--- title: Frank Ocean Offers Free Merch for Voting in Midterm Election description: Frank Ocean is offering free merchandise to voters who can bring proof of their vote to locations in Houston, Miami, Atlanta, and Dallas. canonical: https://time.com/5446372/frank-ocean-offers-free-merch-for-2018-midterm-election-voting/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-06T19:09:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:51.832Z og:title: Frank Ocean Offers Free Merch for Voting in Midterm Election og:description: Here's what you need to know og:url: https://time.com/5446372/frank-ocean-offers-free-merch-for-2018-midterm-election-voting/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb06716aa680c97b3/69893e62656a3f3576bd5e5e/frank-ocean-offers-merch-for-voting-in-midterm-elections-e1541531669593.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1985 og:image:height: 1117 og:image:alt: Parklife Festival 2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Frank Ocean Offers Free Merch for Voting in Midterm Election twitter:description: Here's what you need to know twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb06716aa680c97b3/69893e62656a3f3576bd5e5e/frank-ocean-offers-merch-for-voting-in-midterm-elections-e1541531669593.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Frank Ocean Is Offering Free Merch For Voting in the 2018 Midterm Elections > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Visionhaus#GP/Corbis via Getty Images)) MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: Frank Ocean performs at The Parklife Festival 2017 at Heaton Park on June 11, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Visionhaus#GP/Corbis via Getty Images)) Visionhaus—Corbis via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 6, 2018 7:09 PM UTC The [ever-elusive Frank Ocean](http://time.com/4413818/frank-ocean-next-album-boys-dont-cry/) has resurfaced in time for the [2018 midterm elections](http://time.com/5445124/2018-midterm-races-to-watch/) to encourage his fans to do their civic duty this Tuesday. The _Blonde_ artist announced via his [trusty Tumblr account](http://time.com/4376375/orlando-shooting-frank-ocean-response-tumblr/) that he would be giving away free merch in four cities to people who could show proof that they voted in the midterm elections. The four cities where Ocean will be hosting his pop-up shops are Houston, Miami, Atlanta, and Dallas. In the flyer image posted, Ocean notes that “locations were chosen in states to support specific candidates: Stacey Abrams in Georgia, who if elected would be America’s first Black female governor, Andrew Gillum in Florida, who would become the state’s first Black governor and Beto O’Rourke, who would be the first Democratic senator in Texas in 24 years.” The flyer also features art that explains why the “42%,” which is the non-voting populace needs to vote as “the largest political group in America.” While the flyer asks for “a photo of you at the ballot” as proof of voting, it should be noted that voters in Texas, Georgia, and Florida cannot take “ballot selfies.” Ocean was vocal about the importance of voting in midterms during [an early morning session](https://twitter.com/Beats1/status/1059800385991241731?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1059800385991241731&ref%5Furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2F2018%2F11%2Ffrank-ocean-blonded-radio.html) of his popular Beats 1 “blonded RADIO,” which it appears he revived after a year-plus recess in honor of the elections on Tuesday. 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