Clerk Hanlon Hosts Countywide Teen Video Contest On Voting Rights

FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon is inviting high school students throughout the county to enter the annual Elections and Voting Video Contest.

This year’s multimedia contest will ask students to reflect on what having the right to vote means to them while encouraging their peers to go out and vote in honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment.

“We are very excited to announce this year’s high school student video contest, which we hope will engage young people in the voting process,” said Hanlon in a statement. “As we approach Election Day, it is the perfect time to remind young people that the right to vote is a right to be cherished and exercised.”

High school students who reside in Monmouth County and/or attend a high school in Monmouth County are invited to apply. Students are allowed to work alone or to form groups of no more than three members.

Videos with political or offensive content will not be considered, according to the Clerk’s Office.

The top three videos will be awarded gift card prizes by the county clerk and will be advertised through the County Clerk’s social media platforms and ‘Your Vote Matters’ Program.

Entries will be accepted between Monday, Sept. 21 and noon EST Friday, Oct. 30. Entries will be accepted via email to ClerkContest@co.monmouth.nj.us with the subject “2020 High School Video Contest.”

Videos must be uploaded to YouTube with the direct link emailed to the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office.

Entries can also be mailed to the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Attn: Voting Video Contest, Monmouth County Clerk, 33 Mechanic Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
with the video file enclosed on a flash drive.

Interested applicants can view the full contest rules and eligibility at MonmouthCountyClerk.com, email ClerkContest@co.monmouth.nj.us or call (732) 431-7324, ext. 8735.

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