Celebrities andother high-profile figures use their name to promote political campaigns andencourage people to get out and vote. But even with all the advertisements andendorsements, many of these vote promoters don't make it to the polls, or getregistered for that matter. Check out these eight memorable vote promoters whoweren't even registered.
It was moresurprising that celebutante Paris Hilton was photographed wearing a "VOTEOR DIE!" T-shirt than her being a no-show at the polls in 2004. To makematters worse, Hilton wasn't even registered to vote in the first place.
50 Cent was anotherbig shot in P. Diddy's "Vote or Die" campaign, but like many of theother celebrity promoters, the rapper failed to follow through with voting inthe 2004 presidential election. There was no record of Curtis Jackson III (aka50 Cent) being registered or voting in any of his states of residence. However,50 Cent may have been ineligible because of his criminal record.
Alec Baldwinrecently expressed interest in running for mayor of New York City in 2013, butforgot to mention that he's not registered to vote there. Even though Baldwinhas a home in the Hamptons, the state Board of Elections has no record of him.So, before he decides to run and promote voting in one year, he should getregistered right away.
Not only has BenAffleck tossed around the idea of running for Congress in the future, but theaward-winning actor also traveled with Democratic nominee, Al Gore, in 2000 todeliver a get-out-to-vote plea. Despite Affleck's avid interest in politics, hefailed to vote in 2000, let alone even register until 2003!
Before Meg Whitmanran for governor of California in 2010, she was rarely exercising her right tovote. In fact, Whitman registered for the first time ever in 2002. Thesuccessful businesswoman didn't have much interest in politics for a solid 28years. It appears that her spotty private voting record was enough to makevoters wary of her eligibility.
Although he claimsto have voted by absentee ballot in the 2004 presidential election, rapperLudacris may have missed the mark completely. According to voting records inChristopher Bridges' (aka Ludacris') states of residence, there was no evidencethat he voted or was even registered.
In 2008, TheHills star Heidi Montag publicly announced her presidentialendorsement of Republican candidate John McCain before even registering tovote! McCain was much obliged and even stated that he never misses an episodeof her hit show. Surprisingly, Montag got registered in time to make it to thepolls on Election Day.
Arnold Schwarzenegger may have been the governor ofCalifornia for seven years, but the former actor/bodybuilder didn't always takevoting so seriously. Before he was elected in 2003, Schwarzenegger missed fiveof the 11 statewide elections.
Jena Ellis
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