CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Sept. 20, is National Voter Registration Day, and many organizations were celebrating across the Coastal Bend by encouraging people to register.
"Today is actually the 10th annual National Voter Registration Day, and it's a great time to get registered to vote." said Eli McKay, Vice President of the Corpus Christi League of Women Voters.
McKay said with only 21 days left to register for the midterm elections, they hope to get as many people registered as possible, and that includes reaching college students.
"Right now, there are more 18-to-35 year old's than any other demographic but they vote at the lowest percentage," McKay said, "and that's why i think it's so important to be out at the college campuses."
Other Texas cities are reporting a large turnout for Hispanic women under the age of 45.
"The average Texan is a 33-year-old Latina female, so I think that may be part of the reason for what's happening, as you mentioned", McKay said.
A majority of the students on Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's campus Tuesday told 3NEWS they were already registered to vote in the midterm elections.
"It's very important to go out and vote, to make sure you have a say in your local government especially in this election which I think is very important." said Ruby Sanchez, a freshman at TAMUCC.
McKay said they hope to see a record number of Nueces County voters at the upcoming midterm election. Early voting begins Oct. 24-Nov. 4.
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