When I was younger you had to be 21 to vote and I am not sure when they lowered the age to vote, now one can vote at 18. What a gift, but how many 18 year old take the time to learn about the issues, candidats and register to vote? Do they even care? Maybe they don’t feel like they can make a difference. This PSA (public service announcement) by some of the most envied stars urges all of us to vote but the target here is young people. If you are a teen, know teens and have teens over 18 at home, urge them to vote. Send them this video, they can make a change.
About the “Don’t Vote” video:
Leonardo DiCaprio, will i. am, Tobey Maguire, and Forest Whitaker have created public service announcements to encourage American youth to register to vote. The non-partisan PSAs, produced by DiCaprios Appian Way, were created to engage and inspire young people (age 18 and older) to register and vote and participate in the upcoming election. Celebrities appearing in the PSAs include: Amy Adams, will.i.am, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, Halle Berry, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Connolly, Courteney Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Jonah Hill, Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Kiedis, Ashton Kutcher, Adam Levine, Laura Linney, Eva Longoria, Tobey Maguire, Demi Moore, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Ethan Suplee, Kyra Sedgwick, Michelle Trachtenberg, Usher, and Forest Whitaker.
Help Your Teen Find Out How To Vote
If your teen needs help figuring out where to get all the voter registration information send them to maps.google.com/vote . Once they arrive at the site:
- Put their address in the box then
- Find out how many days are left to register by mail and the date the registration must be postmarked by.
For example every state is different, if you are in Colorado as of 10/3 you have 3 days left to register by mail and it must be postmarked by 10/6. - Not sure if you are registered? Then go here to find out if you are registered to vote.
- At maps.google.com/vote, there is a link to a pdf with the voter registration and mail in ballot application
- At maps.google.com/vote, there is a link to a pdf with the absentee ballot and early voting information plus the states election website.
- Important voter phone numbers can be found such as the voter hot line and the county clerk
- Election Information
- Google Elections Map Gallery
Statistics show that on average nationwide less than 50% of the American youth votes. They need to be educated on the candidates and the issues. Keep the conversation going and let them make their own decisions.
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