Philadelphia election officials are urging the city’s youth to vote next month — and DJs are ready to soundtrack their trips to the polls.
On Tuesday morning, the rapper Latto’s lavish “Big Mama” brought a party to what would have been an otherwise routine morning at Parkway West High School in West Philadelphia.set up outside the school to rally its students — spinning tunes with a bend toward Gen Z ears, of course — as Democratic City Commissioner Omar Sabir encouraged young people to participate in the Nov. 5 election.
With a lion’s share of residents registered as Democrats, Philadelphia is not considered a battleground in purple Pennsylvania. But to comfortably win the state — and reap its crucial electoral college advantage — Democrats will need to drum up high voter turnout in urban areas. Sabir has a goal of getting 100,000 Philadelphians to engage with his office’s satellite locations by the middle of October, he said; the commissioner also reminded students ages 17 and older they were eligible to volunteer to become poll workers.Four years ago, Philadelphians cha-cha’d their way to viral status when aof voters dancing to a DJ Slide track while waiting in line to cast their ballots circulated social media.
This election cycle, DJs at the Polls has spread to 11 states and at 8,500 polling locations, according to Moore. In compliance with local election guidelines, the nonprofit’s DJs will set up on sidewalks at the legal distance from the polling place, he added. Speaking to Parkway West students Tuesday, for example, Moore urged students to text their parents a message reminding them to vote in November; many students didn’t have their phones due to a school policy, but those who did were asked to send a screenshot of their message to the nonprofit for a chance to win tickets to singer and rapper Rod Wave’s forthcoming concert.
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