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Gainesville High students register to vote

Caroline Givogre holds a sign marking the location for students to register to vote Friday in the hallway of Gainesville High School. Gainesville High students who are 17-and-a-half years old had the opportunity to register to vote online or fill out a voter registration card.

0426vote1 — Caroline Givogre holds a sign marking the location for students to register to vote Friday in the hallway of Gainesville High School. Gainesville High students who are 17-and-a-half years old had the opportunity to register to vote online or fill out a voter registration card.

History and civics instructor Kathy Smith knows politics. She worked as a congressional aide for then-Rep. Nathan Deal, who is now governor. For the past 16 years, she has headed voter registration drives at Gainesville High School.