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<p>Luzerne County&#8217;s election bureau is distributing voter registration applications and informational fliers to all county high schools as part of a new initiative, county Manager C. David Pedri announced Thursday.</p><p>Pedri commended county Election Director Marisa Crispell and her staff for the outreach, which will include school presentations by election staff upon request.</p><p>&#8220;In light of recent events, today&#8217;s youth are seeking to be more and more involved in elections,&#8221; Pedri said in a release. &#8220;The county&#8217;s registration initiative will seize upon that momentum to get as many citizens of Luzerne County as possible involved in the voting process.&#8221; </p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jennifer Learn-Andes</p><p>jandes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta></shirttailMeta></div>

Luzerne County promotes voter registration in high schools