Odyssey Wants To Hear About Your Experience As A First-Time Voter
Here's a simple and easy template you can use to help you write your piece.
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Are you going to be a first-time voter this year? We would love to hear about your experience voting.
<p>Here's a simple and easy template you can use to help you write your piece about what your first-time voting experience was like.</p><p><em><strong>Headline</strong></em>: I'm A First-Time Voter In [State], Here's What The Process Was Like</p><p><em><strong>Cover Image</strong></em>: A great idea for a cover image would be one of you with your mail-in ballot or in front of your voting place.</p><p><em><strong>Introduction</strong></em>: Talk about what state you live in and give a background of your political views: who you are thinking about voting for, a brief reason why you are voting for them, and any other relevant information. </p><p>It would also be good to talk about how your state voted as a whole in the past — did it vote for Trump or Clinton in 2016 and how does your state historically vote, Republican or Democrat?<br></p><p><div id="div-gpt-2648410511-content-ad" class="ad"><script>
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</div></p><p>From there you can answer some of these questions about the process of voting in your state:</p><ol class="ee-ol"><li>Were you able to vote in person or did you mail-in your ballot?</li><li><span></span>What was it like doing a mail-in ballot?</li><li>What was it like voting in person?</li><li>How long were the lines to vote?</li><li>Did in-person voting places observe COVID-19 protocols?</li><li>What was your general experience voting?</li><li>Did you feel like you had enough resources to make your decisions?</li><li>What was it like voting in your state?</li><li>What advice would you give to other first-time voters?</li><li>Were there any things you didn't expect to encounter during the voting process?</li><li>If you mailed in your ballot, did you like that or do you think you'd prefer to vote in person?</li></ol><div>Add in any other points you want to about your experience to finish off your piece and then publish away!</div>
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