AFGE Launches Voting Rights Pages on MySpace, Facebook

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AFL-CIO News Blog

by James Parks,

Record numbers of young people are signing up to vote for the first time, and the union movement is making sure their votes will be counted.

In past elections, some college students have been denied the right to vote because local officials questioned whether they were full-time residents or if they were voting at the right precinct. So last week, AFGE launched pages on two popular social networking sites—MySpace and Facebook—to ensure students have the information they need to make sure their votes are counted.

Both sites include “Student Voting Tips” created by Brittany Ellis and Yasmin Fletcher, two AFGE student interns. The tips inform students about the voting process, outline voting options and encourage them to participate this November.



The MySpace page can be found here, and on Facebook, search for “Voter Protection” (you must be registered to view the page) and add as a friend. The pages also include links to related movie trailers, a slide show highlighting voter coalitions and links to student groups in key swing states.

Read more: http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/06/22/afge-launches-voting-rights-pages-on-myspace-facebook/

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http://www.afge.org/

[roseBudd]

1. This is fantastic!

[Ian David]

2. Don't you think Rupert Murdoch will shut this down the day before the election?

Why are people trusting Rupert Murdoch's MySpace to host time-sensitive liberal activist activities?

[TomClash]

3. Two people is not enough

More must be done.

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. I've signed up n/t