This year, voting is more than just the core responsibility of citizenship; it is an act of defiance against malicious political forces determined to reduce access to democracy. Millions of ballots on Tuesday — along with those already turned in — will be cast despite the best efforts of Republican officials around the country to prevent them from playing a role in the 2012 election.
Even now, Republicans are assembling teams to intimidate voters at polling places, to demand photo ID where none is required, and to cast doubt on voting machines or counting systems whose results do not go their way.
—The New York Times Editorial | Upholding Democracy, Ballot by Ballot
If you encounter Republican Voter Intimidation at your polling place, here's how to report it and get help!
Voter Intimidation is a CRIME.
No self-appointed poll watcher has the right to intimidate, bully or harass you when you vote.
1-202-514-1888 | FBI Voter Intimidation Hotline
1-800-311-VOTE | GottaVote OFA Voter Hotline
1-866-OUR-VOTE 1-866-687-8683 | Election Protection
1-888-VE-VOTA (1-888-839-8682) | en Español
Election Protection is the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Through its 1-866-OUR-VOTE hotline (1-866-687-8683), smartphone application and other resources, and dedicated team of legal experts and trained volunteers, Election Protection helps all American voters, including traditionally disenfranchised groups, gain access to the polls and overcome obstacles to voting, offering live assistance. The coalition has more than 100 partners at the national, state and local level and is providing voter protection services now through Election Day for all 50 states.
1-866-MYVOTE-1 | NAACP National Voter Hotline
This Voter Registration and Empowerment Hotline is the result of a partnership between the NAACP, the National Urban League and the National Action Network and dozens of media outlets around the country. They system allows callers are able to 1) Request a form to register to vote (until October 9), 2) Find the voting precinct closest to your home, and 3) Leave up to a sixty (60) second message about any problems you’re have trying to vote or observations about the campaigning going on in their neighborhood. The hotline is, in part, a partnership with InfoVoter Technologies, a Philadelphia company specializing in interactive voice systems.
A personal note to my fellow TUMBLRs:
I am signing off now, as I will be spending every second of my free time for the next two days GETTING OUT THE VOTE >>
Catch you on the flip side, and if the EPIC FAIL that is The Pundit Class gets you down with their incessant horse race bullshit, remember:
There was NEVER good news for John McCain.
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