Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 October 2000 — Page 7

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — be more appropriate,” said Bennett. |fhe NAACP is offering a “bounty” ‘To offer a bounty to bring in voter for anyone who signs up a new registration cards is ill-advised and Voter. The state attorney general’s inappropriate. It demeans the enpffice says the offer to pay $3 to tire election process.”

ahyone who signs up a new voter is legal, as long as the NAACP is not paying someone to vote. But Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett said the NAACP’s promotion is “abhorrent” and cheapens the election process. NAACP “wanted” posters have ■sprung up in Huntsville. The posters advertise the bounty and list the Jtical NAACP office telephone ‘number and address as a contact. A Caption on the posters reads: “Your Wote is a terrible thing to waste.” R.L. Shanklin of Huntsville, ftate chapter president of the ‘NAACP, said the campaign is open to anyone. He said the NAACP •plans to spread the campaign across •the state. Shanklin said the bounty -idea is an extension of the national -NAACP’s Voter Empowerment Campaign aimed at registering and energizing voters. ■ n '. ‘This is the last week of voter registration and we’re pushing very hard to get individuals out to regis‘ter people to vote,” Shanklin said, ‘i’ln order to do that, sometimes you 'have to try to attract them any way • ybu can.” Friday is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 7 elec-

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Bennett said he applauds voter ' registration drives and supports any (group or individual that encour1 ages others to register and become ‘active voters. But Bennett doesn’t like the idea of a pay-per-registra-'tron effort. “Registering to vote ■and encouraging others to register (is something that people do in order to be active and engaged citizens,” said Bennett, the state’s election chief. “But to offer a bounty? 4 don’t think it’s what Dr. Martin Luther King had in mind when leading the voter registration eflorts in the 1960s.” “If they want to pay staff to go -out and register voters, that would ynijo,- l>'» ifi H.-O ■«■

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fit- Continued from A1 Hfealth risks. '^ v High blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke, which afsffects more than 600,000 people 'each year, according to the American Stroke Association. Operation Stroke is a nationwide initiative that utilizes diverse programs to ensure quality stroke prevention and treatment. The American Stroke Association is heading the local project’s efforts, and it organized various committees to evaluate stroke objectives. Teen-agers from the hypertension study have joined forces with the initiative, and recently participated in kick off activi- [ ties. Dr. Robert Flint, an Operation Stroke chair, insists that Indianapolis residents increase their knowledge about hypertension and stroke warning • signs. The project’s goal is re- • ducing disability and deaths re- • suiting from stroke. “We must make the general public as well as the medical community more aware of stroke and its impact on our daily lives,” said I)r. Flint, suggesting that early detection and treatment minimizes detrimental effects and complications. “Stroke survivors want to get the word out that stroke can happen toanyone,” said Eugenia Williams, a 30-year stroke survivor. Her stroke initially caused blindness along with speech and mobility impairments. Today, Williams is partially paralyzed and frequently recalls her dreams of becoming a dancer. After years of therapy, she credits new treatment and screening methods with improved physical results for stroke patients. An early start to healthier lifestyles may eliminate complications with high blood pressure. Local students have recognized their own risks while contributing to valuable genetic specific research, which could show the way to save lives.

Shanklin doesn’t see it that way. He said he could not see turning down any organization willing to register voters unless the group had a strictly partisan leaning. But Shanklin acknowledges that the local Voter Empowerment campaign, which gets money from the national NAACP, is more than just a voter registration effort. “While

we’re registering, we also educate people on issues in the community,” he said. “That’s a way to assure people that their vote counts.” Bennett said there’s a difference between a free hot dog lunch and a bounty for each new person registered. He said a bounty system could invite abuse. “If people wanted the money bad enough, they might submit false or illegal applications,” he said. ‘The law is clear. You can’t register people without their knowledge.”

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