{"639072":{"#nid":"639072","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SGA and Alpha Phi Alpha Host Wreck the Vote","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the Student Government Association\u0026rsquo;s (SGA) government relations committee and the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity team up to host Wreck the Vote, a campuswide voter registration drive. This year, Wreck the Vote will also include helping people request their absentee ballots, check their voter registration, and find their polling place.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELast year, Wreck the Vote helped approximately 150 students register to vote. This year, with the presidential election taking place in November, SGA and Alpha Phi Alpha want to make sure all eligible members of the Georgia Tech community have everything they need to cast their ballots. SGA will be tabling on Tech Walkway from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to pass out information and answer questions. Meanwhile, Alpha Phi Alpha will be holding \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/WTV-OfficeHours\u0026amp;sa=D\u0026amp;ust=1599851732621000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNENnHMzsaoksk5QcKU3_5qSbVUL2g\u0022\u003Evirtual office hours\u003C\/a\u003E from 1 to 2 p.m. Sept. 15-17 so that students, faculty, and staff can answer questions without any face-to-face interaction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWreck the Vote week will culminate in a debate on Thursday, Sept. 17, between Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s four political student organizations: College Democrats, College Republicans, Young Democratic Socialists of America, and Young Americans for Liberty. The debate will be \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/ryxpcvwa\u0022\u003Estreamed over BlueJeans\u003C\/a\u003E starting at 6 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGet started with Wreck the Vote by filling out \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.gle\/Kp6D1VJp9KgK6m4N9\u0022\u003Ethis form\u003C\/a\u003E. Georgia\u0026rsquo;s voter registration deadline for the general election is Monday, Oct. 5. Click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vote.org\/voter-registration-deadlines\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to view the voter registration deadline in your state. Learn more about getting ready for Election Day \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2020\/09\/04\/getting-ready-election-day\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe annual voter registration drive will help people get what they need to be ready for Election Day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The annual voter registration drive will help people get what they need to be ready for Election Day."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2020-09-14 17:14:19","changed_gmt":"2020-09-15 11:43:42","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"611917":{"id":"611917","type":"image","title":"Wreck the Vote Button","body":null,"created":"1537884023","gmt_created":"2018-09-25 14:00:23","changed":"1537884023","gmt_changed":"2018-09-25 14:00:23","alt":"Wreck the Vote Button","file":{"fid":"232952","name":"wreckthevote.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wreckthevote.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wreckthevote.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":144180,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/wreckthevote.jpg?itok=HlgNnuoh"}},"638998":{"id":"638998","type":"image","title":"Wreck the Vote Tabling","body":null,"created":"1599848710","gmt_created":"2020-09-11 18:25:10","changed":"1599848710","gmt_changed":"2020-09-11 18:25:10","alt":"Flyer for SGA and Alpha Phi Alpha\u0027s virtual Wreck the Vote, hosted from Sept. 15-17, 2020.","file":{"fid":"242958","name":"wreck the vote.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wreck%20the%20vote.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wreck%20the%20vote.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":95189,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/wreck%20the%20vote.jpeg?itok=rV4Eh2xg"}},"639001":{"id":"639001","type":"image","title":"Wreck the Vote Debate","body":null,"created":"1599849144","gmt_created":"2020-09-11 18:32:24","changed":"1599849144","gmt_changed":"2020-09-11 18:32:24","alt":"Flyer for the Wreck the Vote debate, held Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 at 6 p.m.","file":{"fid":"242959","name":"WTV Debate.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/WTV%20Debate.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/WTV%20Debate.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":324898,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/WTV%20Debate.jpeg?itok=Qj7sJh5N"}}},"media_ids":["611917","638998","639001"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/vote","title":"Voting Information"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"185006","name":"2020 election"},{"id":"185834","name":"election 2020"},{"id":"3717","name":"voting"},{"id":"185835","name":"voter registration"},{"id":"44221","name":"wreck the vote"},{"id":"166922","name":"sga"},{"id":"166923","name":"student government association"},{"id":"2325","name":"Government Relations"},{"id":"185836","name":"alpha phi alpha"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gwyner3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}