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Rock the Vote is a non-profit organization, progressive-aligned group in the United States whose stated mission is "to engage and build the political power of young people." The organization was founded in 1990 by Virgin Records America Co-Chairman Jeff Ayeroff, to encourage young people to vote. [1]

96 relations: Adam Brody, Aerosmith, Against Me!, Benicio del Toro, Bill Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Brittany Murphy, Buckethead, Caitlin Moran, Chris Cornell, Christina Aguilera, CNN, Conscription, Cowboys and Indians, Darren Criss, Deee-Lite, Deforestation, DJ Snake, Donald Rumsfeld, Donald Trump, Donny Osmond, Draymond Green, Ed Gillespie, Eddie Vedder, Election, Election Day (United States), Faneuil Hall, Global warming, Gun control, Health Care for America NOW!, Jack & Bobby, Jake Gyllenhaal, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Kendall Jenner, Kinky (band), Legality of cannabis, Lena Dunham, Leonardo DiCaprio, LGBT rights by country or territory, Lil Jon, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Lush (band), Macy Gray, Madonna (entertainer), Maggie Gyllenhaal, Megadeth, Michael Jackson, Michael Stipe, ..., Miley Cyrus, Miranda Cosgrove, Mock election, MTV, Natasha Lyonne, National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Nonpartisanism, Nonprofit organization, One Tree Hill (TV series), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Paul van Dyk, Peter Sarsgaard, Public health insurance option, Public service announcement, Rachel Bilson, Radiohead, Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reproductive rights, Republican National Committee, Republican Party (United States), Ricky Martin, Robert Downey Jr., Romeo Miller, Rooster Teeth, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Scott Weiland, Sean Combs, Select (magazine), Selective Service System, Slaughter (band), Steve Barr (educator), The Reverend Horton Heat, Thom Yorke, Turn Down for What, United States, United States presidential election, 2004, United States presidential election, 2016, United States Secretary of Defense, Voter registration, Washington, D.C., Whoopi Goldberg, Will.i.am, XO Stereo, Youth vote in the United States. Expand index (46 more) »

Adam Brody

Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, writer, musician and producer.

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Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band.

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Against Me!

Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Gainesville, Florida, by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace.

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Benicio del Toro

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor.

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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Bootsy Collins

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American musician and singer-songwriter.

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Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy-Monjack (born Brittany Anne Bertolotti; November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009), was an American actress and singer.

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Buckethead

Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American musician who has worked within many genres of music.

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Caitlin Moran

Catherine Elizabeth "Caitlin" Moran (born 5 April 1975) is an English journalist, author, and broadcaster at The Times, where she writes three columns a week: one for the Saturday Magazine, a TV review column, and the satirical Friday column "Celebrity Watch".

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Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.

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Christina Aguilera

Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.

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Conscription

Conscription, sometimes called the draft, is the compulsory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service.

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Cowboys and Indians

Cowboys and Indians may refer to.

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Darren Criss

Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer and songwriter.

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Deee-Lite

Deee-Lite was an American house and club/dance music group, formed in New York City.

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Deforestation

Deforestation, clearance, or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.

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DJ Snake

William Sami Etienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known professionally as DJ Snake, is a French DJ and record producer from Paris.

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Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a retired American political figure and businessman.

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Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current President of the United States, in office since January 20, 2017.

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Donny Osmond

Donald Clark Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, actor, comedian, radio personality, and former teen idol.

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Draymond Green

Draymond Jamal Green Sr. (born March 4, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Ed Gillespie

Edward Walter Gillespie (born August 1, 1961) is an American politician, strategist and lobbyist who served as the 61st Chair of the Republican National Committee from 2003 to 2005 and was Counselor to the President from 2007 to 2009 during the Presidency of George W. Bush.

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Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and one of three guitarists of the American rock band Pearl Jam.

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Election

An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.

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Election Day (United States)

In the United States, Election Day is the day set by law for the general elections of federal public officials.

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Faneuil Hall

Faneuil Hall (or; previously), located near the waterfront and today's Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, has been a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1743.

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Global warming

Global warming, also referred to as climate change, is the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.

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Gun control

Gun control (or firearms regulation) is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians.

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Health Care for America NOW!

Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is a progressive political coalition of more than 1,000 organizations that joined together in 2008 in a successful effort to promote legislation to reform the United States health care system and extend medical benefits to most of the population that is currently uninsured.

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Jack & Bobby

Jack & Bobby is an American drama television series that aired on The WB from September 12, 2004 to May 11, 2005.

