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            [heading] => Be sure to watch Frontline on PBS tomorrow (check local listings). The award winning series follows New Orleans resident Herbert Getteridge and his family as they struggle to rebuild their home post Katrina. It's not just his story, it's America's story.
            [body] => Six months after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, producer June Cross came across 82-year-old Herbert Gettridge working alone on his home in the lower Ninth Ward, a neighborhood devastated when the levees broke in August 2005. Over the next two years, Cross would document the story of the extended Gettridge clan--an African-American family with deep roots in New Orleans--as they struggled to rebuild their homes and their lives. Their efforts would be deeply impacted by larger decisions about urban planning, public health, and the insurance industry, by the decisions of policymakers about federal funding for rebuilding the Gulf, and state and city plans for dispersing those monies. The moving personal story of Mr. Gettridge and his family reveals the human cost of this tragedy, the continued inadequacies of government’s response in the aftermath of Katrina, and how race, class, and politics have affected the attempts to rebuild this American city.

From the [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/katrina/|Frontline website]:
 
PRESS RELEASE:

FRONTLINE FOLLOWS ONE NEW ORLEANS FAMILY AS IT STRUGGLES TO REBUILD AFTER KATRINA

FRONTLINE Presents
The Old Man and the Storm
Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS

www.pbs.org/frontline/katrina

After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in the summer of 2005, the U.S. Congress appropriated an unprecedented $116 billion for relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts. While it seemed that sweat equity and billions of federal dollars would have been sufficient to bring back New Orleans, years later, much of the money committed to its residents had yet to reach them.

In The Old Man and the Storm, airing Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS (check local listings), FRONTLINE correspondent and filmmaker June Cross journeys with the Gettridge family of New Orleans for 18 months as they endure devastation, political turmoil and a painstakingly slow bureaucratic process to rebuild their homes and their lives.

Filmmaker Cross meets 82-year-old Herbert Gettridge during the 2006 Mardi Gras celebration. He is skipping the festivities, choosing instead to clear debris from his front lawn. Not one of his neighbors for blocks has returned, and he is camping out in his house without electricity, gas or water.

A master plasterer and experienced builder, Gettridge is working to get the house in good enough shape for his wife, Lydia, who is staying with their daughter in Wisconsin, to return. “It took me too long, and I worked too hard to build what I had here to just pick up and leave like that,” Gettridge tells Cross.

Herbert and Lydia Gettridge raised nine children in the mostly African American neighborhood of the Lower Ninth Ward. Their house, which Mr. Gettridge built on land he purchased in 1943, took on 10 feet of water when the levees breached. Five of the Gettridge children also owned homes in New Orleans. They all lost everything. While some of the Gettridge children and grandchildren have decided not to return to New Orleans, three of them--Leonard, Ronald and Gale--have forged ahead with gutting and rebuilding their homes, even as the future of the city remains uncertain.

Over the year and a half that Cross follows him, Mr. Gettridge battles with the city to get his electricity turned on. He worries about bringing his wife, Lydia, who is in poor health, back to a city with a broken health care system. Dealing with insurance underpayments and skyrocketing rates, Mr. Gettridge navigates the bureaucracy and waits for federal rebuilding money promised through the state-run Road Home homeowner assistance program.

By the winter of 2007, 18 months after the flood, Herbert Gettridge and more than 100,000 other Louisiana homeowners had applied for money from the Road Home program, but fewer than 500 had received a check. Application rules seemed to change monthly as federal agencies argued over regulations. At one point, the whole program seemed in jeopardy after Housing and Urban Development (HUD) told the state that each application required an environmental impact review.

Additionally, the Road Home program, relying on FEMA’s statistics, underestimated the amount of help needed. This led to a $2.9 billion shortfall. Donald Powell, the former federal coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding, tells FRONTLINE, “That shortfall ... was based upon expanding the program unilaterally by the state to include wind versus just those homes that were destroyed by the water.” Louisiana Recovery Authority’s Sean Reilly replies: “It came as a bit of a surprise. The Road Home had been in design and implementation for ... almost 15 months, and all of the language in the HUD application said that damage from whatever source, whatever cause was going to be covered.”

