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 Boys' Latin Philadelphia Charter School
interview a voter about voting technology and the importance
of local elections.
Students from Boys' Latin Philadelphia Charter School
interview the director of voter services at Committee
of Seventy about how they work to ensure all voters'
rights are upheld.
Students from Boys' Latin Philadelphia Charter School
interview University of Pennsylvani professor Jack Nagel
about the electoral college and what increases voter
participation in urban areas.
In a video from Cheektowaga High School in Buffalo,
New York, students explain why they support different
candidates, what they think of their vice presidential
candidates and their stands on the issues.
In a video from Cheektowaga High School in Buffalo,
New York, students talk about the voting age and who
they would want to vote for if they could.
Students from Multicultural Indigenous Academy in St.
Paul, Minnesota interview voters about the excitment
surrounding the voting process this year, and the historical
significance.
Students from Ferndale Area High School in Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, talk about the issues that shape his their
choices for president.
Students from Rhodes High School in Philadelphia
talk about the results of the election.
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