MTV Act Blog – Election 2012

3 Oct 2012

Sweet Tweet: Lance Bass Wants You to Watch the Presidential Debate Tonight

Posted 10/3/12 1:50 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Celebs, Election 2012, politics, Sweet Tweet

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Are you ready and raring to watch the first presidential debate? Lance Bass is, and he wants to make sure you’ll watch the debate, too!

2 Oct 2012

#Vote4Stuff: Zac Efron, Selena Gomez + More Get Serious About Voting in Funny PSA

Posted 10/2/12 3:49 pm EST by Joey Parker in Celebs, Election 2012, politics, Social media

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Zac Efron is lending his voice this election season and I couldn't be happier. I mean, let's be honest -- Zefron is the epitome of perfection and the baby daddy to my future children. I'm happy he's thinking about our kids' futures. Anywayyyy, Zac along with Selena Gomez, Ellen DeGeneres, Joseph Gordon Levitt and others have lent their voice to Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby Maguire's new initiative, Vote4Stuff.

Political Jargon Buster: Interest Groups

Posted 10/2/12 8:00 am EST by Caroline Walker in Election 2012, politics

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45 million 18-29 year olds will be eligible to vote in the 2012 elections, representing the largest potential voting bloc in the country. Learn more about the issues, register to vote and get involved with MTV's Power of 12. Today, we've got another "Jargon Buster" for you.

1 Oct 2012

Which Kardashian Would Ryan Seacrest Run The Country With?

Posted 10/1/12 4:11 pm EST by Sian-Pierre Regis in Celebs, Election 2012

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Ryan Seacrest is quite possibly the coolest man alive. Think about it: He's besties with Kim K (and, therefore, Kanye), he rubs shoulders with Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey on "American Idol," AND the dude's got a front row seat at every awards show ever. But recently, Seacrest's awesome-factor was upped a notch.

25 Sep 2012

[VIDEO] Pete Wentz Rocks The Vote So Hard

Posted 9/25/12 5:33 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Election 2012, politics, Video

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Do you know that, in 2008, 6 million Americans didn't vote because they missed the registration deadline?! Today is National Voter Registration Day, and in celebration of this joyous occasion (it's right up there with Christmas for me…maybe even more exciting because it only comes once every 4 years!), we visited Pete Wentz at his awesomeeee L.A. pad to chat politics.

Sweet Tweet: Rosario Dawson Wants You to Get Ready to Vote

Posted 9/25/12 2:48 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Celebs, Election 2012, politics, Sweet Tweet

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Did you know that today is National Voter Registration Day? This is a new “holiday” (created this year!) and people dedicated to voting rights like Rosario Dawson want to get out there and tell us all about it.

[INTERVIEW] 'Teen Mom' Maci Bookout On Why She's All 'Bout Voting This Year

Posted 9/25/12 12:51 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Election 2012, politics, TV

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Like many of you, "Teen Mom" Maci Bookout will be voting for the first time during the 2012 presidential election!

Celebrate! It's National Voter Registration Day

Posted 9/25/12 9:00 am EST by Lauren Grillo in Election 2012, News, politics

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Today is National Voter Registration Day and organizations across the U.S. are celebrating by registering themselves, registering their friends, family, strangers -- and whoever else wants to join the party. As part of MTV’s Power of 12, MTV is getting in on the action and going red white and blue on-air and online for the occasion.

24 Sep 2012

[VIDEO] Usher Says It's 'Our Time' To Vote + Interview With Our Time Founder

Posted 9/24/12 1:58 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Election 2012, Interview, politics, Video

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Young voters stand up! Over 45 Million young Americans (ages 18-29) are eligible to vote this year, and in this exclusive video -- courtesy of youth voter empowerment organization Our Time -- Usher explains why it is important that each of us does!