KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the Democratic National Convention wrapping up, there are just over two months left until Election Day.
The final stretch has prompted some leaders to look for easier ways to get Kansas Citians to head to the polls.
As a result, KC and the local branch of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will staff registration kiosks.
"We've kind of taken it to them,” said Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw. "Democracy works best when every voice is heard, and without being a registered voter and without voting, your voice is not heard."
Parks-Shaw said the program will bring voter registration kiosks to make voting accessible.
"It's less about who we're going to vote for, and it's more about making sure everybody has the opportunity to vote,” said Joseph Nelson, NPHC of Greater Kansas City social action chair. "We want to make sure that you have the option to exercise that right as opposed to having some barrier that you weren't able to get a ride or you fill out the wrong form."
Nelson said it's just as important to vote locally as it is nationally.
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