Independence Township Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen and Sandy Miller, elections administrator for Independence Township, went to Clarkston High School March 18 and recruited 100 new voters.
‘We were able to register all the kids who turned 18 on or before Nov. 4. Even though I can’t put them in the computer yet, some of them I can put in, in July for the August election and some I can put in October for the November election,? said Miller.
‘I’m excited. It’s wonderful. With all the publicity about all the political things going on, people are getting excited to be able to vote.?
Miller, who has been going to the High School for the past nine years, said this is the most kids they have ever had sign up.
‘Normally we average between 30 ? 40 kids,? she said.
It was the first time VanderVeen had gone along to see what it was like.
‘It was fun for me to sit with the young people and see their excitement about being able to vote,? she said. ‘I think it’s important to get young people involved and interested in the political process.?
Springfield Township Clerk Nancy Strole and Clarkston’s city manager, clerk and treasurer, Art Pappas, also showed their excitement.
‘I think it’s great that younger people are becoming more interested in the electoral process and beginning to understand that they can make a difference,? said Strole.
‘I think it’s great,? said Pappas. ‘If they’re 18, they ought to get going and make sure they vote’anyone who’s eligible should be out there voting.?
Pappas said he recently received registrations from young people who will vote for the first time in upcoming elections.
‘We only got a couple,? he said. ‘But for us, that’s a lot.?