Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock, Organizing Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress.

During today's episode, they discuss how the upcoming 2020 election will look a little different than elections in years past given the additional challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic—for example, some states have expanded vote by mail options, some have made the decision to close certain in-person polling places, and many people who have served as poll workers in recent elections (these workers are often older and retired) may not feel safe spending the day at an in-person polling place this year.

Even though it’s not always easy to get up-to-date information on voting right now, it’s critical that each person who intends to vote this November makes a plan *now* to do so. Whether that is casting an early ballot in-person—which many states now allow, requesting a mail-in ballot and pledging to return it as soon as possible, or choosing to vote in-person on Election Day, the most important thing is that you know how you’re voting and make sure you have taken all the necessary steps to make that happen.

To talk with Edwith and Charlotte more about the upcoming election, and how young people can get involved as voters and volunteers, they’re joined by two guests from the Campus Vote Project.  They are Ciarra Malone, the Georgia State Coordinator and Rachel Clay, the Southeast Regional Coordinator.

You can find out more about the Campus Vote Project by visiting their website at CampusVoteProject.org, or following them on Twitter, where their handle is @CampusVote.

The website for "Generation Progress" is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress.  Edwith Theogene's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.

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