In response to poor voter turnout for this year’s primary elections, the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation and Healthy Boston Coalition have joined to help register voters in the Allston-Brighton area for the gubernatorial elections.

Juan Gonzalez, who is leading the voter registrations drive for the CDC, said they hope to help approximately 500 people register to vote.

“The main problem,” Gonzalez said, “is that some people don’t feel that their part is important.”

Most people simply do not think they have the time to register and vote, he added.

To combat this problem, the groups have decided to set up their tables in high-traffic locations throughout the neighborhood, such as Dunkin’ Donuts, Shaw’s Supermarket and the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Harvard Avenue. With the amount of people that pass by these locations everyday, the groups hope more citizens will see the ease of registering to vote.

Julie Barton, who is directing efforts for the drive for the HBC, said Allston-Brighton has such a low voter turnout because the people who live there are students and immigrants who are not natives of the community. Because of this, these groups “don’t really feel a connection to the community,” she said.

In addition to aiding citizens with the voter registration process, the groups will also provide information on the candidates and several political issues that pertain specifically to the target citizens.

One of these issues is bilingual education. On this year’s ballot, voters will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” to changing the bilingual education system in Massachusetts. A “yes” vote will support English-only education in the classrooms after initial English lessons, while a “no” vote would mean that there would be no change in the current policy.

Gonzalez emphasized most of the people he is trying to help register do not realize the full weight of their votes on this issue.

“Most people do not realize that a ‘yes’ vote could mean that teachers who speak in a language other than English in their classrooms could be fined and banned from teaching for five years,” Gonzalez said. “This is why we need to educate people on the issues.”

The CDC and HBC will begin helping people to register on Oct. 1 at Dunkin’ Donuts on North Beacon and Market in Brighton from 9 to 11 a.m. The drive will continue on Oct. 7 at the intersection of Commonwealth and Harvard Avenues in Allston from 4 to 6 p.m.