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More Celebs Join Michelle Obama's Voter Outreach Drive

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - Election Day is over, but Michelle Obama is still trying to
   get out the vote.

   The former first lady announced that Selena Gomez, Liza Koshy, Shonda
   Rhimes, Megan Rapinoe, Tracee Ellis Ross and Kerry Washington have
   signed on as co-chairs of the national organization When We All Vote.

   Obama is already a co-chair, along with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Faith Hill,
   Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, and basketball star Chris Paul.

   When We Vote bills itself as a nonpartisan group dedicated to
   increasing voter participation.

   The announcement Thursday marks a year until the date of the 2020
   elections, which includes the presidential race. The organization was
   founded in 2018.

   Hanks said "registering new voters is an act of hope and taking part in
   the American idea." He added that voting guarantees the blessings of
   "liberty for the grandkids."

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