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Jake Gyllenhaal

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor.

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Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.

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Kendall Jenner

Kendall Nicole Jenner (born November 3, 1995) is an American model and television personality.

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Kinky (band)

Kinky is a Mexican rock band, formed in 1998 as part of the Avanzada Regia musical movement and consisting of Gilberto Cerezo, Ulises Lozano, Carlos Chairez, Omar Góngora, and Cesar Pliego.

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Legality of cannabis

The legality of cannabis for general or recreational use varies from country to country.

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Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham (born May 13, 1986) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director.

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer.

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LGBT rights by country or territory

Laws affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or territory; everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty as punishment for same-sex romantic/sexual activity or identity.

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Lil Jon

Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Lush (band)

Lush were an English rock band formed in London in 1987.

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Macy Gray

Macy Gray (born Natalie Renée McIntyre; September 6, 1967) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actress.

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Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

Margaret Ruth Gyllenhaal (born November 16, 1977) is an American actress.

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Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Michael Stipe

John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as being the lead singer of the alternative rock band R.E.M. from their formation in 1980 until their dissolution in 2011.

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress, singer and songwriter.

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Mock election

A mock election is an election organized for educational or transformative purposes.

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MTV

MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Media Networks (a division of Viacom) and headquartered in New York City.

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Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein (born April 4, 1979), better known as Natasha Lyonne, is an American actress.

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National Voter Registration Act of 1993

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) (formerly), also known as the Motor Voter Act, is a United States federal law signed into law by President Bill Clinton on May 20, 1993, and which came into effect on January 1, 1995.

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Nonpartisanism

Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias toward, a political party.

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Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

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One Tree Hill (TV series)

One Tree Hill is an American television drama series created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB.

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often shortened to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or nicknamed Obamacare, is a United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.

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Paul van Dyk

Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk (born 16 December 1971 in Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany) is a German DJ, record producer and musician.

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Peter Sarsgaard

John Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is an American actor.

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Public health insurance option

The public health insurance option, also known as the public insurance option or the public option, is a proposal to create a government-run health insurance agency that would compete with other private health insurance companies within the United States.

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Public service announcement

A public service announcement (PSA), or public service ad, is a message in the public interest disseminated without charge, with the objective of raising awareness, changing public attitudes and behavior towards a social issue.

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Rachel Bilson

Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an American actress.

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Radiohead

Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985.

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Ramones

The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American funk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983.

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Reproductive rights

Reproductive rights are legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health that vary amongst countries around the world.

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Republican National Committee

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Ricky Martin

Enrique José Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), commonly known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, actor and author.

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Robert Downey Jr.

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and singer.

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Romeo Miller

Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. (born August 19, 1989), known professionally as Romeo Miller is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, and model.

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Rooster Teeth

Rooster Teeth Productions is an American media and entertainment company located mainly in Austin, Texas, as well as Los Angeles and London.

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Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and film producer.

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Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress, producer, and designer.

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Scott Weiland

Scott Richard Weiland (né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.

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Sean Combs

Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, Diddy, Love and Brother Love is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur.

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Select (magazine)

Select was a United Kingdom music magazine of the 1990s which was particularly known for covering Britpop, a term coined in the magazine by Stuart Maconie.

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Selective Service System

The Selective Service System is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription.

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Slaughter (band)

Slaughter is an American rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum.

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Steve Barr (educator)

Steve Barr (born 1959) is an educator, political activist, and author, best known as a co-founder of Rock the Vote and founder of Green Dot Public Schools, a charter school organization in Los Angeles, California.

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The Reverend Horton Heat

The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician Jim Heath (born 1959) as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio.

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Thom Yorke

Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and composer, and the singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Radiohead.

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Turn Down for What

"Turn Down for What" is a song by DJ Snake and Lil Jon released on December 18, 2013.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States presidential election, 2004

The United States presidential election of 2004, the 55th quadrennial presidential election, was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.

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United States presidential election, 2016

The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.

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United States Secretary of Defense

The Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the leader and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense, the executive department of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

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Voter registration

Voter registration (or enrollment) is the requirement that a person otherwise eligible to vote register (or enroll) on an electoral roll before they will be entitled or permitted to vote.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Whoopi Goldberg

Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actress, comedian, author, and television host.

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Will.i.am

William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "will I am"), is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor.

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XO Stereo

XO Stereo is an American rock band from Los Angeles, CA.

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Youth vote in the United States

The youth vote in the United States is a political term used to describe 18- to 24-year-olds and their voting habits.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_the_Vote

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