Oakland County, Michigan, August 2008 -- The Oakland County Clerk's Office recently assisted the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC) with their efforts to register voters.

"The MMBDC is conducting a statewide Minority Business Enterprise Employee Voter Registration Drive from Aug. 1 through September 30," said James B. Franklin III, MMBDC Vice President of Government Relations and Regional Operations.  "Minority businesses play a significant role in their surrounding communities. Through this program we can create awareness and participation in this important election."
 
"We were very happy to assist the MMBDC in this very worthy endeavor," said Ruth Johnson, the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds. "Our office wants to do everything we can to make sure as many people as possible celebrate their freedom by having their voice heard, their vote count, on Election Day." Voter Registration applications and instructions can be found on the Clerk's web site at www.oakgov.com/clerkrod under the Elections Division.

Joe Rozell, Oakland County's Director of Elections, gave a presentation at the MMBDC's training session at the Automation Alley offices in Troy, Mich. He offered employers information on who can be registered, how to correctly complete voter registration applications as well insight into the state's new Voter ID requirements.

The MMBDC is a non-profit corporate service organization that provides a direct link to over 600 corporations seeking to do business with over 1,500 certified African American, Latin American, Native American, Asian and Pacific Islander American businesses in Michigan.  In addition, MMBDC is the largest of the 39 regional councils within the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and promotes minority and economic development through corporate supplier diversity.