YouTube and PBS ask you to document November 4th voting problems

YouTube and public TV network PBS are asking voters to “Video your vote” — or to film themselves while voting during the November 4th election.

The not-so-subtle subtext here is that there has been a bunch of controversy about voter registration issues. Some are concerned that groups like ACORN have been registering fake or otherwise ineligible voters. Others are concerned that eligible voters — especially first-time voters — have been improperly turned away by polling officials.

From the YouTube blog:

Be sure to tag all of your election day videos with the tag “videoyourvote” — and if you witness or encounter anything problematic at the polls that is hindering the voting process, add the tag “pollproblem” so your video can be easily found.

This project could get interesting. Bonus points — from me, not YouTube nor PBS — for anyone who films themselves trying to vote while wearing a Mickey Mouse costume.

Here’s a video about the project, featuring Judy Woodruff of PBS’ News Hour with Jim Lehrer::

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiWfpwR-6Lc&hl=en&fs=1]

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