With just 42 days left until Election Day on Nov. 3, social media is full of reminders about the importance of voting and making a plan to do it ahead of time because of pandemic challenges. Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez and Zendaya (fresh off her historic Emmys win) were among the famous offering such a reminder on Tuesday, this year’s National Voter Registration Day.
Swift, who hadn’t spoken out on political issues until the last couple of years, made a video message for fans. The “Exile” singer didn’t campaign for a specific candidate but rather the act of participating in the democratic process. “It is more important than I can possibly say,” she said.
Lopez and Zendaya each separately sat down for a short conversation about the importance of voting with former first lady Michelle Obama as part…