The main purpose of this post it to encourage everyone to exercise your right to vote. You can’t complain about an elected candidate if you choose not to participate on Election Day.
Therefore regardless of your political party preference, it’s important to educate this new generation about the political process and how their voice matters.
Respect My Vote! is a national Hip Hop culture-based campaign that reaches the disenfranchised with celebrity spokespeople, social media influencers, and community leaders.
Starting in the month of May, Respect My Vote! will implement on-the-ground voter registration drives in cities and on campuses across the country with emphasis on states such as Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, Nevada and North Carolina. The grassroots drives will be active through voter registration deadlines and then will become major voter turnout drives to get voters to the polls for early voting and on Election Day.
Respect My Vote! impacts those disenchanted with the political process who don’t fully understand how exercising your right to vote influences policies that impact their daily lives. The campaign also educates the public on voter laws including how ex-offenders are able to vote in most states across the country. Debunking the myth that if convicted of a felony, you permanently lose your right to vote.
If you know someone that needs to register to vote visit www.respectmyvote.com, and encourage them to join the campaign by pledging to vote, signing up to volunteer in their communities, and spreading the word through social media.
Source: Respect My Vote
