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Election Special Tomorrow on PBS

by Dave Newton last modified July-11-2008 03:52 PM

Tomorrow (Tuesday, July 1st) at 10 pm, PBS will broadcast "Election Day," a film by Katy Chevigny that combines 11 stories - shot simultaneously on November 2, 2004 (Election Day) from dawn until long past midnight.

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A segment of the documentary highlights felon disenfranchisement with formerly incarcerated New York City resident Leon Batts who just regained his right to vote. Preparing to cast his first ballot, Batts sees his vote as one representing all individuals denied the right because of a felony conviction. But Batts finds casting a vote more problematic than he anticipated. Click here to view trailer