Many of you in I’On are well aware that for the past several months, an extremely active group of volunteers have been tirelessly helping to register Charlestonians and Mt. Pleasanters to vote.  Well, it all officially ends this Saturday, with over 125,000 newly registered voters across the state of SC - and that calls for a major celebration!  Beginning at 8am and ending at 12 noon this Saturday, October 4, Alex’s Restaurant at 302 Coleman Blvd, Mt. Pleasant, will be the last stop for voters who still need to register.  Registration is free, and there will be forms and assistance available to all, whether you need to register for the first time, register at a different address, or register under a new name. 

According to William Hamilton’s press release (in full below), at 12 noon the final registration forms will be collected, and everyone present will go outside to raise a new American flag to the top of Alex’s flagpole.  The audience will recite the Preamble to the US Constitution, and THEN (this is the “Race” part) the final folder of signed registration forms will be given to the awesome cyclist (and one of my best friends!) Shanna Switzer of Trek Bicycles, who will bicycle those forms as fast as she can across the Ravenel Bridge to the County Election Headquarters in North Charleston.  As Mr. Hamilton says, “The last voter registrations in Mt. Pleasant are going to our government on American made bicycles driven by American muscle.”  They have to be turned in to Election Headquarters by 1 pm.  It should be an exciting hour!

(In case you’re nervous about the time limit, voter registration can continue until 5 pm on Oct. 4.  The forms will definitely get there in time.)

Want to help?  Show up at Alex’s at 8 am on Saturday with a pen, and a copy of the Constitution if you have it.  And if you want more info, contact William Hamilton at wjhamilton@wjhamilton.com, or 843-870-5299, or 216-2646.

Press Release:

Mt. Pleasant’s Race to Register to Vote Ends on Sat., Oct. 4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mt. Pleasant, SC- The Main Street Volunteer Voter Registration effort for the 2008 General Election in Mt. Pleasant, SC will begin at 8 am and conclude at 12 noon on Saturday, October 4 at Alex’s Restaurant at 302 Coleman Blvd in Mt Pleasant, SC 29464.

At noon, the last registration forms will be collected.  Those present will go out front to raise a brand new American Flag to the top of Alex’s pole to celebrate participating in the statewide registration of over 125 thousand new voters. The audience will recite the preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America.  Everyone who’s helped will be recognized.   After that, the last folder of signed forms will be given to Shanna Switzer, a Trek bicycle triathlon racer and her teammates. They will mount their bikes and race across Wonder’s Way on the Ravanel Bridge to County Election Headquarters in North Charleston.  The last voter registrations in Mt. Pleasant are going to our government on American made bicycles driven by American muscle.  They must arrive by 1 pm.

Citizens needing to register for the first time, to register at a new address or to change registration to their new name are all welcome. Registration is free. Assistance to those who have trouble with their handwriting will be available. Alex’s Restaurant will be decorated in red, white and blue for the final effort.  Jane, the manager, will pull out the Fourth of July decorations for the occasion. Everyone’s invited to come by for a breakfast of fresh local shrimp, to talk the politics of hope and change and to enjoy the company of their neighbors.

Alex’s Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant has figured prominently in this year’s election. Several candidates for the nominations made appearances there in January. CNN broadcast live to the nation from its dining room.

Other area registration efforts may continue until later in the day.   Anyone unregistered at the end of the day will not be able to vote in the Presidential election of 2008.

Alex’s telephone number is (843) 881-7714.

For more information on this event, contact William Hamilton at www.wjhamilton.com or 870-5299 or 216-2646

Filed under: Events, I'On Group, I'On Village, Press releases on October 1st, 2008