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Article: NEW VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS ON THE WAY | POST CARD COMING: DON'T THROW IT AWAY, IT'S YOUR REGISTRATION
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- Herald-News (Joliet, IL)
- Article date:
- August 29, 1999
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Voter registration cards are getting a new look in Will County.
When they arrive in the mail in the next few days, they'll look like over-sized postcards rather than the usual letter in an envelope, said Will County Clerk Jan Gould.
Gould said she's a little concerned that some people may think the cards are junk mail and toss them into the garbage.
But by switching to postcards rather than letters, the county saves about $14,000 in postage on more than 260,000 voter registration cards.
The old cards cost 29.5 cents to mail but the new postcards are only 24.3 cents a piece and some cost even less, Gould said.
Gould advises voters to review their new cards when they arrive to make sure ...