Meanwhile, ICF Consulting, the company then-Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco had chosen to run the program, revealed in public filings that more than $2 million in bonuses had been awarded to its leadership team. ICF declined to be interviewed, but in an e-mail to FRONTLINE, the company defended its overall performance and justified those bonuses by saying that its executives get paid less than the average industry standard.

In June 2008, nearly three years after Katrina, Herbert Gettridge brought his wife home to New Orleans. Returning to a place that was decidedly different in structure and in spirit, Lydia Gettridge’s homecoming was bittersweet. By sheer force of will and without the hundreds of millions of dollars promised to Louisiana, her husband had managed to rebuild their home of more than 65 years, but the Gettridge home remains a lonely monument.

Would he do it over again? “I’m kind of skeptical about that now,” Herbert Gettridge replies. “Once upon a time, I could answer that question in a split second for you; I can’t do that now.”

The Old Man and the Storm is A Faith Project Production for WGBH/FRONTLINE and the Independent Television Service (ITVS). The producer and writer is June Cross. The co-producer is Julia Elliott. FRONTLINE is produced by WGBH Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Park Foundation. Additional funding for The Old Man and the Storm is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Ford Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Twenty-First Century Foundation, the National Black Programming Consortium and the Open Society Institute. FRONTLINE is closed-captioned for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers and described for people who are blind or visually impaired by the Media Access Group at WGBH. FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. The executive producer for ITVS is Sally Jo Fifer. The executive producer of special projects is Michael Sullivan. The executive producer of FRONTLINE is David Fanning.

pbs.org/pressroom
Promotional photography can be downloaded from the PBS pressroom.

Press contacts
Diane Buxton
(617) 300-5375
diane_buxton@wgbh.org

Alissa Rooney
(617) 300-5314
alissa_rooney@wgbh.org


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            [heading] => The 2008 Presidential election is over! In the coming months ATC will compile and post research and resources about this past election cycle. Specifically, we will seek report data that helps measure and document the impact of musicians' contributions and the work that lies ahead.
            [body] => <b>Special Note: ATC been monitoring election protection activities to see what artists can do to help make sure that every vote counts. 

What we have found is that in many places, election-day resources (polling locations, machines and volunteers) [http://atctower.net/atc/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=436|will fail] with even a minimal 10% increase in turnout over the last election. In addition, there are significant [http://atctower.net/atc/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=437|voter caging and suppression reports], many having to do with young voters and swing states. 

There are key things that all of us, and especially musicians, can do. The most important thing and a good place to start is to tell your fans—via email, your website, shows and in press—how they can [http://atctower.net/atc/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=8#Voter_Protection|protect their vote].</b>

These resources are in addition to any one-on-one support ATC can provide.  Our staff and board retain a wealth of knowledge and experience in the worlds of music and politics.  You can <b>contact us any time</b> by ((contact us|email)) or phone: 415.255.0331. 

!!Contents: 
* {ALINK(aname=Five_Easy_Things_that_Musicians_can_do_)}Five Easy Things Musicians Can Do{ALINK}
*{ALINK(aname=Important_Voting_Populations)}Important Voting Populations{ALINK}
* {ALINK(aname=Political_Strategy)}Political Strategy{ALINK}
** {ALINK(aname=2008_Election_Nonpartisan_Talking_Points_For_Musicians)}2008 Election Nonpartisan Talking Points For Musicians{ALINK}
** {ALINK(aname=Non_Presidential_Race)}Non-Presidential Race{ALINK}
** {ALINK(aname=Base_Building)}Base Building: ATC Touring Strategy{ALINK}
* {ALINK(aname=Legal_Considerations)}Legal Considerations{ALINK}
* {ALINK(aname=Voter_Protection)}Voter Protection{ALINK}
* {ALINK(aname=Election_Reform)}Election Reform{ALINK}
* {ALINK(aname=Studies_and_Research)}Studies & Research{ALINK}
* {ALINK(aname=OTHER_RESOURCES)}Resources{ALINK}


!Five Easy Things that Musicians can do:
Here are five easy ways for musicians to get involved in the 2008 elections. How to do each of these can be found further down the page: 

