Time is running out for non-registered voters wanting to vote in the Nov. 2 elections. Midnight Oct. 4 is the deadline to register.
So volunteers with Democracy for Texas put together a marathon effort to register voters.
They will stay near the intersection of Rio Grande and Seventh in downtown Austin until midnight Monday.
Jeff Manson and other volunteers hope their efforts will pay off with more voters and with a more politically-engaged public.
"A lot of people aren't registered and I think if they registered and they voted, I think our government would represent us better," Manson said.
Karen Kreps feels so strongly about this election she decided to volunteer. The last time she volunteered was when she was in eighth grade.
"Being aware of the role that the United States plays in the world and the impact that it has on the world, I feel that it's very important for every citizen to be represented," Kreps said.
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Registration push
Volunteers are rushing to sign up voters and beat the deadline at midnight Monday.
 
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Volunteers don't have to try hard to convince non-registered voters to vote. Those who came out Sunday want to make sure they can vote in November.
"I didn't realize [my voter registration card] had expired. My wife pointed out that it wasn't valid any longer. I figured I didn't have much time and I knew these guys were here on Sunday, so I decided to make use of the weekend," Logan Cooper said.
"We just moved here from England. We just got here on Friday and we heard that today was the last day or tomorrow so we decided to do it today," Patrick O'Farrell said.
Last minute voter registration doesn't mean the process is any harder - all it takes is filling out a card.
But it has to be done by midnight on Monday. Volunteers will be here until then, but the rest is up to voters.
"This is the first step. The rest is getting them to show up at the polls," Kreps said.
