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The Illinois Tea Party (ITP) is seeking volunteers to help with a voter registration drive during the Lollapalooza music festival. 

The group is teaming up with the Chicago GOP and the Northwest Side GOP to hold Voterpalooza 2021 at this year's Lollapalooza music festival.

"The Chicago Republican Party and the regional South Side Republican Organization and the Northwest Side GOP Club are teaming up to have a voter registration drive at Lollapalooza 2021. We need your help," Illinois Tea Party wrote in a July 26 Facebook post. "The first contact with new voters (and potential new Republicans) is voter registration."

Volunteers are invited to help the ITP register local residents at Grant Park between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Sunday, Aug. 1.

"We need all hands on deck for this endeavor and there is no task too small, if you’re willing to help in any capacity or have ANY questions email Devin Jones, 18th Ward Republican Committeeman at devin@devinjones.org or Jeff Fiedler at jeff@chicagogop.com," according to a statement by Chicago Young Republicans.

Prospective volunteers can access Grant park via public transportation. Those driving are recommended to use SpotHero or ParkWhiz to locate available parking.

According to Prairie State Wire ITP recently took a position against the teaching critical race theory (CRT) in schools and encouraged residents to view a short film by activist Christopher Rufo examining CRT teachings.

“Take 18 min. and watch this excellent explanation of Critical Race Theory,” the group posted on Facebook, Prairie State Wire reported. “CRT is Marxist in its origins and its intent. Lawsuits against it are headed to the Supreme Court, but we must do our part.”

Several states, including Idaho, Iowa, Florida and Texas, have banned CRT teachings in schools or are in the process of doing so.

"I made this film to set the record straight, walking viewers through the origins of critical race theory, what it’s done to our public institutions, and how you can fight it in your community," Rufo said, according to Prairie State Wire.