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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, September 24,1996
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Voters can choose how to register
Internet, drives among options
By Neal Shuienburger Kansan staff writer
Registering to vote now is easier than ever.
Kansas voters who want to register in time for the Nov. 5 election have many options. They can visit the County Clerk's office, 1100 Massachusetts St., or one of the registration sites set up at local businesses. They also can register when they renew their driver's licenses, or by participating in one of the local registration drives.
People who don't want to leave their house can call 1-800-262-VOTE and have a registration card sent to them, or even log on to a new site on the Internet.
The passage of the Motor Voter Bill and the National Voter Registration Act have helped create the new opportunities. The Motor Voter Law allows people to register when they
renew their driver's licenses. Kansas has had a motor voter law since 1994, but many other states will enact the law for the first time in 1996.
Brad Bryans, deputy assistant secretary of state for elections, said the Motor Voter Law probably had increased registration.
"Right now we have no way of knowing just how much of that is attributable to motor voter or anything else," he said.
The National Voter Registration Act, adopted in Kansas on April 25, lessened restrictions on the training of registration volunteers. Previously, organizations that wanted to do voter registration drives had to have their volunteers trained. Now, such organizations only need to notify the County Clerk's office and pickup registration cards.
The relaxed guidelines allow just
about anyone to conduct voter registration drives. Campaigners who go door to door, and organizers of concerts and debates can register people on the spot.
An Internet home page presents yet another opportunity to register.
The site, called Netvote '96, is sponsored by MCI and MTV's Rock the Vote. Users can log on to http://netvote96.nci.com and fill out their name, address, Social Security number and other information. The information is sent to Netvote where it is put on a registration card. The card is mailed to the user, who signs it and sends it to the state or county office in charge of voter registration.
Douglas County Clerk Patty Jaimes said people who used the site should be careful.
"If the voter fills out all of the info, it's legitimate," Jaimes said. "But it seems to be a little misleading. I'd advise people to be careful and check with their own state, because the deadlines for voting are not the same everywhere."
The deadline to register in Kansas is Oct 21. It takes about a week for Netvote-users to receive their cards,
How to register to vote
Registration sites in Lawrence:
County Clerk's office, 1100
Massachusetts St
Lawrence City Clerk, 6 E. Sixth St.
Independence Inc., 1910 Haskell Ave.
- KinderCare, 2333 Crestline Dr.
- County Health Dept., 336 Missouri St.
- Veteran's Affairs Office, 745 Vermont St.
- SRS Office; 1901 Delaware St.
- Audio Reader Network, Baehr
- Audio Reader Center
Cottonwood Inc., 2801 W. 31st St.
Love Garden Sounds, 936 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Most sites are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The County Clerk's office will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Oct. 9
according to information provided on the site.
Bryant said his office did not keep track of how people register.
Other options to register:
through Oct 22.
"What we do know is that more
http://netvote96.mcl.com
Call 1-800-262-VOTE to receive a registration form by mail.
Request a personalized,
 addressed and stamped registration
card online at
http://www.psl.com
Oct. 5 during League of Women Voters' registration drive at all three Dillions stores, Checkers, Queen Mary and WetMarc.
Oct. 14 on campus. Special registration sites to be announced.
You must be a U.S. citizen , Kansas resident and at least 18 to register. The Kansas Voter Registration deadline is Oct. 21. If you are not a Kansas resident, you still can register through the Internet address.
people registered to vote in the 1996 primaries than ever before in the state of Kansas," he said.
Tearing down the house
Chris Hamilton. KANSAN
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house at 1301 W. Campus Rd. was demolished on Saturday to make way for the construction of a new house. Fraternity members say they expect to move into the new house next fall.
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Legend to sing unchained at Lied
By Erin Rooney
Kansan staff writer
Tonight. a Sun Records' 1955 "million-dollar quartet" member will walk onto the stage of the Lied Center. Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins are dead. Jerry Lee Lewis is not on his way to Lawrence. Only the Man in Black remakes.
Johnny Cash and his guitar will perform at 8 tonight.
A 1992 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, winner of eight Grammy awards, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Country Music Hall of Fame, Cash will bring a lifetime of his music to the stage. He is famous for his song Folsom Prison Blues, where he sang, "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die."
Student Union Activities and Pipeline Productions also present Cash's wife, June Carter, in tonight's concert. Carter is a two-time Grammy award, winner who has written a screenplay, two books, songs and most recently appeared on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as a traveling evangelist.
of music it offered to students.
Michelle Dennard, Ablene junior and chairwoman of the SUA live music committee, said that the committee wanted to expand the kinds
"We decided to bring Johnny Cash to represent the diverse music interest at KU," she said. "Not everyone is into the alternative music scene."
Cash is promoting his new album, Unchained, scheduled to be released in late November. He will return to northeast Kansas on Oct. 13 for a concert at the Topeka Performing Arts Center.
Johnny Cash
Karen Wilder, a manager for Cash through Artist Consultant Productions, said Cash was legendary.
"I don't know what else there is to say about him except for that he is an amazing guy, and that's wonderful for the people who are going to see him," she said.
Limited tickets are still available for the Lied performance. Tickets can be purchased at the SUA Box Office and through TicketMaster. Student tickets are $26 for the floor and first balcony and $19.50 for the second balcony.
--they'd probably have to start with typewriters and work their way up from there.
The world's most eligible bachelor — isn't anymore. Saturday, John F. Kennedy Jr. married his long-time girlfriend Carolyn Bessette.
The man once voted "The Sexiest Man Alive" by People in 1988 exchanged vows in a ceremony on Cumberland Island along the southeast coast of Georgia.
Kennedy and Bessette have been dating for almost five years.
By Ashlee Roll Kansan staff writer
The 35-year-old Kennedy ended his much-publicized romance with Daryl Hannah shortly after the death of his mother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in 1994.
"I know that Jack and Jackie would be very proud of them and full of love for them as they start their future together," said Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.).
The news of the marriage was bittersweet for some female KU students.
“It’s pretty depressing,” said Kathy Early, Los Angeles graduate student. “It’s good for him; bad for us.”
Since his birth, Kennedy has lived under the watchful eye of the public. The relationship began when he endeared himself to the American public during his father's 1963 funeral, when he stood to salute his father's casket.
Lori Tubbs, Leavenworth sophomore, said women were upset about the news because Kennedy represented a vision of prince charming and American royalty.
For his wedding, privacy was a priority, and even relatives didn't know the exact date or place until the last moment.
J.F.K. Jr. discreetly ties knot Famous bachelor marries long-time girlfriend Bessette
"It was important for us to be able to conduct this in a private, prayerful and meaningful way with the people we love," said a Kennedy spokeswoman.
Although some women may be upset about the new union, a few men don't understand why he would get married, considering his looks, wealth and fame.
"He's rich and can have anybody he wants," said Ryan Larkin, Lyndon sophomore. "What's his thinking?"
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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