A few last-minute bits of voting information

[sholio]

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.

(Note: much of the above information ganked from rydra_wong and sheafrotherdon, and probably other people I'm forgetting.)

Comments

[friendshipper.livejournal.com]

If it's voter ID list you mean, it only lists states that require an ID to vote; notice there's a whole lot less than 50 of them on the list. :) (I didn't realize that until I went to look up my sister's state, New York, and found that it's not on the list.) If it's not listed, then you don't need ID.

[lawrence520.livejournal.com]

Well, yes and no, although I see what you're saying. The tables list what ID is required for states that require ID for "normal" voters, which is less than 50. But EVERYONE requires ID for first time voters who registered by mail (as the list points out, it's required by federal law) and they don't list what you need to bring for that. Although to be fair, they explain that in the list, and you're right, I missed it the first time.

*sigh* Going to be a long, stressful, but hopefully exciting and happy day tomorrow!

[friendshipper.livejournal.com]

Ah, gotcha! I'll add a note about that -- since I live in a state that requires ID, I wasn't aware of that.