Get Out the Vote is well underway, complete with “Did you vote?” banners, notifications, and communications from civic organizations such as, um, Facebook, all-you-can-eat buffets, and the neighborhood CBD shop. Instagram will help you find out whether you are registered and send you to the page from which you can request a ballot.
On campuses, various groups do much the same, “raising awareness” about voting and lowering the barrier for student engagement to subterranean levels with registration efforts and stroll-to-the-polls groups. Efforts to make Election Day a campus holiday — neglecting schoolwork in order to nudge young people into a booth — smack of political prioritization.
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