# Make sure that you, your friends, family, colleagues, employees and fans are __registered to vote__. Registering to vote can happen on your website + myspace profiles and at your concerts.
# Encourage all listed above, especially your fans, to __VOTE in their state + party’s primary election, as well as the general election on November 4th 2008__.
# __Route tours through strategically important states,__ and do all of the above, plus encourage fans to volunteer for key base-building organizations in these states. 
# __Raise both tax-deductible and otherwise hard-to-find political funds__ through a variety of fundraising activities including ticket surcharges, benefit concerts and CDs, golden circle, presale or VIP ticket sales, and other low maintenance, high return, fundraising mechanisms. 
# __Get 5 other musicians to engage in these activities.__


!Important Voting Populations

One of the ways that musicians can be most effective in the election is by reaching  and registering potential voter populations, including young people, Latinos, and unmarried women. For those of you who's bands might have fans that fit these descriptions, here is where you can learn more:

__Young People:__ [www.rockthevote.org|Rock the Vote] and  [www.civicyouth.org|CIRCLE] %%%
__Latinos:__ Pew Center on Hispanic Voters and  [www.votolatino.org|Voto Latino] %%%
__Unmarried Women:__ [http://www.wvwv.org/research|Womens Voices, Womens Vote] %%% 

Also, if you are interested in developing outreach strategies and partnerships through your website or upcoming tours, please be in touch with us. We can help think through your options, potential partnerships, etc.


!Political Strategy
	          
!!2008 Election Nonpartisan Talking Points For Musicians

<b>I’m Voting!</b>
As a musician, one of the most effective points you can make this election season is to let your friends, family and, most importantly, fans know that you are registered and plan to vote on November 4, 2008.

<b>Protect Your Vote!</b>
Know your rights BEFORE you go to the polls and don’t let folks tell you otherwise. There are many instances where even the officials at the polls are confused about certain procedures and exceptions. Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE for more information.

<b>The Power of the Youth Vote (Your Fans!)</b>
America saw a significant increase of the youth vote turnout over the last three election cycles. Some of this year’s primaries saw double, triple and, even quadruple, turnout numbers over previous primaries.

Download full talking points document here: [http://atctower.net/atc/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=428|NONPARTISAN ELECTION '08 TALKING POINTS FOR MUSICIANS]


!!Non-Presidential Race
There is more to the 2008 Election than the Presidential race. ATC will be adding more content and resources to help the music community understand the ballot initiatives and election of other elected officials throughout the year.

!!Base Building

!!TOURING STRATEGY: Musicians Strengthening the Movement
If we want to be successful in changing our country’s attitudes, behaviors and laws, we must invest and build power and support at the local level, especially in strategic states, and help to sustain this power over the long term. ATC has developed a way for artists to participate in this base building through the following high impact activities:

#__Route tours through [http://atctower.net/atc/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=15|strategically important states]__, and do all of the above, plus encourage fans to volunteer for key base-building organizations in these states. Please ((contact us|contact us)) for a list of these organizations. You can also go here for more information on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleground_states|swing/battleground states.]
#__Raise both tax-deductible and otherwise hard-to-find political funds__ through a variety of fundraising activities including ticket surcharges, benefit concerts and CDs, golden circle, presale or VIP ticket sales, and other low maintenance, high return, fundraising mechanisms. 

We believe that these activities will:
*Build great organizations and movements that help people every day, not just in an election year. 
*Provide local, connected systems that hold elected officials accountable. 
*Support & win on a wide-range of issues, not just one. 

Recommended article:  "[http://www.atctower.net/documents/WrongAbouttheRight_000.pdf|Wrong About the Right]" (click to download)

Click here to see: [http://atctower.net/images/ConservativePowerStructure.jpg|Conservative Power Structure]


!Legal Considerations
!!CONTENTS:
* Donation restrictions.
* Guidelines for perform and/or supporting a candidate.
* Legal considerations for social networking sites.
* Different classifications of organizations.

__''Are there restrictions on donations I, as an individual, can make to candidates, pacs or other political organizations?''__

Total: $42,200 per 2-year election cycle to Federal candidates or their campaign committees (e.g., Presidential, House, Senate).

Total: $65,500 per 2-year election cycle in all other Federal contributions (e.g., corporate PACs and other PACs, national party committees, state/local party committees).

