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Register to vote: Deadlines looming!
Friday, October 3, 2008
The U.S. presidential election is just over a month away, but you won't be able to exercise your right to vote on November 4 unless you've first registered to vote. And those deadlines are approaching fast - in many states, the deadline is next Monday, October 6.
How do you find out where to register? Google has created a great maps platform into which you can type in your home address and get information on where to register in your state - you can find it at
maps.google.com/vote
.
If you want to learn more about this easy-to-use platform, see
this video
made by our friends at Google, which we're currently featuring on the Worldwide homepage. We're also featuring two more voter registration videos -- one was shot by
Leonardo DiCaprio and friends
, especially for the Google Maps platform launch, and the second comes from YouTube's own
Citizen Kate
, who participated in the
"Voter Vlog Tag" project
, a YouTube community project started by
JoeFelice
that aims to get YouTubers to tag each other with the task of getting their friends to register to vote.
Keep your eyes peeled for the creative ways YouTube users are utilizing the site to encourage you to vote, and make sure to get out and register NOW on
Google's new platform
! And as always, stay on top of the latest election news directly from the candidates on our
You Choose '08
platform.
Yours,
Steve G.
YouTube News & Politics
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