A big surge in the number of voter registrations in Colorado took place this month on the night of the presidential debate as well as on several of the days since.

Approximately 5,899 people registered to vote last Wednesday (the second-highest day this year for new voters). Another 5,759 voters registered Thursday (the third-highest day) and Friday saw 5,079 new voters (the fifth-highest day for new voters this year).

It's National Voter Registration day, a nonpartisan action day to mobilize voter registration across the United States. Although it is important to register to vote in every state, as House, Senate, and down-ballot races will be decided across the country,

A campaign to increase the number of residents voting across the Permian Basin was recently launched by the Permian Strategic Partnership after statistics showed the lack of voters in the region. “Alarming statistics reveal that in recent elections,