SWTJC to hold voter information and registration fair ahead of general election

(Press Release) Uvalde, Texas – SWTJC will host a “Meet the Campaigns” event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday (Sept. 20) at the Fountain Courtyard on the Uvalde campus.

Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are encouraged to attend and meet with candidates and their campaigns.

Scheduled to attend the event includes campaign representatives for U.S. Congressman Will Hurd and former District 23 representative, Pete Gallego.

Additionally Peter Flores, who is running for Senator, Texas Senate District 19 in the general election, is scheduled to attend the event. State Senator Carlos Uresti was scheduled to attend however has since informed event organizers he will be unable to attend.

Diana Uriegas Flores and Rita Cordova Verstuyft, who are the two candidates running in the Uvalde County Tax Assessor – Collector race have committed to participate in the event.

A voter registration drive will also be held to allow individuals the opportunity to register to vote.

According to government instructor and event coordinator, Xaviera Haynes, the event is open to the public.

“We wanted to make this available not only to students, but also to anyone in the community,” said Haynes. “We will have people registering voters and we will also have a voter information table for anyone who might have questions about the voting process.”

The SWTJC government department and Student Activities Office are sponsoring the “Meet the Campaigns” event.

For more information contact Xaviera Haynes at 830-591-7393 or at xhaynes@swtjc.edu.