Effort underway to boost US voter participation(视频)
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> 6<span word="th">th</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>. <span word="Groups">Groups</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mobilizing">mobilizing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underrepresented">underrepresented</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="Shakei">Shakei</span> <span word="Haynes">Haynes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2005 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 16-<span word="years">years</span>-<span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mobilizing">Mobilizing</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="contrasting">contrasting</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Haynes">Haynes</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> 18 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unregistered">unregistered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Census">Census</span>.</p><p><span word="Shakei">Shakei</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unacceptable">unacceptable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="underrepresented">underrepresented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reflective">reflective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="Jai">Jai</span> <span word="Dungey">Dungey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>.</p>
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