Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
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Uff Da! On Election Day 2008 I visited Shiloh Christian School (amongst other places) in Bismarck, North Dakota. North Dakota is the only state in the United States without voter registration. Watch my vlog to get a behind-the-scenes look at what the polling places I checked out looked like on this “Tuesday after the first Monday in November.” If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! |
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
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Last week we announced our partnership with YouTube and PBS for the Video Your Vote initiative. I’m happy to report that I was able to video my own (early) vote yesterday in Norwalk, CA at the Los Angeles County Clerk’s office alongside the star of our “famous” PSA. You can video YOUR vote by logging on to YouTube. (more…) |
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
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In our new get-out-the-vote PSA, a famous actress gives her perspective about voting. The PSA is directed by Derek Waters, creator of Drunk History. You can find your polling place and register to vote if the deadline hasn’t passed in your state using Google Maps. Election Day is November 4. Don’t know why we vote on Tuesday? Click here for the answer. |
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
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We’re proud to partner with and announce Video Your Vote, a new initiative from YouTube and PBS that tasks YOU with documenting your Election Day experience. The goal here is to create the largest library of polling place video ever, in order to make our elections as reliable, accessible and secure as possible. We can only do it with your help! (more…) |
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
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The election between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama may shatter voter turnout records. Even so, since 1945, less than half of all Americans have voted, and today the United States ranks 139 out of 172 in voter participation. Sign our petition to ask moderator Tom Brokaw to ask the candidates about America’s voting system at the 10/7 debate! (more…) |
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
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We’re pleased to announce the Ultimate College Bowl, the ultimate voter registration drive, with an unprecedented group of partners, including MySpace. Our goal is for every US college student to register and vote in the 2008 election. (more…) |
Friday, August 29th, 2008
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While I was at the Democratic National Convention earlier this week, some of you told us that Tom Brokaw of NBC News spoke on-air about Why Tuesday? and our efforts to make the state of America’s voting system an issue our elected officials cannot afford to avoid. Well, I found the clip! (more…) |
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
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Today Sen. Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate for the presidency. I interviewed both for our Candidate Challenge last October. Obama told me he supported the idea of weekend voting to increase voter participation, but Biden said he wouldn’t necessarily support it. (more…) |
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
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Last week we submitted a video question via YouChoose08 on YouTube to Senator Norm Coleman and Al Franken, who are up against each other for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. We wanted to know what they would do to increase American voter participation. Well, they responded! (more…) |
Monday, July 28th, 2008
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YouTube is asking users to pose questions to the candidates for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, the most-viewed and highest-ranked of which will be answered by the candidates themselves! So I asked Senator Norm Coleman and Al Franken what they would do to increase voter participation. |
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