Contributions to nonprofit organizations and 527 groups—no limit.

__''Are there guidelines for musicians who want to perform for or support a candidate?''__

In January 2008, ATC asked election lawyer Caroline Goodson  to give us some guidelines. This is what she came up with:

# Concerts/Other Performances for Presidential Campaign and National Party Committee (DNC) or (RNC)
**Artists can donate their time and services, rights to performance, use of name and likeness, without limit.
**Artists cannot force other people (crew, production labor, etc) to donate their time.
**Businesses cannot donate use of their facilities or equipment—lighting, audio, studio time, production services, etc. The campaign or party committee must pay fair market value.
**Artists can pay vendors for use of their facilities or equipment, but only up to individual contribution limits--$2,300 per person to presidential campaign (until the Convention); $28,500 per calendar year to each national party committee (subject to aggregate limits—see below).
**Composing society payments—same.
# Concerts/Other Performances for Nonprofit Organizations and 527 Groups  
**Artists can donate their time and services, rights to performance, use of name and likeness, without limit.
**Businesses can donate use of their facilities and equipment—lighting, audio, studio time, production services, etc. except for broadcast ads within 30 days of a primary/National Convention or 60 days of the general election.
#Aggregate Limits on Contributions by Individuals ($108,200 total per 2-year cycle)
**Up to $42,700 per 2-year cycle (2007-08) to all federal candidates put together. Contributions to candidates for U.S. Senate count in this cycle regardless of the year of the election.
**Up to $65,500 per 2-year cycle (2007-08) to all national party committees (DNC, DSCC, DCCC, RNC, NRSC, NRCC); federal accounts of state parties; and federal PACs (Emily’s List, HRC, GOPAC, COLE PAC) combined, of which no more than $42,700 may be given to entities other than national party committees.
**Contributions to nonprofit organizations and 527 groups—no limit.
# Merchandise
+Merchandise with political messaging: (i) If sold by a company, for profit, can say anything; money goes to the company; company could give proceeds to a 527 or c-4, but not to a campaign or party committee; (ii) a candidate or party committee could be licensed to use artist's name, likeness or merchandise (but may have to pay if rights are held by a firm rather than by artist individually); then all proceeds go to the candidate or party committee.
# Concerts/Non-Affiliated Shows
+From stage: At one of their regular shows or a show sponsored by/for benefit of a c-3, should not say anything partisan; a show sponsored by/for the benefit of a campaign or party committee, can say anything; a show sponsored by/for a 527, technically cannot expressly advocate election or defeat of any federal candidate.
# Interviews/Press Releases
+Interviews, never a problem—artists can say anything. 
# Endorsing
+An individual band member, not acting on behalf of the band, can endorse a candidate (when it is clear that the individual is not acting on behalf of the band).

__''Are there legal considerations for endorsing candidates on ))MySpace(( pages or other social networking sites?''__

ATC's legal contact at Perkins Coie's Political Law Group advises that:
Even though a ))MySpace(( page is not owned by the band, if the band is a corporate entity then it will want to avoid the appearance of using corporate funds for communications to those outside the restricted class that expressly advocate the election or defeat of a candidate.  If incorporated bands want to take that risk, we advise them to retain counsel.

__''What is the ))Equal-Time(( Rule? And in what situations does it apply?''__

ATC's lawyers advise that: The equal-time rule applies to any candidate appearance -- including by voice or picture. The equal-time rule requires tv and radio stations that permit a candidate appearance by one candidate to provide equal opportunities for candidate appearances to all candidates for the same office. If an artist is performing on air, then the rule does apply and the artist cannot wear a t-shirt with a particular candidate's image. That said, newscasts and news interviews are generally exempt from the equal time requirement. Thus, if the artist is participating in a bona fide tv news interview, the rule does not apply and the artist could wear a t-shirt with a candidate's image. In either case, the artist could wear a t-shirt that said "vote (candidate of choice)" -- it's the picture or voice of the candidate that triggers the equal-time rule.

