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Miami-Dade College Holding Voter Education Rally
MDC is first community college in country using new online service for voter registration
Monday, Sep 17, 2012 | Updated 10:37 AM EDT
Miami-Dade County voters were really taking advantage of early voting and mailing in their ballots, officials said.
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Miami-Dade College is the first community college in the country that is using a new online service that helps students register to vote.
The automated service, TurboVote, also send updates and reminders on election dates and polling places through text messages.
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Students at MDC will be participating in a rally at noon on Monday to highlight voter education and the importance of voting.
"This event will bring much needed attention to the importance of not only registering to vote but also to make sure young people vote in all elections," InterAmerican Campus Dean of Students Dr. Lourdes M. Perez said in a statement.
The Making Democracy Count rally will take place at Kyriakides Plaza at MDC's Wolfson Campus and will feature a guest speaker, music, food trucks and a TurboVote registration site.
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