AFL-CIO Launches Radio Ads to Protect Voters' Rights at the Polls

To ensure that voters know their rights when they go the polls Nov. 4, the AFL-CIO launched nonpartisan English and Spanish radio ads last weekend in 16 media markets in 10 battleground states as well as Washington, D.C.

The ad series, part of the federation's "My Vote, My Right" project, features TV Judge Greg Mathis, rap artist Ludacris and actors Edward James Olmos and Hill Harper. The message is: Don't let anyone prevent you from voting.

The ads remind voters to make sure they know where their polling place is, to bring identification with them to the polls and not to leave without voting – as long as you are in line when the polls close you are still eligible to vote.

More "My Vote, My Right" information is available online at http://www.aflcio.org/issues/civilrights/votingrights.cfm.