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Article: Penn. Operators, League Aid Voter Turnout.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- July 17, 2000
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Cable operators in Pennsylvania will partner with the state's League of Women Voters on a series of cable spots designed to demistify the voting process and boost turnout.
Armstrong Cable Services of Meadville, Pa., produced the 30-second spots. There are eight different versions that explain voting's most basic aspects, such as what happens when the curtain closes and how to use voting machines.
The spots emphasize the fact that the poll workers are voters' friends and neighbors who are all there to help.
"They're meant to raise the comfort level of voters," Pennsylvania Cable and Telecommunications Association president Bill Cologie said, ...