The Rock Vote

Persuading citizens to register and vote has long been a worthy cause of groups like the League of Women Voters. The ladies might have choked at a registration pitch delivered last week to prospective new 18-to-21-year-old voters at Georgia Tech. In the midst of a concert by the rock group Chicago, one singer proclaimed, "Registering is important if you give a s-- about it. So go on up there to aisle F and register and make your vote count." Eighty-nine young voters complied.

Chicago is only one rock group that is promoting democracy among the young. The Beach Boys have embarked on a year-long series of 65 free concerts in which they hope to encourage 1,000,000 new registrations. Chicago has delayed issuing its new album--a hefty four-record package --so that a chart on the voting laws in the 50 states can be included.

This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so reader's discretion is required.