41. The soft money he hopes to raise is expected to be earmarked for party building endeavors such as voter registration drives. 42. The summit also is expected to produce details of the voter registration drive Farrakhan promised in his address to the marchers last month. 43. The voter registration drive goes beyond getting new citizens to the ballot box. 44. They have been opposed by business groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which mounted a similar voter drive on behalf of Republicans. 45. They said they would spend whatever money they had on a voter drive. 46. Those conservative groups that do abide by it can buy newspaper advertisements, engage in direct-mail advocacy and help finance voter drives. 47. This year, the VFW for the first time is hiring a public relations firm to organize its annual voter drive. 48. Unlike many other churches, they are not involved in voter registration drives and other political activities. 49. When civil rights organizers from outside the state launched voter registration drives in rural Mississippi, she joined their effort. 50. Awad and other council officials acknowledged that part of the problem is a lack of Muslim representation and said their organization is conducting a voter registration drive. |