Englebert said they did not know they could register to vote before they turned 18. Hamm, who is 18, said she’s already registered. Knewtson, also 18, and Englebert, 17, said they will be registered by Election Day. “I would have already, but I didn’t know you could at 17 1/2,” Knewtson said. Targeting youths The three, all members of the Constitution Team for JHS, said the candidates and their campaigns seem to be targeting younger voters through the use of the Internet, YouTube and Facebook. They said they use the Internet, television and other sources to keep up with the campaigns. 
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