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How to protect your vote and “Tweet” your vote, all online, for the record


You can read a good, explanatory press release here about Twitter Vote. Just an excerpt:

With less than 15 days until Election Day, the non-partisan Election Protection coalition is enhancing its outreach efforts through a partnership with the Twitter Vote Report project, Rock the Vote, and other coalition partners. With more than 125 million voters projected for this year, issues at the polls are inevitable. Citizens can help Election Protection as they work with election officials to find ways to fix any problems, on the spot, at the polls, and in doing so ensure that millions of Americans have their votes counted.

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“The Election Protection coalition is constantly exploring new ways to engage all Americans in the effort to make sure every vote is counted, and we have a special focus on connecting with the youth who represent a large block of first time voters,” said Jonah Goldman, director of the National Campaign for Fair Elections at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “This new initiative with Twitter Vote Report gives us the opportunity to penetrate communications streams that youth and others use in their everyday lives to communicate with friends and stay informed on the news of the day. We are eager to observe the myriad ways in which voters are empowered through the ability to provide real time updates as they vote.”

Click the project logo or hyperlinks to find out how. Hattip to Reno and Its Discontents whom I know has been working on these voter rights tools for a long time.  Being in Ohio, I sure hope as many bloggers, on both sides, spread the word as possible.

The Voter Suppression Wiki

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Voter Suppression Wiki

Twitter Vote Report

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Progress Ohio also posted about these wikis.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:35 pm October 27th, 2008 in Elections, Ohio, Voting, WH2008 

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