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A few last-minute bits of voting information
Here are a few links to useful information for when you (Americans) go to vote tomorrow, regardless of who you're voting for.
State-by-state breakdown of your legal rights, as an employee, to exercise your right to vote. Many states require employers to give employees time off to vote.
Find out what ID you need to bring to the polls in this handy state-by-state guide. A fishing license is considered legal ID to vote in my state, omg Alaska, wtf :D. Very Important Edit: New voters always need to bring ID, regardless of where they live; I'm very sorry if I passed along misinformation! And even if ID is not required in your state, it is probably a good idea to bring it if you have it, just in case.
Here is a very useful, non-partisan guide to "vote flipping" (when electronic machines register your vote inaccurately) and what you should do about it to make sure that your vote goes to your chosen candidate.
State-by-state poll opening and closing times from Ballotpedia.
If you just moved or registered and you're not sure where to vote, find (or confirm) your polling place on GoVote.org.
Voter Suppression Wiki has a useful list of printable voting resources on a variety of topics.
Here is a list of links to each state's division of elections website for obsessive checking of your local polling results on Tuesday night.
Finally, just for fun and history, an article from the New Yorker on how much worse our voting system used to be. Long lines are bad, but at least it's no longer necessary to fight your way to the polls through an armed mob ...
Edited to add: 1-866-OUR-VOTE, the hotline of the non-partisan Election Protection coalition, is a number to memorize before you go to the polls and to call if you experience any hassles or problems voting, or see anyone else being hassled or blocked from voting.
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rydra_wong and sheafrotherdon, and probably other people I'm forgetting.)
State-by-state breakdown of your legal rights, as an employee, to exercise your right to vote. Many states require employers to give employees time off to vote.
Find out what ID you need to bring to the polls in this handy state-by-state guide. A fishing license is considered legal ID to vote in my state, omg Alaska, wtf :D. Very Important Edit: New voters always need to bring ID, regardless of where they live; I'm very sorry if I passed along misinformation! And even if ID is not required in your state, it is probably a good idea to bring it if you have it, just in case.
Here is a very useful, non-partisan guide to "vote flipping" (when electronic machines register your vote inaccurately) and what you should do about it to make sure that your vote goes to your chosen candidate.
State-by-state poll opening and closing times from Ballotpedia.
If you just moved or registered and you're not sure where to vote, find (or confirm) your polling place on GoVote.org.
Voter Suppression Wiki has a useful list of printable voting resources on a variety of topics.
Here is a list of links to each state's division of elections website for obsessive checking of your local polling results on Tuesday night.
Finally, just for fun and history, an article from the New Yorker on how much worse our voting system used to be. Long lines are bad, but at least it's no longer necessary to fight your way to the polls through an armed mob ...
Edited to add: 1-866-OUR-VOTE, the hotline of the non-partisan Election Protection coalition, is a number to memorize before you go to the polls and to call if you experience any hassles or problems voting, or see anyone else being hassled or blocked from voting.
(Note: much of the above information ganked from
rydra_wong and sheafrotherdon, and probably other people I'm forgetting.)
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As long as you don't have to bring an actual dead fish to prove you're a proper Alaskan... (a possibility to suppress the vegan vote)
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Thank you for these! I missed out on early voting (rats), so these will actually be really helpful for me tomorrow.
A fishing license is considered legal ID to vote in my state, omg Alaska, wtf :D.
Ahahaha! I love your state :D
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And I feel a little stupid for saying this, but thank you for the non-partisan aspect. I feel like a yo-yo right now with everyone I know on- and offline telling me which way to go.
In all honesty, I can totally sympathize with this, and I really tried to write the above so that it would be useful to anyone and to keep my own politics out of it. :D I must admit that I'm not at all non-partisan in this particular election, but I generally tend to be a middle-of-the-road, politically-inert sort of person, and I can totally sympathize with everyone who's tired of having political opinions shoveled at them from both sides.
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We do, however, vote by mail. I really prefer this method because it means that there is no fighting with the employer to be able to vote. There's plenty of time to sit with the ballot, mark what you like, and then send it in. The downside is that sometimes there is a stamp issue, such as this year, where the counties made the ballots too heavy and the post office threatened to return them. I think they finally reached an agreement.
Of course I always wait until the last minute so I'm going to just drop mine in the nearest drop box.
A fishing license? Really?
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It definitely seems like a much easier and less stressful way to do it! Though I must admit that I enjoy the actual experience of going to the polls. It may be silly, but it makes me feel as if I did something.
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In Oregon it has been all vote by mail for a while. The best part is I can do research as I'm filling in my ballot so if there is something I'm still unsure about, I don't have to decide right when I get ballot.
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Really, really sorry I decided to register here instead of keeping my NC voter registration. Notwithstanding the fact that I don't live in NC anymore, haven't for years now and have no intention of going back. *sigh*
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*sigh* Going to be a long, stressful, but hopefully exciting and happy day tomorrow!
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BTW, did you read the article in New Yorker about Palin and how she came to be selected as VP? (or at least that writers theory as to how it happened) Very interesting.
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Thanks for the links, though--I've really been learning a lot recently about the voting process, as well as the candidates, and it's cool to see how many resources are out there for the befuddled voter. Even before I read your post, I went to canivote.org (on the advice of a co-worker) to make sure I was actually registered. Yep, election eve, and I finally think to panic about that one! *eyeroll* Turns out I am, though--yays! ^^
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Plus, I did see a chart thingy in the newspaper a while ago, showing how secure each method of voting (electronic, mail, mechanical lever, etc.) actually is from hacking and fraud. NY still uses the mechanical kind, and it's the most secure! The more high-tech the method, apparently, the easier it is to get away with tampering. Good job, NY, you got something right! ^^ *pats NYS on the head*
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That's the hotline of the non-partisan Election Protection coalition -- apparently they've got a good track record of advising and getting lawyers into action fast to deal with any problems.
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(One of the big problems with being as Internet-oriented as I am -- and non-cellphone-enabled -- is that when I'm browsing through websites and link-lists, my eyes tend to skim right over non-Internet based resources because they're not really relevant to me ... I know that you and others have put up this number, but it just didn't register on me. I know that this is not the case with most people, however, so thank you for the reminder!)
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