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Volusia County races will include county chair; council district seats 2, 3 and 4; sheriff; property appraiser; county clerk; and supervisor of elections.

Our officers and committee members always have voter registration material on hand,” said Cynthia Slater, local NAACP president.

The local Democratic Party also is encouraging absentee ballot voting during the pandemic.

The Minority Elected Officials of Volusia County also is encouraging voters to register and hit the polls, especially African Americans and other minorities.

The Minority Elected Officials, like the NAACP, is concerned with voter turnout.

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