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Voting (w/ Future Coalition and Georgia Tech's Student Government Association)


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Welcome back to MOVEments! This week, we’re talking about voting and how the new generation of voters are finding newer ways to get involved in this year’s election.

In this episode, we catch up with SGA’s VP of External Affairs Samuel Ellis as he tells us more about how McCamish Pavillion is being converted into an on-campus polling place for Georgia Tech students and Fulton County residents. Visit the website below to learn how to participate in early voting from October 21st-23rd and to vote on election day!


Georgia Tech Student Government Association

Website: http://gov.gatech.edu/vote

Instagram: @gtsga | Facebook @gtugsga | Twitter: @gatechsga

Information about early voting at McCamish Pavillion: https://news.gatech.edu/2020/09/17/mccamish-early-voting-site

Tech's Voter Guide:  https://vote.cae.gatech.edu/


Also, in this episode, we talk with a Future Fellow from Future Coalition, Sophia Woodrow, to talk even more about the ways you can use your platform and network to mobilize others to vote. Check out the links below to learn more about those projects.

Future Coalition

Website: https://futurecoalition.org/

Instagram: @futurecoalition | Facebook: @thefuturecoalition | Twitter: @FutureCoalition

Join the Bus Tour Event on October 30th & 31st in Atlanta for a fun celebration of voting! Learn more here: https://votewith.us/bus-tour/


Here's a master list for resources that our guests mentioned and a few of our own:

Sign-up to be a poll worker in Fulton County here: https://fultoncountyga.gov/services/voting-and-elections/become-a-poll-worker

Not from Atlanta? Check out this link to become a poll worker in your hometown: https://www.acluga.org/en/our-work/poll-worker-recruitment-program-resources

Want to be a poll technician? Visit here to learn more: https://vote.cae.gatech.edu/node/198


Check on your absentee ballot status, find your polling places, learn who's on your ballot with these links/accounts:

Georgia My Voter Page: https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do

Other voting websites: 

https://www.vote.org/

https://www.rockthevote.org/ 

https://www.branch.vote/

Instagram: @gtvotertech (has a ton of great resources as well!)


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