Community health clinics in South Dakota are adding a service to the care they already offer: voter registration.  The state's 34 clinics are launching an effort to get unregistered voters on the rolls and to the polls.  Paula Hallberg of the Community Health Care Association says the effort is aimed at convincing people that their voices matter when it comes to public health issues.

Community health centers in South Dakota provide medical treatment for people at reduced prices. The centers often accommodate the uninsured, underinsured and minorities.  The centers served 52,314 people in 2006; 40 percent of them were uninsured.