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Who are you voting for on Election Day? What issue has you fired up most? Record your thoughts in a short video (no longer than 60 seconds). And if you’ve attended a campaign event, share your photos or video. The best submissions could be part of CNN’s election coverage. If you experience any problems at the polls, let CNN know. You can contact our voter irregularities hotline by calling 800-CNN-NEWS, texting CNN 55333, or emailing votewatch@cnn.com.

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lilacina:

Doing my part to help @cnnireport collect stickers from every state. Tag yours #ivotedCNN and join in! #cnnireport #election2012

Love this photo. Here’s mine. Send yours on Twitter or Instagram and be sure to tag it #ivotedCNN. It could end up in CNN’s Election Day coverage. Thanks for voting! — John/ CNN’s Change the List

lilacina:

Doing my part to help @cnnireport collect stickers from every state. Tag yours #ivotedCNN and join in! #cnnireport #election2012

Love this photo. Here’s mine. Send yours on Twitter or Instagram and be sure to tag it #ivotedCNN. It could end up in CNN’s Election Day coverage. Thanks for voting! — John/ CNN’s Change the List

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Early voting numbers are up in Hawaii

More evidence Hawaii doesn’t have to finish last in voting: 

  • In 2008, 175,526 people voted early in Hawaii.
  • This year, about 180,000 people have done the same (so far).

These numbers are from Rex Quidilla in the state’s election office. They include early walk-in voting and absentee ballots that had been received as of Monday morning in Hawaii. ”We just hope people come out to vote tomorrow,” he said. CNN’s Change the List certainly hopes for the same. If all went as it did in 2008, Hawaii would need 11,466 more votes to hop off the bottom of the national list for voter turnout. You can do it, Hawaii.

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You can do it Hawaii! Share this image and encourage your friends to vote tomorrow — CNN’s Change the List

You can do it Hawaii! Share this image and encourage your friends to vote tomorrow — CNN’s Change the List

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The one that stuck in my head the most was the one about Arlington National Cemetery — all the people that gave their lives just so that we could vote. I’m not a military person or nothing like that but they were right, and it makes sense … That’s the main reason I’m going to go try (to vote on Tuesday). If I wouldn’t have read that, I probably wouldn’t.
Michael Remen, a sous-chef in Hilo, Hawaii, who didn’t plan to vote until a stranger sent him an encouraging message as part of CNN’s Change the List project

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CNN’s Tom Foreman explains why the Electoral College exists and how it works. It’s a smart, clean video and it has some helpful background info as we head into Tuesday.

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You convinced them to vote

Your thoughtful messages (find 47 of them here) convinced three of these nonvoters in Hawaii to vote on Tuesday, two of them for the first time. One of them, Michael Remen, said he decided to vote because of a single message, sent from a total stranger on the Internet. This was part of CNN’s Change the List. We’re trying to boost voter participation in Hawaii, the state with the lowest turnout. Many, many thanks to all who sent in messages.

Read the full story on CNN.com.

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curiositycounts:

Tomorrow’s the big day! Just remember…

curiositycounts:

Tomorrow’s the big day! Just remember…

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For those who can’t make it to their voting precincts, (Gov. Chris) Christie ordered election officials to allow displaced New Jersey voters to place their ballots electronically by submitting a mail-in ballot application via e-mail or fax. Once approved, the voter will be sent an electronic ballot that can, in turn, be e-mailed or faxed back to the county clerk.
Sarah Hoye, writing on CNN.com. This should be an interesting experiment in e-mail voting.

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As the election nears, social networks are being used extensively to try and persuade people of the importance of voting and even beat the record 2008 turnout, when two-thirds of US voters cast a ballot in the election. A project endorsed by First Lady Michelle Obama, for instance, encourages people to take photos with their kids when they vote and post them on social networks, to teach the younger generation about the workings of democracy. On Foursquare, the location-based social network, users can connect an app to their account and find the nearest polling station. On Tuesday, they will be able to see who voted across the United States on an online map. And Facebook will reportedly post get-out-the-vote messages Tuesday to millions of voting-age Americans on the social network.
This AFP on the social media and voting story leads off with CNN’s Change the List. Very cool. Remind all your friends (online and otherwise) to go to the polls on Tuesday.

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Get out and vote Hawaii! Share this image and help the Aloha State change the list. If voter turnout stayed exactly as it did in 2008 then 11,000-some new voters would push Hawaii out of last place for voter participation. There are plenty of caveats, but the takeaway is that this is totally doable.  
Read the full story on CNN.com.

Get out and vote Hawaii! Share this image and help the Aloha State change the list. If voter turnout stayed exactly as it did in 2008 then 11,000-some new voters would push Hawaii out of last place for voter participation. There are plenty of caveats, but the takeaway is that this is totally doable.  

Read the full story on CNN.com.

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A recent report from Educational Testing Services suggests that “With just over a week until the presidential election, there’s little hope of a high voter turnout among young people.” Low levels of civic engagement, limited knowledge of civics and government and indifference toward political affairs are to blame, according to the report. Voting rates are especially low among people with the lowest levels of education, with only 23 percent voting in the 2008 election. And only 4 percent of young, low-income high school dropouts voted in that election, says the report.
Alia Wong, writing in Civil Beat, a Hawaii news website. You can prove this study wrong. I met young people in Hawaii who are passionate about politics. Make your voices heard.