Top Ten Ways to Make Sure Your Vote Counts

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"The Top Ten Ways to Make Sure Your
Vote Counts" on AlterNet. You'll find information on finding
your polling place and reporting voter fraud or suppression.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20365/
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10. Know your polling place. Many polling places have changed since the last election, so check your polling place ahead of time. If you've not sure where you should go to vote, find out at www.mypollingsite.com.

9. Vote in the morning, when the lines are likely to be shorter. Take a chair, or a good book just in case. Better yet, bring some treats to share with your fellow voters.

8. Bring a photo ID. Many states have new identification requirements this year, so play it safe by bringing your drivers license or other official ID if at all possible.

7. Not on the list? Ask for a provisional ballot and vote. Every voter has the right to a provisional ballot, even if your name is not on the rolls.

6. Review the sample ballot before voting. Ballots can be confusing (think "butterfly ballot") and many states have changed their ballots since the last election. If you have any questions about the ballot, ask a poll worker.

5. Make a mistake on your ballot? Ask for a new one.

4. Check your ballot before finalizing your vote. Are your chads hanging? Did the computer properly record your votes? Triple-check everything.

3. Get there late? As long as you are in line before the polls close, you still have the right to vote.

2. Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE if you experience or witness a voting emergency such as intimidation or a challenge to your voting rights. Lawyers will be standing by to provide free, immediate, on-the-spot assistance.

1. SHOW UP! Democracy is not a spectator sport. You have to vote if you want your vote to be counted. See you at the polls!

Mark Ritchie is the National Coordinator of National Voice, a coalition of non-profit and community groups working to maximize public participation in our nation's democratic process.
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**and from Move On:

If you have questions about voting, go to the www.MoveOnPAC.org website for a list of Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any trouble voting, make a report to the Common Cause hotline at 1-866-MYVOTE1.

Another hotline has been set up by a coalition of nonpartisan groups to deal with the most serious problems on Election Day. 1-866-OUR-VOTE is the "911" of voter suppression hotlines. Please don't call unless your problem is serious enough that you have to talk to a lawyer immediately.

If you're working all day today to get folks out to vote, as part of our Leave No Voter Behind program or otherwise, bless you. Across the nation, millions of us are working around the clock to remove the worst American administration in the last hundred years.

The energy and commitment we are seeing is absolutely awe inspiring. Millions of phone calls. Tens of thousands of volunteers working their neighborhoods to turn out more than a half-million new voters. Thousands of volunteers traveling across the nation to work in swing states. Member-sponsored ads that have reached tens of millions of voters. And more than 500,000 MoveOn members who have contributed to these efforts in just the last few months. It's phenomenal.

As we fight, voter by voter, it's important to step back for a moment and draw strength from our place in history. Because no matter what happens today, this fight is more than a fight against one man. It's a fight for the spirit of democracy in America. And it's a fight we will win.

Once your work this day is done, and you're waiting for the results to come in, we suggest turning off the silly pundits for a few minutes, and taking in the speech we've attached to this email. Last year, Bill Moyers gave this speech at the Take Back America conference. We've found it to be a touchstone. For a moment of inspiration, read his speech below, or listen to the audio stream here:

Bill Moyer's MP3 Audio -- High Quality (for high speed connections)
http://cdn.moveonpac.org/content/audio/moyer.mp3

Bill Moyer's MP3 Audio -- Lower Quality (for dialup connections)
http://cdn.moveonpac.org/content/audio/small_moyer.mp3

Thanks for everything you are doing -- for the election today and for the days and years to come.

--Wes Boyd and the whole MoveOn PAC team
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2004




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