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Make a plan: How getting out the vote has become 2020's biggest viral challenge


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Make a plan: How getting out the vote has become 2020's biggest viral challenge

How many times have you been reminded about the election today? Once? Twice? Too many times to count?

With a little more than a week left to go before Election Day, announcing that you've voted early, encouraging others to make a voting plan, talking to undecided voters, or urging people to go to the polls on Nov. 3 has become somewhat of a viral challenge. 

In the five minutes I spent scrolling Instagram this morning alone I counted 23 posts — both on my timeline and in Stories — that aimed to raise awareness about the upcoming election and remind people to cast a ballot. Before the day ends, who knows how many more voting-related posts I will have seen. Read more...

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