__''What do the different classifications of organizations mean?''__

__501 (c)(3):__  A 501 (c)(3) is the most common nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible and all finances must be reported to the IRS. These nonprofits must be humanitarian, educational or scientific in nature. They are not allowed to engage in politics, except in what is called “Get-Out-The-Vote” (GOTV) capacities. These include voter education & registration. They are limited in their ability to lobby or talk about legislation and are not allowed to endorse or engage with campaigns for public office. Any of these activities could be grounds for revocation of the organization’s tax status by the IRS (this happened to the Sierra Club several decades ago).  A 501(c)(3) may establish a 501(c)(4).  EXAMPLES INCLUDE Rock the Vote, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Declare Yourself.

__501(c)(4)__ organizations have fewer tax law restrictions than 501(c)(3) organizations with regard to political activity.  Provided election activity is not the primary function of the 501(c)(4), they can participate in more partisan election-related activity, such as unlimited lobbying (including work on ballot measures), endorse federal candidates for office to the organization’s membership, and in some states, make cash or in kind contributions to state or local candidates.  501(c)(4)s may not coordinate or contribute to any federal candidate or party, make communications to the general public that includes express advocacy for a federal candidate, or engage in electoral activity as the organization’s primary activity.  A 501(c)(4) may establish a 501(c)(3) or a 527. EXAMPLES INCLUDE League of Pissed Off Voters, Grassfire.

__527 Group:__ A tax-exempt organization utilizing a loophole in soft money regulations (which control fundraising for political parties).  These groups are sometimes referred to as Soft Money PACs.  527s can engage in some political activities including voter mobilization efforts, issue advocacy, and can endorse candidates.  527s cannot campaign directly for candidates or engage in lobbying activity (without incurring a tax on the amount spent on lobbying). 527s can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on issue advocacy and voter mobilization. The line between issue advocacy and candidate advocacy is the source of heated debate. EXAMPLES INCLUDE Moveon.org, Music for America, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

__PAC:__ A political action committee, or PAC (sometimes referred to as Hard Money PAC), is a private group organized to elect or defeat government officials.  This is done with the ultimate goal of passing better legislation in support of the group's special interests. PACs are not limited to advertising spent in support of their own issues, but are limited on what they spend on specific candidates, political parties, and other PACs.  PACs can spend:

**no more than $5,000 per candidate per election (primaries, general elections  and special elections are counted separately.)
**no more than $15,000 per political party.
**no more than $5,000 per PAC. PACs are allowed to give to other PACs.

EXAMPLE: In the 2002 elections, the top 5 highest spending PACs  (including themselves, their affiliates and subsidiaries) were: Emily's List ($22,767,521), Service Employees International Union ($12,899,352), American Federation of Teachers ($12,789,296), American Medical Association ($11,901,542), and National Rifle Association ($11,173,358).

!Voter Protection 

Millions of Americans have historically and contemporarily been prevented from exercising their right to vote through a multitude of tactics, some intentional and some not, including voter intimidation, voter suppression, and/or mistakes made by election officials.  Voter Protection efforts seek to ensure that every eligible voter is able to cast their ballots without interference, and have confidence that their votes will be counted fairly in the upcoming elections.

Voter Protection spans a range of issues including: 
*ensuring voters know their rights, 
*bringing communities together to educate and mobilize citizens about fair elections, 
*ensuring all voters have a secure and equal opportunity to cast meaningful ballots including young voters, geographically mobile voters and lower-income voters, 
*litigating where voting rights are violated,
*fighting voter identification requirements when deemed unreasonable,
*outlawing deceptive practices and voter intimidation, 
*restoring voting rights for former prisoners.

<b>How to Protect Your Vote:</b>

1.) Vote Early. Many states have early in person or absentee voting. If you vote early, and there is a problem, there is more time and likelihood that it can be fixed in order for your vote to count. Find out if you can vote early here: http://vote411.org/bystate.php

2.) Poll workers are needed and are paid--anyone over 16 years old can apply. More poll workers will help deal with problems as they arise and will mean faster lines.
Find out more here: http://act.credoaction.com/pollworkers/

3.) Verify your registration with election offices before election day.  Look up your state at [http://vote411.org/bystate.php|vote411.org] to get information on verifying.

4.) Find your polling place early by visiting [http://www.vote411.org/pollingplacebystate.php|Vote 411’s Polling Place Locator].

