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  Partnership Brings Voter Registration To Xbox Live
by Leigh Alexander
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August 21, 2008
 
Partnership Brings Voter Registration To Xbox Live
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Xbox 360 users can now register to vote using their consoles, through a new partnership between Microsoft and activist organization Rock the Vote aimed at engaging young audiences to an interest in politics.

The new services, launching on Xbox Live August 25th, will also let users participate in polls, download Rock the Vote public service announcements, and voice their opinions to the presidential candidates through a special forum.

Xbox will promote the partnership at both the Democratic and Republican convention, where Microsoft will also aim to educate delegates about the parental controls on the console and its Live component.

Rock the Vote notes that if Xbox Live's 12 million userbase were a state, it would rank as the nation's seventh-largest, with approximately 20 electoral votes.

"Xbox is a natural partner to help us reach out to youth voters," says Rock the Vote executive director Heather Smith, executive director. "To realize our goal of registering 2 million young Americans by this fall, we need to go where young Americans are, and there’s no doubt in our minds that many are on Xbox 360 and Xbox Live."
 
   
 
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David Saunders
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Very cool, count me in! Laziness always wins.

Although, it's very doubtful that Xbox Live's 12 million userbase are all over 18, and thus I'm not sure RtV's math works very well there. Semantics.

Jeremy Alessi
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That's great news!

Steve Austin
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Nice way to use Xbox Live.

Ephriam Knight
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David,

Electoral votes are based off of total population not registered voters. So they would still have 20 electoral votes.

I am glad to see this get added. If anything, it will at least give some kids and adults a passing interest in politics.

Chris Remo
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I guess to further add to this thread, it would be worth noting that while I suspect the majority of that 12 million resides in the United States, there are surely millions who do not, so the calculation is still a bit hazy.

But it's certainly a good initiative!

Hoby Van Hoose
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Excellent news.. goes in line with some of my non-game console software plans.

Benjamin M.
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Ephriam,

The article didn't mention the 12 million XBL users as all having to be registered to have 20 electoral votes.

"Rock the Vote notes that if Xbox Live's 12 million userbase were a state, it would rank as the nation's seventh-largest, with approximately 20 electoral votes."

Isaac Lanier
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i've been saying lets put the votes online. most of them. not just president, but laws too.

Isaac Lanier
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but how will this help sell systems and games.


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