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" Electionista&amp;#039;s expert, Keli Goff, answers YOUR questions about the 2008 race to the White House! &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m really interested in getting involved with the election, but I&amp;#039;m underage. I would love to do something to get younger people who are of age to get involved, and vote for a candidate. What can I do to help?&amp;quot; - Stephanie, 13, Pearland, TX Hey Stephanie! I remember how frustrated I felt sitting in my high school government class knowing that I would not be able to vote and influence the process the way some of my classmates could just because I was a few months younger than them. But I discovered that while I couldn&amp;#039;t vote that year, I could still influence the process by volunteering. It takes so many people to make an election happen. Every campaign relies on the kindness and dedication of volunteers to get their message heard and reach voters. I got involved in politics by starting as an intern and volunteer on various campaigns. Every single person can make a difference by stuffing envelopes, making phone calls and even educating their friends on the issues. Below are some links to volunteer opportunities for the current presidential candidates, as well as to Rock the Vote, a non-partisan initiative dedicated to increasing voter participation among young people. I hope you will find them useful. Good luck! Rock the Vote: Volunteer to Organize Friends for a Voter Registration Street Team http://www.rockthevote.com/assets/publications/field/rtv-organizing-manual.pdf Volunteer for Barack Obama for President http://action.barackobama.com/page/s/volunteer/ Volunteer for John McCain for President https://secure.johnmccain.com/Secure/Signup.aspx Volunteer for the Democratic Party http://www.democrats.org/page/content/volunteer/ Volunteer for the Republican Party http://www.gop.com/Secure/ Do you have a question about the 2008 presidential election? Click here to submit yours to the Electionista experts! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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