1) I think every employer nationwide should give employees the day off or as much of it as they need if they still need to vote. Especially with lines in some places reportedly hours long.
2) Vote today (Monday) if you can. Lines are still long in places but wait should overall be less than tomorrow.
3) If you've voted already, and have some spare time, volunteer to go down to a populous voting location and give out drinks and snacks, give out umbrellas, etc. Whatever it takes to keep spirits up!
4) Do not become discouraged if you are in a long line. It is an historic election beyond all proportions. Do not leave your place if you are in line. Bring an iPod or a book or a fully charged cell phone that you can keep yourself entertained with. (And of course bring a checklist for voting for all the other things you have to vote on besides President.)
Bring your ID, too, just in case. Most states don't require it but many do now. Don't give problematic voting precincts any reason to question you as a legit voter. Shove your ID in their face and VOTE.
5) If you encounter any difficulties in voting - challenges to you or others around you: Election Protection Coalition (1-866-OUR-VOTE). Or report them here. Make sure you get at least a provisional ballot. You can also report voting issues to the Obama campaign, too.
And TWITTER any voting problems, too! The Twitter Vote Report is urging those with Twitter accounts to report voting issues by adding #votereport to a Twitter update. The resulting tweets flow to the site's home page, and will also be plotted on a Google map
More good advice here:
If you experience any problem or confusion while voting report the situation to one of the poll workers or election officials
immediately. Do not wait until you have finished voting. If the
election officials at the polling place are unable or unwilling to help
you, the problem should be reported directly to the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
There
are no special forms to use or procedures to follow--just call the
Civil Rights Division toll-free at (800) 253-3931, or contact them by
mail at:
Chief, Voting Section
Civil Rights Division Room 7254 - NWB
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20530
6) Share your voting experiences with HuffPost.
7) Appreciate that we have the right to vote and that you are a part of something possibly historic. Make it happen.
And lastly, here's everything in a nutshell in a short attention span video -- keep this in a safe place.
Learn what the real role of the campaign is considering elections are often predicted ‘long before the campaign gets started.’ Check this out
http://www.thetruthabout.com/public/294.cfm?affID=and16
Posted by: andrea | November 04, 2008 at 11:52 AM