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By Randy Ellis Staff Writer rellis@oklahoman.comA nonprofit social welfare organization recently mailed out absentee ballot applications to 59,000 Oklahomans with the goal of increasing voter participation among groups that traditionally have had low voter turnouts. African-Americans, Latinos, millennials and unmarried women were among groups targeted for the mass mailing by The Center for Voter Information. "Voting is our most essential American right, and yet 40 million Americans who voted in 2016 likely won't cast a ballot in the 2018 midterms, said Lionel Dripps, program director for The Center for Voter Information. "In Oklahoma, more than 37 percent of all eligible African Americans, Latinos, young people and unmarried women are not expected to vote in the midterms.Read more on NewsOK.com

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