5.) [http://www.866ourvote.org|866vote.org], the hub for the largest Election Protection effort in history also has a huge amount of this information for voters and would-be voters including deadline info, id requirements, polling place locations, absentee voting and more for each state as well as where to report problems, etc.

6.) Prepare for long lines. Ask for the day off from work or class if possible. Bring iPods, lawn chairs, food, books, etc. Don’t believe the polls if they say that the candidates that you are going to vote for are winning or loosing. They’ve been wrong before. 

7.) <b>If you encounter any problems at the polling place or before, call the Voter Protection Hotline 1-866-OUR-VOTE.</b> 

''NAACP, Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights, People for the American Way and National Bar Association setup a Voter Protection Hotline (1-866-OUR-VOTE or  1-866-687-8683) to ensure that every vote is counted and to help voters navigate the often tedious and intimidating American voting process.  Trained legal volunteers answer logistical and legal questions from voters.  Voters can also call the hotline to report any problems or barriers they may experience or witness during the voting process.''

Here are a few of the many organizations working to protect, educate and assist voters around these issues: 

*[http://www.866ourvote.org|866OurVote]
*[http://www.advancementproject.org|Advancement Project]
*[http://www.brennancenter.org/|Brennan Center For Justice]
*[http://www.commoncause.org|Common Cause]
*[http://www.demos.org|Demos.org]
*[http://www.ep365.org|Election Protection 365]
*[http://www.fairvote.org|Fair Vote]
*[http://nationalcampaignforfairelections.org|NCFFE]		
*[http://www.projectvote.org|Project Vote]	
*[http://www.velvetrevolution.us|Velvet Revolution]	
*[http://www.verifiedvoting.org|Verified Voting]	
*[http://www.vote411.org|Vote 411]

NOTE: Because each states voter regulations and policies are vastly different, there are also many organizations, or chapters of those listed above, working at the local level around these issues as well.


!Election Reform

Election Reform spans an even wider range of issues, some of which include:
*advocating for progressive election reform at the state and local level,
*the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act,
*championing reliable and publicly verifiable elections, 
*advocating for Election Day registration, 
*requiring voter-verified paper ballots (VVPBs) on electronic voting machines or hand counted paper ballots only, 
*tracking the implementation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA),
*implementing Instant Run-off Voting,
*nullifying the electoral collage’s impact through the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
*passing legislation prohibiting partisan activity and establishing strict conflict of interest laws
*championing for the dismantling of the electoral collage altogether.

Here are a few of the many organizations working around election reform issues:
*[http://centuryfoundation.org|Century Foundation]	
*[http://www.commoncause.org|Common Cause]			
*[http://www.demos.org|Demos.org]				
*[http://www.fairvote.org|Fair Vote]				
*[http://nationalcampaignforfairelections.org|NCFFE]			
*[http://www.reformelections.org|Reform Elections]					
*[http://www.velvetrevolution.us|Velvet Revolution]		
*[http://www.verifiedvoting.org|Verified Voting]			
*[http://www.vote411.org| Vote 411]				


!!Election Reform Highlight:

Election Day Registration
(Source: [http://www.demos.org/page52.cfm| Demos.org]; Internet; accessed 13 February 2008)

Election Day Registration (EDR) sometimes called "same day registration”, allows eligible voters to register and cast a ballot on Election Day. Seven states currently have EDR, a reform that demonstrably increases voter turnout and reduces problems at polling places. Maine, Minnesota and Wisconsin adopted EDR in the 1970s. Idaho, New Hampshire and Wyoming enacted Election Day Registration two decades later and Montana implemented EDR in 2006.

EDR significantly increases the opportunity for all citizens to cast a vote and participate in American democracy: in the 2004 presidential election, EDR states boasted an average turnout 12% higher than that of non-EDR states.

__EDR assists young voters.__
*Young Americans move frequently - for school or for jobs, for example - which makes it harder for them to register to vote.
*EDR could counter the reduced registration rates that their mobility causes by allowing them to register at the last moment and vote.
*In fact, EDR could increase youth turnout in presidential elections by as much as 14%.

__EDR enfranchises geographically mobile and lower-income citizens.__
*Over one of the 40 million Americans who moved between 2004 and 2005 had incomes of less than $25,000.
*Many of these individuals miss the registration deadline in their new election districts, and thus cannot vote.
*EDR would allow these people to re-register on Election Day and cast a ballot.

