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Two Weeks Left To Register Or Change Party Affiliation For Presidential Preference Primary
Black Heritage Festival Legacy Luncheon
The Tampa Bay Black Her- itage Festival “Legacy Lunch- eon: Our History, Our Health and Our Hope,” will be held on Friday, February 6, 2016, 11 a. m. at the Empath Health, 3050 First Ave. South, St. Peters- burg, FL 33712.
The guest speaker is Dr. Forrest Harris, Sr., Presi- dent of the American Baptist College, Nashville, TN. He is an Associate Professor in the prac- tice of Ministry at Vanderbilt University and Director of the Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies.
For more information, call (727) 400-1020.
Craig Latimer, Hillsbor- ough County Supervisor of Elections, is reminding citi- zens that the deadline to reg- ister to vote or change party affiliation for the Presidential Preference Primary is two weeks away. All new voter registration applications must be received by a voter regis- tration agency or be post- marked by the close of business on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 16 in order for a voter to be eligible to vote in the Presidential Preference Pri- mary Election.
Florida has closed primar- ies, so voters registered as De- mocrats will vote for a Democratic nominee for pres- ident, and those registered as Republicans will vote for a Republican nominee for pres- ident.
According to state law, those registered with any other party and those who are not affiliated with a party are not eligible to vote in the Presidential Preference Pri- mary Election.
Voters who wish to change parties must do so by Febru-
CRAIG LATIMER ...Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
ary 16, by submitting an up- dated voter registration appli- cation or a written notice that includes their name and sig- nature, along with their date of birth or Florida Voter Reg- istration number.
Voter Registrations Appli- cations can be picked up, filled out and submitted at any voter registration agency, which includes 4 Hillsbor- ough County Supervisor of Elections offices, as well as driver license offices, public libraries, state public assis- tance agencies and tax collec- tor's offices. The application
is also available online at VoteHillsborough.org, but must be printed, signed and submitted in person or by mail.
Once the application form is approved, the Supervisor of Elections sends out a Voter Information Card that in- cludes the voter's precinct and other important voting information.
The Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections plans to begin mailing ‘Vote By Mail’ ballots on February 12. Fifteen Early Voting sites will beopenfrom10a.m.-6p. m., February 29 - March 13, and Election Day is March 15.
More information is avail- able at VoteHillsborough.org.
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DR. FORREST HARRIS, SR. ...Legacy Luncheon Speaker
Home Depot To
Hire More Than 1,000 Employees
Several Home Depot Stores in the Tampa Bay Area are accepting applications. The company plans to hire approx- imately 1,350 people in com- ing weeks.
The company plans to hire about 80,000 more employees nationwide in preparation of the spring, which is the com- pany’s busiest time of the year.
New Richard Allen Stamp Unveiled
In a special service, the United States Postal Service unveiled a new stamp honoring Richard Allen on Tuesday, February 2nd at noon at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Philadelphia. Mother Bethel AME was founded by Allen in 1787 and his remains are en- tombed in the lower level of the church near the Richard Allen Museum.
The Richard Allen stamp commemorates Allen’s work as a preacher, activist, and civic leader, and coincides with the 200th anniversary of Allen’s founding of the African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) Church, one of the most impor-
tant institutions in African American life, and his election and consecration as its first bishop.
Born a slave on Feb. 14, 1760, Richard Allen lamented the bitterness of slav- ery. He purchased his own freedom in his twenties and be- came one of the most impor- tant African American leaders of his era. His life — a legacy of determination, uplift, charity and faith — remains an inspi- ration to all Americans.
The Richard Allen Forever Stamp is a portrait of Allen, a detail from an 1876 print titled, “Bishops of the A. M. E. Church.” Featuring Allen in the center surrounded by 10 other bishops and six historical vignettes, the print is from the collection of the Library Com- pany of Philadelphia. This is the 39th stamp in the Black Heritage series.
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