Declare Yourself’s goal is to get every American between the ages of 18 and 29 to register, vote, and be involved with the political process. Of course, you already know this is important, but a little inspiration never hurt. So now, celebrated Americans ”from Kat Deluna to Sean Paul to Alice Walker to Hayden Panettiere’s”are sharing with us their personal reasons and motivations for voting.

Declare Yourself is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign founded by Norman Lear. They have one ultimate goal: to energize and empower every eligible 18-year-old in the United States to register and vote in the 2008 presidential election. And they are already well on their way in the 2004 and 2006 elections, they registered more than one million young voters! With actresses America Ferrera and Hayden Panettiere as their spokespeople, Declare Yourself is making its voice heard with a simple yet important message: REGISTER and VOTE!