LAFAYETTE, CA - OCTOBER 20: Joan Lawtenberger (C) of the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley, assists a woman with a voter registration card October 20, 2008 in Lafayette, California. Residents are rushing to register to vote on the final day of voter registration in California before the presidential election. Getty Images logo Getty Images 13 months ago

LAFAYETTE, CA - OCTOBER 20: Joan Lawtenberger (C) of the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley, assists a woman with a voter registration card October 20, 2008 in Lafayette, California. Residents are rushing to register to vote on the final day of voter registration in California before the presidential election.

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