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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSEE SAY 2020 organized to protect the vote:
Cameras UP, people! Use your phone to report voter suppression-see it publish shortly to a live map for action at http://seesay2020.com.
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Please spread the word if anyone you knows has trouble voting or knows someone having issues.
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SEE SAY 2020 organized to protect the vote: (Original Post)
mucifer
Oct 2020
OP
Good supplement to the trained Democratic Poll Watchers who will be doing the same thing.
SharonClark
Oct 2020
#1
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)1. Good supplement to the trained Democratic Poll Watchers who will be doing the same thing.
If you can poll watch, please contact your local party and sign up!
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)2. Incredibly useful website. Kicking
You can use the map to see what sorts of issues are going on in your state or city.
Bookmarked.
TigressDem
(5,125 posts)3. More Resources for Election Day issues
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/voting-rights/
If you are turned away or denied a provisional ballot, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español).
Report your experience to local election officials.
MORE:
Someone is interfering with my right to vote
Examples of voter intimidation
Aggressively questioning voters about their citizenship, criminal record, or other qualifications to vote.
Falsely representing oneself as an elections official.
Displaying false or misleading signs about voter fraud and related criminal penalties.
Other forms of harassment, particularly harassment targeting non-English speakers and voters of color.
Spreading false information about voter requirements.
You do not need to speak English to vote, in any state.
You do not need to pass a test to vote, in any state.
Some states do not require voters to present photo identification.
Your rights
Its illegal to intimidate voters and a federal crime to intimidate, threaten, [or] coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of [that] other person to vote or to vote as he may choose.
What to do if you experience voter intimidation
In many states, you can give a sworn statement to the poll worker that you satisfy the qualifications to vote in your state, and then proceed to cast a ballot.
Report intimidation to the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español).
Report intimidation to your local election officials. Their offices will be open on Election Day.
If you are turned away or denied a provisional ballot, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español).
Report your experience to local election officials.
MORE:
Someone is interfering with my right to vote
Examples of voter intimidation
Aggressively questioning voters about their citizenship, criminal record, or other qualifications to vote.
Falsely representing oneself as an elections official.
Displaying false or misleading signs about voter fraud and related criminal penalties.
Other forms of harassment, particularly harassment targeting non-English speakers and voters of color.
Spreading false information about voter requirements.
You do not need to speak English to vote, in any state.
You do not need to pass a test to vote, in any state.
Some states do not require voters to present photo identification.
Your rights
Its illegal to intimidate voters and a federal crime to intimidate, threaten, [or] coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of [that] other person to vote or to vote as he may choose.
What to do if you experience voter intimidation
In many states, you can give a sworn statement to the poll worker that you satisfy the qualifications to vote in your state, and then proceed to cast a ballot.
Report intimidation to the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español).
Report intimidation to your local election officials. Their offices will be open on Election Day.