For this live-streamed event, Lezli and her ON THE YARD co-host Zuri Levene Harvell; Spelman College ‘21, chat with two SGA Presidents students, Alanna Gaskin; Prairie View A&M University ‘21 and Xavier McClinton; Florida A&M University ‘21, as well as Andrea Hailey CEO of Vote.org about some of the unprecedented voting-related obstacles facing college students this election season, digital voter suppression, the national poll worker shortage crisis, data from the 2020 mid-terms regarding the percentage of rejected mail-in/absentee ballots of college students, and exact solutions on how to ensure your vote is counted this election season. 

 

Relevant and Recommended Reads

• The New Voter Suppression
• Prairie View A&M students sue Texas county, allege voter suppression of Black citizens
• Empty US college campuses are making it harder for students to vote
• Where the youth vote could matter most in 2020

 

CALL TO ACTION

VISIT VOTE.ORG

• Check if you are registered to vote
• Request a mail in ballot
• Get assistance with voting by mail
• Volunteer to be a Poll Worker 

 

WHAT IF I’M REGISTERED TO VOTE + I GET TO THE POLLS + TOLD I’M NOT ON THE ROLL 

 

• Do not leave
• Call the Election Protection Hotline 1-866-687-8683

 

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Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) /Zuri Levene Harvell (Co-Host) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer) 

 

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