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Chicago rally combines Halloween and voting civics

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Get out the vote rally
Craig Dellimore

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A coalition of community groups and others have used a Halloween Party to encourage first-time voters to participate in next week's mid-term elections.

Organizations like Chicago Votes and Young Invincibles conducted a high-energy costume contest as part of what was essentially a Halloween "Get Out the Vote" rally for new voters.


A few hundred young people — several of them in Halloween costumes — were bussed to Olive-Harvey College to hear speakers like Rev. Janette Wilson of Rainbow-Push stress the importance of voting, and the power young people possess.

Kiah Sandler, development director for Chicago Votes, said this holiday, during early voting, is a perfect time to connect with the teenagers.

So, amid the costume contest and the pizza, the message was clear:

Rev. Wilson didn't tell anyone who or what issues to vote for but made them pledge to vote.