AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Time is ticking to register to vote in this upcoming election, Nov. 2, which has items ranging from constitutional amendments to tax changes.
Tuesday is a holiday you may not even know existed; National Voter Registration Day. People across the nation are filling out those registration forms, and here in The Bomb City, efforts have been going all month long.
“We will have been at all the major public high schools this September," said Sonya Letson, President of the League of Women Voters.
“We want to enforce to them that you know they have they have a right to say what happens in their future," Jami Cowart, Voter Services Coordinator with the League of Women Voters said.
Schools, grocery stores, city libraries, the League of Women Voters have been busy. However, “this election is tough because a lot of people don't know we have a Nov. 2nd election," Letson said.
Or what’s in it, including the highest property tax hike and Amarillo history.
On the statewide ballot, eight amendments to the Texas Constitution relating to taxes, religious freedom, and issues risen from the COVID pandemic.
The complexity of topics could be a possible cause of limited voter turnout says Randall County Election Administrator Shannon Lackey
“They may not be sure that they fully understand so they would rather not vote than to vote incorrectly," Lackey said.
Letson says, Amarillo’s voter turnout is up but less than a quarter of registered Amarillo voters cast a ballot in May.
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