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FROM INDY
FROM INDY YOU'RE WATCHING 13 NEWS. SO TONIGHT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NOVEMBER
ELECTION. NATIONAL VOTER
REGISTRATION DAY IS COMING TO A
CLOSE TONIGHT AND THE START
OF EARLY VOTING IS JUST TWO
WEEKS AWAY. THINGS ARE REALLY
STARTING TO PICK UP. SO I WANT
TO KNOW ARE YOU READY FOR
TONIGHT'S BIG STORY? WE'RE
GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH ALL
THE KEY DATES TO MARK ON YOUR
CALENDAR BEFORE NOVEMBER 3RD.
WE'RE GOING TO SHARE AN EASY
TOOL THAT CHECKS TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'RE REGISTERED AND
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE
WARNING SIGNS THAT YOUR
ABSENTEE BALLOT MAY NOT BE
RIGHT. BUT WE WANT TO START
TONIGHT WITH THE STORY OF A
FIRST TIME VOTER HOPING TO
INSPIRE OTHERS WITH HER JOURNEY
TO THE POLLS. IT'S BEEN A LONG
TIME COMING FOR LOUISA MAZER,
THE MOMENT WHEN HER AMERICAN
DREAM COMES. I COULD NOT BE
MORE EXCITED EXCITED TO WAIT
THAT THAT AMERICAN FLAG ON
THURSDAY THAT'S WHEN LOUISA
WILL OFFICIALLY BECOME AN
AMERICAN CITIZEN. THE LAST HER
FAMILY TO DO SO AFTER COMING
HERE FROM MEXICO WHEN LUISA WAS
ONLY FIVE. IT'S EXPENSIVE AND
IT'S NOT EASY. IT'S NOT YOU
KNOW. YOU APPLY AND IN THE NEXT
DAY YOU GET YOUR CITIZENSHIP.
THURSDAY IS ALSO THE SAME DAY
LOUISE WILL BECOME A REGISTERED
VOTER. JUST IN TIME TO CAST HER
BALLOT IN THE NOVEMBER
ELECTION. LIKE I DON'T HAVE A
VOICE. I HAVEN'T HAD A VOICE
ALL THESE YEARS AND IT'S LIKE
FINALLY THIS ELECTION, YOU
KNOW, I GET TO BE A PART
CHANGE. EVEN THOUGH SHE
COULDN'T VOTE BEFORE POLITICS
RUNS IN THE FAMILY, LOUIS'S
MOTHER IN LAWS, INDIANA STATE
REPRESENTATIVE CARLY MAZER OVER
THE YEARS SHE'S ALSO HELPED HER
FATHER LEWIS, A U.S. CITIZEN GO
OVER THE ISSUES DURING EVERY
ELECTION EVERY YEAR. HE'S ALL
RIGHT HERE. WE VOTED FOR THIS
YEAR AND HE CALLS WE BECAUSE HE
KNOW HE KNEW ALL THOSE TIMES
THAT I'VE BEEN WANTING TO VOTE
BUT I COULDN'T. NOT THIS TIME
THOUGH. AFTER THURSDAY, LOUISA
CAN COUNT HERSELF PART OF THE
STATE'S FOUR AND A HALF MILLION
REGISTERED VOTERS. ALL RIGHT.
SHE TAKES SERIOUSLY AND HOPES
OTHERS WILL TOO. FOR ME, NOT
HAVING THE RIGHT I HAVE YOU
KNOW, BEFORE THURSDAY I HAVE NO
CHOICE. WELL, WHAT'S YOUR
EXCUSE? AND EVEN THOUGH LOUISA
AND OTHER REGISTERED VOTERS CAN
VOTE EARLY STARTING OCTOBER 6
HERE AT THE MARION COUNTY
CLERK'S OFFICE IN THE CITY
COUNTY BUILDING. SHE SAYS SHE
WANTS TO WAIT UNTIL ELECTION
DAY SO SHE CAN EXPERIENCE THAT
TRADITIONAL VOTING EXPERIENCE.
SHE SAYS SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD
TO SHARING ANOTHER LIFE
CHANGING MOMENT WITH HER
HUSBAND. WHETHER THIS IS YOUR
FIRST TIME VOTING OR YOU'VE
BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE
REGISTERED. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
TO CHECK IT OUT IS GO TO
INDIANA VOTERS DOT AND DOT GOV.
CLICK ON CHECK VOTING STATUS
THEN FILLING YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION AND IT'LL LET YOU
KNOW IF YOU FIND OUT YOU ARE
REGISTERED WHAT YOU DO AS YOU
GO BACK TO THE HOME PAGE AND
CLICK ON REGISTER TO VOTE. ALL
YOU NEED TO DO THIS IS A VALID
DRIVER'S LICENSE OR EVEN A
STATE ISSUED I.D.. REMEMBER
THERE IS A DEADLINE TO
REGISTER. IT'S OCTOBER 5TH. IF
YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS AND YOU
NEED OR WANT HELP, JUST TEXT
THE WORD VOTE TO THE NUMBER
RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN THEN
WE'LL SEND LINKS TO EVERYTHING
YOU NEED FROM REGISTRATION TO
VOTING GUIDES AND ABSENTEE
VOTING TIPS. WE'VE ALL POSTED
FOR YOU RIGHT NOW AT WTA H.R.
DOT COM AND THE NOVEMBER
ELECTION IS ONLY 42 DAYS AWAY.
BUT WITH EARLY VOTING STARTING
IN TWO WEEKS, THE RUSH IS ON
TONIGHT FOR LOCAL LEADERS TO
GET EVERYTHING READY FOR YOU.
MARION COUNTY SAYS ITS NEXT BIG
HURDLE IS PUBLICLY TESTING ALL
THE VOTING EQUIPMENT ON
OCTOBER 2ND. THEY ALSO NEED TO
PUT ALL THE CODED SAFETY
MEASURES IN PLACE THINGS LIKE
SOCIAL DISTANCING MARKERS AND
THE PLEXIGLASS BARRIERS. NOW IF
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE CROWDS
AND LONG LINES THAT WE SAW
DURING THE JUNE PRIMARY, THERE
IS A LOCAL GROUP HOPING TO HELP
IN TECH FOR PROGRESS IS SETTING
WEB SITE TONIGHT TO TRACK WAIT
TIMES AT POLLING LOCATIONS.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
TO HELP DO THAT ON ELECTION DAY
AND DURING EARLY VOTING. THIS
YEAR WE'RE SEEING A LOT MORE
REQUESTS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS.
MARION COUNTY ALONE IS ALREADY
FILLED OUT ABOUT FIFTY TWO
THOUSAND OF THEM. NOW WHEN
YOURS ARRIVES IN THE MAIL,
THERE ARE TWO THINGS YOU NEED
TO CHECK RIGHT AWAY. ONE, MAKE
SURE THE PRECINCT ON YOUR
BALLOT MATCHES THE PRECINCT ON
THE ENVELOPE AND TO MAKE SURE
YOUR BALLOT HAS TWO SETS
OF INITIALS IN THE BOXES ON THE
BACK. NOW IF EITHER OF THOSE
THINGS ARE WRONG, CONTACT THE
COUNTY ELECTION BOARD
IMMEDIATELY. BUT IF EVERYTHING
HAS GOT TO GO. YOUR NEXT
CHALLENGE IS FILLING IT OUT
CORRECTLY. 13 INVESTIGATES
FOUND SOME OF THE MOST COMMON
MISTAKES THAT WILL GET YOUR
ABSENTEE BALLOT TOSSED