Celebrities and
other high-profile figures use their name to promote political campaigns and
encourage people to get out and vote. But even with all the advertisements and
endorsements, many of these vote promoters don't make it to the polls, or get
registered for that matter. Check out these eight memorable vote promoters who
weren't even registered.
It was more
surprising that celebutante Paris Hilton was photographed wearing a "VOTE
OR DIE!" T-shirt than her being a no-show at the polls in 2004. To make
matters worse, Hilton wasn't even registered to vote in the first place.
50 Cent was another
big shot in P. Diddy's "Vote or Die" campaign, but like many of the
other celebrity promoters, the rapper failed to follow through with voting in
the 2004 presidential election. There was no record of Curtis Jackson III (aka
50 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 Baldwin
recently expressed interest in running for mayor of New York City in 2013, but
forgot to mention that he's not registered to vote there. Even though Baldwin
has 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 get
registered right away.
Not only has Ben
Affleck tossed around the idea of running for Congress in the future, but the
award-winning actor also traveled with Democratic nominee, Al Gore, in 2000 to
deliver a get-out-to-vote plea. Despite Affleck's avid interest in politics, he
failed to vote in 2000, let alone even register until 2003!
Before Meg Whitman
ran for governor of California in 2010, she was rarely exercising her right to
vote. In fact, Whitman registered for the first time ever in 2002. The
successful businesswoman didn't have much interest in politics for a solid 28
years. It appears that her spotty private voting record was enough to make
voters wary of her eligibility.
Although he claims
to have voted by absentee ballot in the 2004 presidential election, rapper
Ludacris may have missed the mark completely. According to voting records in
Christopher Bridges' (aka Ludacris') states of residence, there was no evidence
that he voted or was even registered.
In 2008, The
Hills star Heidi Montag publicly announced her presidential
endorsement of Republican candidate John McCain before even registering to
vote! McCain was much obliged and even stated that he never misses an episode
of her hit show. Surprisingly, Montag got registered in time to make it to the
polls on Election Day.
Arnold Schwarzenegger may have been the governor of
California for seven years, but the former actor/bodybuilder didn't always take
voting so seriously. Before he was elected in 2003, Schwarzenegger missed five
of the 11 statewide elections.
Jena Ellis
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