{"155931":{"#nid":"155931","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Students Encouraged to \u2018Wreck the Vote\u2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the \u201890s, it was Rock the Vote. Today at Georgia Tech, it\u2019s Wreck the Vote.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn anticipation of the November presidential election, members of the Student Government Association (SGA) and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. are spearheading a campaign encouraging students to engage in political discourse, register to vote and hit the polls Nov. 6.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will be able to register to vote via mobile registration sites hosted by their peers this week on Tech Walk.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs students, just because we are busy with classes, work or extracurricular involvement, our views and ideas will not be represented in the American democratic system if we never speak out at the polls,\u201d said Graham Goldberg, student lobby board chair for the undergraduate SGA. \u201cRegistering to vote is definitely a step in the right direction, but you ultimately have to cast a ballot to make a difference,\u201d said Goldberg.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETuesday night, the undergraduate SGA will host an open forum at 7:30 p.m. in Room 117 of the Student Services (Flag) Building prior to its regular meeting. All are invited to attend to hear from state politicians from state representatives \u2013 not about party platforms but about the importance of college students voting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia deadline to register to vote in the November election is Tuesday, Oct. 9. Those unsure of where they\u2019re registered, but know it\u2019s in the state of Georgia, can visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mvp.sos.state.ga.us\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Secretary of State\u2019s My Voter Page\u003C\/a\u003E to find their precinct. Alternatively, students may file absentee ballots if they don\u2019t want to register in the Atlanta area or have reason to want to vote at home, such as if their home precinct has what they believe will be a more contested race.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EViewing events for the upcoming presidential debates will provide a common place for students to watch and prepare to cast an educated ballot. Debates are scheduled for Oct. 3, 11, 16 and 22; all events will be held in the Student Center Theater, with the exception of the Oct. 3 viewing, which will take place outdoors at the Campanile.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Wreck the Vote campaign kicked off Saturday with a tailgate and mobile voter registration drive prior to the football game against Miami. College Republicans, College Democrats, the Student Center Programs Council, Jackets for Obama and the African American Student Organization are also collaborating with SGA and Alpha Phi Alpha on this campaign.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudent groups hold voter registration drive, other events to register peers and get them to vote.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Student groups hold voter registration drive, other events to register peers and get them to vote."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-09-20 14:46:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:50","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"155941":{"id":"155941","type":"image","title":"Wreck the Vote","body":null,"created":"1449178872","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:41:12","changed":"1475894789","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:29","alt":"Wreck the Vote","file":{"fid":"195292","name":"voter4.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/voter4_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/voter4_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":129805,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/voter4_0.jpeg?itok=9GOIAqQ0"}}},"media_ids":["155941"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WreckTheVote","title":"Wreck the Vote on Facebook"},{"url":"http:\/\/twitter.com\/gtvotes","title":"Wreck the Vote on Twitter"},{"url":"http:\/\/mvp.sos.state.ga.us\/","title":"Georgia Secretary of State\u0027s My Voter Page"},{"url":"http:\/\/sos.georgia.gov\/elections\/voting_information.htm","title":"Georgia Voting Information"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"44231","name":"alpha phi alpha fraternity"},{"id":"9077","name":"college democrats"},{"id":"6271","name":"College Republicans"},{"id":"44241","name":"jackets for obama"},{"id":"3177","name":"politics"},{"id":"6927","name":"presidential election"},{"id":"166922","name":"sga"},{"id":"167058","name":"Student"},{"id":"167389","name":"Student Center Programs Council"},{"id":"166923","name":"student government association"},{"id":"3717","name":"voting"},{"id":"44221","name":"wreck the vote"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gtvotes@gmail.com\u0022\u003EGraham Goldberg\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudent Government Association\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}