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Saturday, September 04, 2004 Operation Ohio Now that the convention is over I should probably explain Operation Ohio, which has been essentially a full-time job for me since I turned in the manuscript for my book a month ago. In the end of September I'm going with a bunch of writers to Ohio to do voter registration readings at four universities. Why Ohio? Well, the common wisdom among the press set is that as Ohio goes so goes the election. I don't have any special knowledge to add to that, but pretty much every politico and pundit I've spoken with this past year has expressed that sentiment. So we're going to Ohio to give readings and register students. Then we're going to compile a list of students who would like to receive a phone call from an author on November 2nd reminding them to vote. Students will receive an email a week before the election telling them which author will be calling and what books that author has written. The authors doing the readings in Ohio are listed on the right of this page. The authors that have volunteered to call between 25 and 50 students on election day include ZZ Packer, Tobias Wolff, Dave Eggers, Ann Cummins, Michael Chabon, Glen David Gold, Gabe Hudson, Aimee Bender, Julie Orringer, Vendela Vida, Jim Shepard, Andrew Sean Greer, Anthony Swofford, and many others. If you're a student in Ohio, Florida, or Wisconsin, and would like to receive a phone call from an author on election day reminding you to vote, send an email to annielogue@gmail.com. The email must come from a university account, ie. florida.edu or osu.edu, and must include your name, school, and phone number. This is a non-partisan voter registration and turnout drive. It's also uncensored and the authors at the readings are free to express any opinions they want. posted by Stephen Elliott 9:55 AM | link | |
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