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Originally Published at Think.MTV.com

“Can I vote if my home is in foreclosure? I hear I can’t vote if I wear my candidate’s t-shirt to the polls. Is that true?”

Watch this video before you vote!

Efforts to challenge and suppress voters increase in close elections. Do you know your rights? Do you know what to do if someone challenges you when you go to vote?

MTV Street Teamer Nadir speaks with Professor Griff & Chuck D of Public Enemy and some noted Michigan journalists who kick the facts about your rights as a voter.

For addtional info read Minehaha Forman’s article in The Michigan Messenger:
Five facts every Michigan voter must know: ACLU puts rumors to rest

Originally published at Think.MTV.com

“Voting is like washing your [behind] in the morning,” says Public Enemy front man and cultural commentator Chuck D“When you’re an adult, you don’t HAVE to wash your [behind].  No one makes you.  But if you don’t, and something stinks, it just might be you!”

The Hard Rhymer was addressing an exciting, albeit sparsely attended Detroit Rocks The Vote event at Detroit’s Fillmore Theater.

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Nadir’s Distorted Soul rocks the vote at The Fillmore in Detroit on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

“Detroit Rocks the Vote“, is an event built around a concert with featured speaker Chuck D from Public Enemy, who will speak about the importance of having your voice heard no matter your party preference, during the upcoming Presidential election.

Nadir discusses this event in The Michigan Chronicle and in this month’s edition of African American Family Magazine.  If you’re in Detroit, watch Distorted Soul LIVE on the Fox2 Morning Show Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8:30am!

And REGISTER TO VOTE!!  Deadlines across the nation are as early as October 4.
Click HERE to find the voter registration deadline in YOUR STATE

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The Fillmore Detroit
2115 Woodward
Detroit, Michigan 48201
Doors at 5:30pm
Showtime at 6:30pm
Distorted Soul at 10:00pm
Tickets: $20.00
Click HERE for Tickets
Click HERE for Directions