LOUISVILLE Ky. Oct. 29 2001 — WWE Entertainment Superstars will headline a "Smackdown Your Vote!" rally at the University of Louisville today wrapping up the second successful year of the campaign that has registered tens of thousands of new voters.

WWE Superstars Kurt Angle honorary chairman of "Smackdown Your Vote!" and Bradshaw will underscore the importance of participatory politics at the noontime rally at the university’s Belknap campus the final stop on the 2001 Smackdown Your Vote! tour. Voter registration forms will be available to anyone over the age of 18. Registration tables will also be set up at Freedom Hall tonight at the live broadcast of "WWE Raw."

"Democracy is built on a simple act: voting " said Angle an Olympic gold medallist. "For our democracy to remain strong we need to encourage young people to participate through voting. This is the perfect time to send the message to the world that democracy is stronger than ever in the U.S.A. despite the efforts of those who would seek to undermine it."

"Casting your vote is a way every American can send a loud and clear message to the enemies of democracy " Bradshaw said. "We will keep our country and our democracy strong because our citizens care deeply about our democracy and our way of life. It is more important than ever that young people get involved and register to vote."

Smackdown Your Vote! is a partnership organized by WWE Entertainment and includes the National Foundation for Women Legislators the Youth Vote Coalition Youth-e-Vote and Project Vote Smart. It registered more than 150 000 new voters during the 2000 presidential campaign and has registered thousands more this year. The goal is to have a total of 200 000 new voters by the 2002 elections.

This year the effort has included rallies at high schools and colleges and registration tables at WWE live events in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Also this fall the campaign has followed Kurt Angle’s promotional tour for his just-released autobiography "It’s True! It’s True!" About 10 percent of those who have attended his book-signings have also registered to vote.

In addition to the rallies and live events people may register to vote through WWEVote.com.

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