Table of Contents Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Welcome! Share These Posters! (megathread) True Stories About Voting (megathread) How to Vote in YOUR State! (megathread) PART ONE: Share These Posters!INTRO Your Vote Your Voice 7 Wild Reasons to Vote Think your vote doesn’t matter? You could decide an entire election! Sometimes the littlest things can help someone vote "I myself have always found that if I examine something, it's less scary." --Joan Didion Your VOTE DAY does not have to be Election Day! Your Voting Superpowers are now ENGAGED Your new VOTING SUPERPOWERS! Vote by Mail - vote where you want, when you want! Vote by Mail means you can vote anywhere, anytime! Vote Early! go in and cast your vote when it's handy for you Early Voting lets you skip the Election Day hassle Now is a good time to check your voter registration status Check your voter registration status - it's easy! Get registered to vote ONLINE! Registering to vote has gotten so much easier! Same Day Registration - Some states let you register and vote on the same day Register and Vote at the same time with Same Day Registration Take heart! Democracy has always been a struggle. It's WORTH IT. What to do if workers at your polling place will not give you a ballot "As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love. Let no man pull you so low as to hate him. Always avoid violence." --Martin Luther King, Jr. Your game plan for a low stress, chilled out, maybe-even-enjoyable vote day Election Day should be a national holiday - meanwhile lets make our own! What if we each get one other person to vote? Ideas for reaching out to others to help them vote Important Voting Gotchas If you vote, you've already won! What can you say to someone who doesn't want to vote? If you have a friend who has trouble reading or writing English, they can bring you to the polling place to help them. It's a federal law. Not being able to read or write English or speaking another language is NOT a barrier to voting You have the right to vote even if you have a disability Don't let a disability keep you or anyone you know from voting It's illegal to block suppress intimidate hassle ANYONE about their vote Who to contact if you see or suspect voter intimidation or suppression Reach Out! Discuss. Encourage. VOTE. Celebrate! This is your official invitation to run for office! "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." --Barack Obama An elected official should work for ALL of us - not just his or her party Our votes for president are NOT equal. We can fix that! (part 1 the problem) Our votes for president are NOT equal. We can fix that! (part 2 the solutions) Our House of Representatives elections are often SKEWED. We can fix that! YES we can make these changes - It's OUR gov't! State power YEAH! Activate YOUR state! What's the rush? Elections don't need to be decided the same day PART TWO: True Stories About Voting and Getting out the VoteVote Power Activated! by Amelia Marie Whalen Sign Up for Your Power by Daniel Holder Sharing Hope by Mali Lorenz My First Vote by Leyla Norman An Immigrant’s Vote Story by Godsmusicgeek We Like Ike by Mary Bodel My Community Votes by Dan Millis Suppose We All Voted Together by Gail Deshawnda Disillusionment by Anne Fricke More Reasons to Vote by Alex Mak The Family Vote by Mary Bodel In Defense of Minority Voters by RaeAnna Rekemeyer No Apologies by Nick Halsey Obama’s Victory in a Train Car by Anne Fricke New Friends by Katie Sharar How I Found My Voice and Power by Kate Van Roekel Kate Van Roekel’s Heartfelt Community Organizing Principles by Wisdom of the Elders by Eddie V Big Chief by Anne Fricke PART THREE: How to Vote in YOUR State!How to Vote in Alabama! How to Vote in Alaska! How to Vote in Arizona! How to Vote in Arkansas! How to Vote in California! How to Vote in Colorado! How to Vote in Connecticut! How to Vote in Delaware! How to Vote in DC (District of Columbia)! How to Vote in Florida! How to Vote in Georgia! How to Vote in Hawaii! How to Vote in Idaho! How to Vote in Illinois! How to Vote in Indiana! How to Vote in Iowa! How to Vote in Kansas! How to Vote in Kentucky! How to Vote in Louisiana! How to Vote in Maine! How to Vote in Maryland! How to Vote in Massachusetts! How to Vote in Michigan! How to Vote in Minnesota! How to Vote in Mississippi! How to Vote in Missouri! How to Vote in Montana! How to Vote in Nebraska! How to Vote in Nevada! How to Vote in New Hampshire! How to Vote in New Jersey! How to Vote in New Mexico! How to Vote in New York! How to Vote in North Carolina! How to Vote in North Dakota! How to Vote in Ohio! How to Vote in Oklahoma! How to Vote in Oregon! How to Vote in Pennsylvania! How to Vote in Rhode Island! How to Vote in South Carolina! How to Vote in South Dakota! How to Vote in Tennessee! How to Vote in Texas! How to Vote in Utah! How to Vote in Vermont! How to Vote in Virginia! How to Vote in Washington! How to Vote in West Virginia! How to Vote in Wisconsin! How to Vote in Wyoming! And also... Check Voter Registration Status (direct links to your state) Vote By Mail (direct links to your state) Register to Vote (direct links to your state) Share This Book! Acknowledgements About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy < Previous Next > Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps