Vote & Be Heard.

Filed Under: Why Design, election design, social responsibility

Submitted By	Paula D. Hopker
Chapter	Portland
Description	The past few years have been a tumultuous battleground for protesters and people fighting for what they believe in (2011 being the Year of the Protester, according to "Time" magazine), but the biggest and best way to get their voices heard is to transform their voice with the pencil and mark their ballots.
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This entry is part of the 2012 AIGA Get Out the Vote Initiative

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