[Shadow_Group] 6 WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE ON TUESDAY!

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DEMOCRATS FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE

6 WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE ON TUESDAY!

Even as you read this, Republicans are waging an all-out attack on your
rights as a voter. This makes it more important than ever that you get
out and vote! To ensure that your voice is heard, you need to understand
the "rules of the road" for casting a ballot.

Here are 6 key things to do and keep in mind when you go to vote
Tuesday:

1. LEARN YOUR VOTING RIGHTS. You can get the facts about voting in key
states by going to http://www.ourvote.com/. It sets out detailed
information on voting rights for each of 19 states - including Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Florida, the states where problems and abuses may be
most prevalent. You can get more information (such as information in
other languages) at
http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/politics/myvotemyright.cfm.

2. FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO VOTE. Don't be denied your right to vote just
because you are at the wrong polling place! Go online to
http://www.mypollingplace.com/find.php to find out where exactly you
should go to vote.

3. TAKE I.D. TO THE POLLS. Different states have different laws on who
needs to show ID and what type of ID is acceptable. To be safe, take ID
to the polls with you. Take your driver's license, or a paycheck,
utility bill or government document that includes your name and street
address.

4. WHAT IF YOUR NAME ISN'T ON THE LIST? Don't panic if you registered to
vote but your name is not on the list. Get help from a poll worker to
make sure your vote is counted. You should do the following: (1) check
to see if you should be at another polling place; (2) as a last resort,
you can fill out a provisional ballot at your polling location.

What is a "provisional ballot"?

These ballots are intended to make sure that voters whose eligibility is
in question on Election Day can still cast a vote and have their vote be
counted. You would use a provisional ballot if you're having I.D.
problems and/or appear to have been purged incorrectly. The Help America
Vote Act (HAVA) requires that provisional ballots be counted if the
voter is eligible to vote by state law, but some election officials have
applied standards for counting provisional ballots that are unrelated to
voter eligibility. Voting by provisional ballot should be your last
resort. The state must notify you as to whether your ballot was counted.

5. ONCE YOU'RE IN LINE, YOU'RE GOOD. Once you are in line, you will get
to vote - even if you show up just before the polls close. Just make
sure you are actually standing in line before your polling place closes.
To find the polling hours for your state, go online to
http://www.newvotersproject.org/polling_times. You probably won't have
to wait too long. Even if the line is long, don't leave without voting.
If you are worried about long lines, try go to the polls during off
hours: 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

6. IF YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN CHEATED OUT OF YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE, SPEAK UP!
Print out the wallet card at
http://cdn.moveonpac.org/content/pdfs/ep_card.pdf and take it with you
to your polling place. It contains national contact numbers to report
voting problems and to get help. If you need immediate legal assistance,
call 1-866-OUR-VOTE.

FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT DEMOCRATS FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE!



 What Bush says...."I'm the commander - see, I don't need to explain - I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation."
(Aug 20, 2002 - interview by Bob Woodward, Crawford, TX)















				
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