Video Your Vote

Two weeks from today, the longest, most historic, and, perhaps, most critical presidential campaign in recent US history, will finally (we hope!) come to a conclusion as a record number of voters set out for the polls to cast their ballots.

As a means of spotlighting what happens on election day through the eyes of voters, YouTube and PBS have teamed up to co-sponsor Video Your Vote, a project designed to shed light on voting in America and show democracy in action in its full, imperfect majesty. The idea is to chronicle the excitement and energy at the polls, as well as any problems that may arise -- long lines or broken voting machines, for example -- that present obstacles to citizens trying to vote.

Here's Judy Woodruff of PBS's News Hour detailing the project on a recent episode.

All you have to do is shoot the video and then submit your footage here. Some of the most compelling videos will be featured on PBS during its election coverage as well as highlighted on YouTube. And here's a practical and legal primer from Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. This is important to watch to avoid running afoul of any number of arcane state election laws.

With alarming reports of dysfunctional voter registration, purges of the rolls, and possible voter suppression surfacing regularly, new technology offers a powerful tool for citizens to police the election process itself while this compelling old/new media partnership between YouTube and PBS offers a prominent platform for the information to be rapidly disseminated. So click here to learn how you can video your vote.

Comments (3)

1. Now, we'll be in a battle of videos...

   The Left pulling out "This poor guy got purged from the rolls" videos...

   the Right pulling out "These guys in this 'inner city neighborhood' don't even have a legal address" videos....

   and whoever loses on November 5th declares THEIR side the victim.

   Posted by Maskdelta at 10/21/2008 @ 6:00pm

2. comment #2

   Posted by frosty zoom at 10/22/2008 @ 09:48am

3. DO NOT TRUST "YOUTUBE". SHAME ON THEM!!!!!

   They have been bought, they sold their souls! I was shocked to find many of the Sarah Palin's Videos where she made a fool of herself are TAKEN OFF (black screen)and even the COMMENTS WINDOW CLOSED. This was done by YouTube to protect her image. Its a conspiracy alright. I never imagined YOUTUBE to sell their souls to (green) republicans, or was their life in danger, threatened by CIA? Whatever, freedom of speech and expression is gone, fucked, it no more exists, its all PUPPETRY!!! What in the name of hell is going on??? Everything is for sale.

   No matter what she must win, that is the order of the day. Does anyone realises how bad USA economy is??? It will take 20 years to come back to where we were 8 years ago. The financial core system is fucked. And the entire middle class beer drinking population couldnt care less, but will show remorse in near future when it comes to their children's future which would be very bad.

   McCain knows nothing. If word obama is taken away from his vocabulary, he turns MUTE!! He is rich with a wealthy wife to look after him. Palin the bitch has no standard, just oozing sex, playing Sharon Stone of "BASIC INSTINCTS" 1 & 2 with full impact. What a shame.

   She says "oh gosh, Obama kills small babies (abortion), and assholes believe her, this is insane!! Then she says he befriends terrorists! The guy she is refering to William Myers was against the 'Nam war, so was Kennedy! William Myers is NOW a teaching Professor in a university. If he is a terrorist then why McCain and Palin the bitch are not demanding for HIS ARREST to put him behind bars Or in Guantanamo bay with other terrorist? So pathetic.

   Oh! The nation is infatuated by this SHE DEVIL in disguise, not knowing the repurcussions

   Posted by aleemsyed at 10/22/2008 @ 11:46pm