__EDR counteracts arbitrary voter registration deadlines.__
*27 states cut off voter registration 25 or more days before the election.
*The experience of EDR states shows that these deadlines have little effect on a state's ability to run smooth elections.

 
!Studies and Research

[http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/presspol/vanishvoter/Releases/Vanishing_Voter_Final_Report_2004_Election.pdf|YOUNG VOTERS AND THE 2004 ELECTION]
 
[http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS_04_Poll_Summary.pdf|THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND YOUNG VOTERS]

[http://atctower.net/atc/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=24|THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT 2008: A DEMOGRAPHIC LOOK AT AMERICA BY LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS]

[http://www.newvotersproject.org/research/text-messaging|TEXT REMINDERS INCREASE 2008 PRIMARY YOUTH TURNOUT


!OTHER RESOURCES

[http://www.headcount.org/|HeadCount]

[http://www.rockthevote.com/electioncenter/|Rock The Vote]

[http://www.youngvoterstrategies.org/index.php?tg=articles&topics=46&mylocation=Research|Young Voter Strategies]

[http://www.vote411.org/|Vote411.org]

[http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedImages/PCS_Image_Library/Electionline_Weekly/map-1_600-px.jpg
|Pew Center On The State's: Early Voting Map]

[http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedImages/PCS_Image_Library/Electionline_Weekly/map-2_600-px.jpg|
Pew Center On The State's: Absentee Ballot Map]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008#Potential_battleground_states|Wikipedia - Potential Battleground States]%%%
Pundits and political experts have identified certain battleground states where close votes might prove crucial to the outcome of the election. 

<a href="http://atctower.net/atc/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=26">OVER THREE MILLION CITIZENS UNDER THE AGE OF THIRTY PARTICIPATE IN SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARIES </a>%%%  __By The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement__ (PDF FORMAT - 62.92 Kb)

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            [heading] => Be sure to watch Frontline on PBS tomorrow (check local listings). The award winning series follows New Orleans resident Herbert Getteridge and his family as they struggle to rebuild their home post Katrina. It's not just his story, it's America's story.
            [body] => Six months after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, producer June Cross came across 82-year-old Herbert Gettridge working alone on his home in the lower Ninth Ward, a neighborhood devastated when the levees broke in August 2005. Over the next two years, Cross would document the story of the extended Gettridge clan--an African-American family with deep roots in New Orleans--as they struggled to rebuild their homes and their lives. Their efforts would be deeply impacted by larger decisions about urban planning, public health, and the insurance industry, by the decisions of policymakers about federal funding for rebuilding the Gulf, and state and city plans for dispersing those monies. The moving personal story of Mr. Gettridge and his family reveals the human cost of this tragedy, the continued inadequacies of government’s response in the aftermath of Katrina, and how race, class, and politics have affected the attempts to rebuild this American city.

From the [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/katrina/|Frontline website]:
 
PRESS RELEASE:

FRONTLINE FOLLOWS ONE NEW ORLEANS FAMILY AS IT STRUGGLES TO REBUILD AFTER KATRINA

FRONTLINE Presents
The Old Man and the Storm
Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS

www.pbs.org/frontline/katrina

After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in the summer of 2005, the U.S. Congress appropriated an unprecedented $116 billion for relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts. While it seemed that sweat equity and billions of federal dollars would have been sufficient to bring back New Orleans, years later, much of the money committed to its residents had yet to reach them.

In The Old Man and the Storm, airing Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS (check local listings), FRONTLINE correspondent and filmmaker June Cross journeys with the Gettridge family of New Orleans for 18 months as they endure devastation, political turmoil and a painstakingly slow bureaucratic process to rebuild their homes and their lives.

Filmmaker Cross meets 82-year-old Herbert Gettridge during the 2006 Mardi Gras celebration. He is skipping the festivities, choosing instead to clear debris from his front lawn. Not one of his neighbors for blocks has returned, and he is camping out in his house without electricity, gas or water.

A master plasterer and experienced builder, Gettridge is working to get the house in good enough shape for his wife, Lydia, who is staying with their daughter in Wisconsin, to return. “It took me too long, and I worked too hard to build what I had here to just pick up and leave like that,” Gettridge tells Cross.

