By james art 
- As of Friday night, half of Leon County’s registered voters had already cast ballots in the 2024 election.
- A voting rights group will spend this FAMU Homecoming weekend working to get more African-Americans to the polls.
- Watch the video to see how they work to educate voters on issues important to the black community.
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As early voting closes Sunday, groups are making last-ditch efforts to get neighbors to go to the polls. I’m Kenya Cardone in the Northwest Tallahassee neighborhood. Voting rights groups spent the day here canvassing predominantly black communities and educating neighbors about why their vote matters.
Kimberly S. Homer, neighbor – “It’s very important to me to vote because I know, as a minority, the struggles that people have gone through to vote, people have died.”
Neighbor Kimberly Homer says as a black voter there is a lot at stake in this election.
That’s why she and several of her fellow neighbors came out for a “Power of the Ballot” brunch in Mrs. Dee’s kitchen.
Homer – “People have no access to other places and [this is] right here in the community, so it’s no excuse.”
Several organizers spent the afternoon encouraging neighbors of all demographics to vote as Election Day quickly approaches.
Shavon Arline-Bradley, President of NCNW – “Every generation is getting activated and we’re seeing it in states like Florida, which are big states, which are battleground states that touch on issues that are important to black women and black communities everywhere.”
And with FAMU Homecoming in full swing..
Cameron Miller, FAMU student – “This is probably the best possible weather all year.”
Rattler Cameron Miller tells me it’s important to see initiatives like this in his community, especially to make younger voters like him realize the impact the election will have on everyone.
Miller – “We’re going to be the next ones to set an example for the people after us, so why not set that example now to show the people after us and the people now who don’t vote why it’s important?”
The group will continue to campaign throughout the weekend.
They will even attend FAMU’s homecoming parade on Saturday morning.
In Northwest Tallahassee, Kenya Cardonne ABC 27