The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will host a voter registration drive from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10 at Hamley Slickfork Saloon, 8 S.E. Court Ave.
The non-partisan event is open to the public to help register those eligible to vote in the Nov. 5 general election. It will also allow registered voters to check or update their voter status. In Oregon, the last day to register for the Nov. 5 election is Oct. 15.
Scheduled to speak about the voting process and the importance of voting are Oregon Deputy Secretary of State Cheryl Myers, Umatilla County Elections Department Records Supervisor Stephen Craigen, Umatilla County Democrats Chair Patrick Cahill, Umatilla County Republicans Chair Suni Danforth and CTUIR Tribal Court Director Matthew Johnson.
The event will also feature music by the James Dean Kindle Trio, hip hop group Young Successful Natives (Alyric Redcrane and Cole Foye Soaring Eagle) as well as a hand drum song by CTUIR Umatilla Master Speaker Fred Hill.
