If you want to vote in the general election on Nov. 4 then you have to be registered to vote by Saturday.
To register to vote you have to go to your county voter registration office.
But be aware not all of them will be open Saturday or will be open for only part of the day.
So our recommendation is not to wait until Saturday.
Go register now, but you don’t have much time.
And, of course, once you register you need to vote on Nov. 4.
And in the Pee Dee, South Carolina and across the nation this couldn’t be a much more important year to have your voice heard.
First, here in the city of Florence, there is a race for mayor as well as a vote to let restaurants, if they wish, serve alcohol on Sunday.
Also, four people are running for two citywide seats on Florence City Council.
There are several key county wide races in Florence County including ones for sheriff and treasurer.
And of course there are House races, and in some other Pee Dee counties, there are local candidates and issues that are very important to those communities as well.
On a statewide basis most of our constitutional offices are not up for election this time.
But there is one U. S. Senate race and both congressmen that represent the Pee Dee are running as well.
And as we have noted before in the race for president and vice president history will be made.
Either we will have our first African-American president or our first woman vice president.
And all of us are painfully aware of the issues facing us today.
Gasoline prices and, in some cases, the supply of gasoline are having an effect on our everyday lives and on our businesses.
The issues affecting Wall Street and our banking system are having a trickle down or direct effect on us here as well.
All you have to do is ask employees of Washington Mutual or Wachovia Bank here in Florence.
Or ask local businesses who may be having trouble getting credit.
Sometimes it seems hard to believe that we can make a difference.
But the only way to make our voices heard is to vote.
Study the issues. Learn about the candidates.
Be sure you are registered to vote by Saturday.
And then be sure you vote on Nov. 4.
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