Text Messages Used For Voting Registration

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Text Messages Used For Voting Registration

• Sara A. Ney
• Central Michigan University

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Text Messaging

• Text messaging is an instant email sent over a
  cell phone.
• Text messaging is growing with popularity.
• Many cell phone companies are offering large
  discounts on text messaging.

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• Many people say that text messaging is so popular
  because can receive it anywhere.
• Text messaging is also very fast to use if people
  do not have the time to call someone.

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Political text messages

• Nearly 200,000 people registered to vote by using
  text messages in South Africa.
• In Iran, political parties text message potential
  voters.
• Countries around the world are using text
  messages in the political process.

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Rock the Vote Mobile

• MTV and Motorola are teaming up to launch Rock
  the Vote Mobile.
• Rock the Vote will send political information to
  potential voters in the U.S.
• Targeted at young voters because recently the
  turnout for young voters has been poor.

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• About 1 in 5 of the potential voters for the next
  election are under 30.
• More than 14,000 people have already signed up
  for Rock The Vote Mobile.
• People are hoping that Rock The Vote Mobile will
  get young voters excited about politics.