Former Atlanta mayor launches voter turnout campaign

ATLANTA - If you don&#39;t vote, it&#39;s your fault when you can&#39;t get a good job or live in a neighborhood with good schools. <br> <br> That&#39;s the message former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson delivered Monday about his new nonpartisan group that wants to increase voter turnout. <br> <br> Jackson says disillusioned and apathetic registered voters need to quit blaming others for their own problems. <br> <br> People will only get better health care and lifestyles when they get out and vote for representatives who reflect their views. <br> <br> The American Voters League will focus on getting registered voters to exercise their rights rather than voter registration. <br> <br> Jackson was a three-term Atlanta mayor and former candidate for national Democratic Party chairman. <br> <br> But he says he&#39;s committed to having people vote no matter what party or views they choose. <br> <br> The nonprofit organization initially would target voters in the so-called ``Black Belt&#39;&#39; of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Jackson says the eight states historically post poor voter turnouts. <br> <br> The league will focus on media and marketing more than rallies to get people to vote.

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