Voting Day Suggestions

[Forkboy]

Dear Fans,

It’s that time--time to vote for the next president of the United States and a lot of other important political offices and ballot initiatives.


We’re already hearing about long lines, and want you to be prepared to stay in line and have your vote count. The longest waits will surely be on Election Day (Nov 4), so if you are able to vote early in your state you may avoid the worst of it. Click here to see if you qualify for early voting in your state.


If you do encounter long lines, here are some ways to have fun and ensure you can vote:

• Go with friends and/or bring phones, iPods, lawn chairs, food, reading materials, proper clothing, etc.


• Don’t believe the polls if they say a candidate is winning or losing. They've been wrong before.


• Ask for the day-off from work or class. Call-in sick or play hooky.


• Verify your vote and polling station BEFORE you head to the polls -- don’t wait on line only to have a problem. You can do both by calling 1-866-OUR-VOTE or contact your local County Election Office. Or, use the Google Map voter tool.


• Help others stay in line too. Share your food, drink, music, reading materials, election protection information…We’re in this together.


• Make sure to take this number with you so that if you encounter any problems, you can talk to nonpartisan election lawyers who can help: 1-866-OUR-VOTE or be sure to request a provisional ballot.


• If you do run into any problems at the polls, Video The Vote and document election problems as they occur.


Happy voting and please pass this on!


Love,

Michael Franti & Spearhead

[blue sky at night]

1. wondering about specific phone numbers....

for polling problems, state by state or nationally. Any links???

thanks for the post, I voted for the NExt PResident of the UNited STates of AMerica last Sunday....we made history !~~~~~!!!!






CHange, HOpe, OBama/BIden......!!!!

[Forkboy]

2. I don't have any other phone numbers besides the one in the OP.

But, if you run into any problems you can also contact your states Secretary of State.

Secretary of State of Alabama Beth Chapman http://www.sos.state.al.us/
Secretary of State of Arizona Jan Brewer http://www.azsos.gov/
Secretary of State of Arkansas Charlie Daniels http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/
Secretary of State of California Debra Bowen http://www.sos.ca.gov/
Secretary of State of Colorado Mike Coffman http://www.sos.state.co.us/
Secretary of the State of Connecticut Susan Bysiewicz http://www.sots.ct.gov/
Secretary of State of Delaware Harriet Smith Windsor http://sos.delaware.gov/default.shtml
Secretary of State of Florida Kurt S. Browning http://oss.dos.state.fl.us/
Secretary of State of Georgia Karen Handel http://www.sos.state.ga.us/
Secretary of State of Idaho Ben Ysursa http://www.idsos.state.id.us/
Secretary of State of Illinois Jesse White http://www.sos.state.il.us/
Secretary of State of Indiana Todd Rokita http://www.in.gov/sos/
Secretary of State of Iowa Michael Mauro http://www.sos.state.ia.us/
Secretary of State of Kansas Ron Thornburgh http://www.kssos.org/
Secretary of State of Kentucky Trey Grayson http://sos.ky.gov/
Secretary of State of Louisiana Jay Dardenne http://www.sec.state.la.us/
Secretary of State of Maine Matthew Dunlap http://www.maine.gov/sos/
Secretary of State of Maryland Dennis Schnepfe http://www.sos.state.md.us/
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Galvin http://www.sec.state.ma.us/
Secretary of State of Michigan Terri Lynn Land http://michigan.gov/sos/
Secretary of State of Minnesota Mark Ritchie http://www.sos.state.mn.us/
Secretary of State of Mississippi Delbert Hosemann http://www.sos.state.ms.us/
Secretary of State of Missouri Robin Carnahan http://www.sos.mo.gov/
Secretary of State of Montana Brad Johnson http://sos.mt.gov/
Secretary of State of Nebraska John Gale http://www.sos.state.ne.us/
Secretary of State of Nevada Ross Miller http://sos.state.nv.us/
Secretary of State of New Hampshire Bill Gardner http://www.sos.nh.gov/
Secretary of State of New Jersey Nina Mitchell Wells http://www.state.nj.us/state/
Secretary of State of New Mexico Mary Herrera http://www.sos.state.nm.us/
Secretary of State of New York Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez http://www.dos.state.ny.us/
Secretary of State of North Carolina Elaine Marshall http://www.secstate.state.nc.us/
Secretary of State of North Dakota Al Jaeger http://www.nd.gov/sos/
Secretary of State of Ohio Jennifer L. Brunner http://www.sos.state.oh.us/
Secretary of State of Oklahoma M. Susan Savage http://www.sos.state.ok.us/
Secretary of State of Oregon Bill Bradbury http://www.sos.state.or.us/
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pedro Cortes http://www.dos.state.pa.us/
Secretary of State of Rhode Island A. Ralph Mollis http://www.sec.state.ri.us/
Secretary of State of South Carolina Mark Hammond http://www.scsos.com/
Secretary of State of South Dakota Chris Nelson http://www.sdsos.gov/
Secretary of State of Tennessee Riley Darnell http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/index.htm
Secretary of State of Texas Hope Andrade http://www.sos.state.tx.us/
Secretary of State of Vermont Deb Markowitz http://www.sec.state.vt.us/
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia Katherine Hanley http://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/
Secretary of State of Washington Sam Reed http://www.secstate.wa.gov/
Secretary of State of West Virginia Betty Ireland http://www.wvsos.com/
Secretary of State of Wisconsin Doug LaFollette http://www.sos.state.wi.us/
Secretary of State of Wyoming Max Maxfield http://soswy.state.wy.us/

[blue sky at night]

3. sorry, obviously I wasn't paying attention....

thanks this is just what the doctor ordered!!!!

[Forkboy]

4. Glad to help!

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