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Oh this is lovely. Kirk is calling on these kids to vote and it sounds like he wants them to vote for him in this election. How many of the kids at the rally are elgible, meaning 18 or older? And, if they are 18 or older and NOT registered to vote it is too late. Voter registration deadline was Oct 7th. So, the kids that are elgible will be registering now (I wonder if they were registering at the rally) to vote, go to the polls on Nov 5th and be told they are not on the elgible voter rolls. When this happens you know what the charges will be.
We worked the polls for the general in 2000 and had to turn away a handful of voters for not registering 30 days prior to the election, for being registered in another county (we are in the DFW area and the voter was registered in the Austin area - too far to drive down to vote when leaving at 5p.m. on election day), and two people who had not voted in over 5 years (they were suspended and had not reactivated their status). In all the cases, the potential voters were furious. They screamed at the election judge. Smashed their fists on the desk. Threatened to call the media that their right to vote was being denied. It was awful.
Now, I fear for those poll workers who might be at the polls where these youngsters were encouraged to vote at when they arrive to vote and did not get registered in time (prior to 30 days). Whew. This election needs poll watchers. If you are available (take the day off) and volunteer to be a poll watcher.