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Ready to Vote?
With margins of victory razor-thin in Presidential, Congressional, State, and local elections you have the ability to tip the balance in favor of elected officials who care about and address your concerns. In an election that may come down to a matter of a few hundred votes, the feeling that one vote counts is stronger than ever in the upcoming election year.
Your vote, your voice! Here are some ways to make sure you are ready for the polls and that your vote will be counted:
Know Your Registration Deadline
In most cases the registration deadline is 30- days before the election. Click here to check the voter registration deadline and requirements in your state.
Verify Your Voting Status
The level of voter registration activity this year is unprecedented. Voters need to know that there are simple steps they can take to make sure they are on the rolls and can vote on November 4th. It's time for newly registered voters to check themselves and verify their status. Contact your local county or city elections office to make sure that they have made it on to the voting rolls. Voters who are told that they are not registered are encouraged to go to their city or county registrar's office to register or provide any missing information by the deadline. With large voter turnouts predicted for the upcoming presidential election, it could be a catastrophe on Election Day if thousands of voters show up at the polls thinking they are registered to vote and finding out that they are ineligible to vote because they are not on the rolls! New voters and voters who moved must check now to avoid this! Click here to find your election office.
Know Your Polling Place
Click here to find out where your polling place is.
Know Your Rights
It is important for voters to know their rights on Election Day. All eligible persons have the right to vote- it's the law.
Know ID Requirements in Your State
Rather than taking the necessary steps to strengthen, expand and improve the democratic process states have launched a new effort to create modern-day Jim Crow exclusionary practices through new voter ID requirements. Before you go to the polls make sure you know the ID requirements in your state. Click here to see the requirements in your state.
Time Off to Vote
The laws vary from state to state on whether employers by law must give employees time off to vote. Click here to see the law in your state. |
