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Akron area young people who want to convince adults to be informed voters have an opportunity to compete in a video contest for cash prizes.The This City Votes campaign, funded by the Citizen University’s Joy of Voting project, encourages Akron area young people to make videos suggesting reasons for adults to be informed voters.Students age 5 through 17 are encouraged to submit 90-second-or-less videos of themselves talking about topics such as, “Why is voting so important?”; “Which issues are important to you that you want adults to care about?”; and “What are reasons people don’t vote, and how can you change their minds?” Participants may submit videos via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #ThisCityVotes16.