Herbert and Lydia Gettridge raised nine children in the mostly African American neighborhood of the Lower Ninth Ward. Their house, which Mr. Gettridge built on land he purchased in 1943, took on 10 feet of water when the levees breached. Five of the Gettridge children also owned homes in New Orleans. They all lost everything. While some of the Gettridge children and grandchildren have decided not to return to New Orleans, three of them--Leonard, Ronald and Gale--have forged ahead with gutting and rebuilding their homes, even as the future of the city remains uncertain.

Over the year and a half that Cross follows him, Mr. Gettridge battles with the city to get his electricity turned on. He worries about bringing his wife, Lydia, who is in poor health, back to a city with a broken health care system. Dealing with insurance underpayments and skyrocketing rates, Mr. Gettridge navigates the bureaucracy and waits for federal rebuilding money promised through the state-run Road Home homeowner assistance program.

By the winter of 2007, 18 months after the flood, Herbert Gettridge and more than 100,000 other Louisiana homeowners had applied for money from the Road Home program, but fewer than 500 had received a check. Application rules seemed to change monthly as federal agencies argued over regulations. At one point, the whole program seemed in jeopardy after Housing and Urban Development (HUD) told the state that each application required an environmental impact review.

Additionally, the Road Home program, relying on FEMA’s statistics, underestimated the amount of help needed. This led to a $2.9 billion shortfall. Donald Powell, the former federal coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding, tells FRONTLINE, “That shortfall ... was based upon expanding the program unilaterally by the state to include wind versus just those homes that were destroyed by the water.” Louisiana Recovery Authority’s Sean Reilly replies: “It came as a bit of a surprise. The Road Home had been in design and implementation for ... almost 15 months, and all of the language in the HUD application said that damage from whatever source, whatever cause was going to be covered.”

Meanwhile, ICF Consulting, the company then-Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco had chosen to run the program, revealed in public filings that more than $2 million in bonuses had been awarded to its leadership team. ICF declined to be interviewed, but in an e-mail to FRONTLINE, the company defended its overall performance and justified those bonuses by saying that its executives get paid less than the average industry standard.

In June 2008, nearly three years after Katrina, Herbert Gettridge brought his wife home to New Orleans. Returning to a place that was decidedly different in structure and in spirit, Lydia Gettridge’s homecoming was bittersweet. By sheer force of will and without the hundreds of millions of dollars promised to Louisiana, her husband had managed to rebuild their home of more than 65 years, but the Gettridge home remains a lonely monument.

Would he do it over again? “I’m kind of skeptical about that now,” Herbert Gettridge replies. “Once upon a time, I could answer that question in a split second for you; I can’t do that now.”

The Old Man and the Storm is A Faith Project Production for WGBH/FRONTLINE and the Independent Television Service (ITVS). The producer and writer is June Cross. The co-producer is Julia Elliott. FRONTLINE is produced by WGBH Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Park Foundation. Additional funding for The Old Man and the Storm is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Ford Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Twenty-First Century Foundation, the National Black Programming Consortium and the Open Society Institute. FRONTLINE is closed-captioned for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers and described for people who are blind or visually impaired by the Media Access Group at WGBH. FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. The executive producer for ITVS is Sally Jo Fifer. The executive producer of special projects is Michael Sullivan. The executive producer of FRONTLINE is David Fanning.

pbs.org/pressroom
Promotional photography can be downloaded from the PBS pressroom.

Press contacts
Diane Buxton
(617) 300-5375
diane_buxton@wgbh.org

Alissa Rooney
(617) 300-5314
alissa_rooney@wgbh.org


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        <p>Be sure to watch Frontline on PBS tomorrow (check local listings). The award winning series follows New Orleans resident Herbert Getteridge and his family as they struggle to rebuild their home post Katrina. It's not just his story, it's America's story.
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<div class="articleheadingtext" style="margin-top:8px;"><p>ATC's recommended non-profits for giving include: Sweet Home New Orleans, The Roots of Music, Youth Movement Records, 826 National, All Ages Movement Project, Energy Action Coalition, Green For All and Students for a Free Tibet.
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