Video Your Vote: Students Reflect on the Election
and Voting
Video
Your Vote is a joint project
between the NewsHour and YouTube to document the
experiences of voters across the country and collect
voter opinions on the 2008 election.
Students from Damonte Ranch High School in Reno,
Nevada, talk with voters about the process and why they
chose to vote.
Teila from Damonte Ranch High School in Reno, Nevada,
interviews an election protection officer about his
job and how he helps voters.
New voters from Judge Memorial Catholic High School
in Salt Lake City talk about casting their votes and
learning about the candidates and issues.
Kris and Kendra, 18-year-olds from Valley High School
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, talk about their participation
in the campaign, voting, and the role of the youth vote
this year.
Students at Valley High School in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, discuss how the new president will affect
their lives
Demetrius Williams, a student at City Honors
School at Fosdick-Masten Park in Buffalo, New York,
interviews first time voter Brittney Williams, a
college freshman.
New voters from Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama,
talk about what they saw at the polls and the youth
turn-out.
The 2009 class president at North Schuylkill in Ashland,
Pennsylvania, talks about why he is planning to vote
and what he expects.
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