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[pat]

November 2 is an important day for our country. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but voting is the right and duty of every American citizen.

I have attached a list of voting information resources for every state (save Oklahoma and Wyoming). Most of these are "Voter's Bill of Rights" or "Voter Rights and Responsibilities" handouts. Wherever possible, I have tried to use the Voter's Bill of Rights from whatever entity in the state oversees elections. Where not possible, I have turned to outside sources. When a "Voter's Bill of Rights" was not available either from the state or another source, I have included links to resources on the state websites.

A note about outside sources: I only used materials that I felt came from a reputable source and, more importantly, in all but one case, had citations to state law included. The one exception to this is that materials from the League of Women Voters do not carry citations.

Most important among these other sources was Election Protection, a nonpartisan organization founded by several nonpartisan organizations, "which is committed to protecting the right of all citizens to cast a ballot on Election Day".

If you find an error, please comment. If you find better sources, please let me know. This is all about information, the more, the better. Also, this is a public post -- you do not need to ask for permission before linking to it.

One last thing: if you are on my friends list, you know my politics. This, however, is a completely nonpartisan post. I don't care if you are a Republican, Democrat, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, or Pink Polka Dotted Penguin Party. You have the right to vote, and it is important that you exercise that right. And this is not just about the Presidential race, either: there are Senate and House seats, State Assembly and County Commission seats, and seats on city councils and school boards all up for grabs -- and in some places, even seats on judicial benches. Not to mention state and local taxes, bond issues, measures, constitutional amendments. All of these are important; just as important as who the President is. Become informed, and vote!




One note: a few states, among them Minnesota and Idaho, have same day registration, meaning that you can register and vote the same day. North Dakota has no registration requirements at all. It is very important to check and see what the identification requirements are for your state before heading for the polls.

Alaska (FAQs from the Alaska Division of Elections)


Alabama (From Election Protection, via Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law)


Arkansas (People for the American Way (PFAW)


Arizona [PDF] (Election Protection)

California [PDF] (Election Protection)

Colorado [PDF] (Election Protection) ( Bilingual pamphlet here. )

Connecticut [PDF]

Delaware ("How to Vote", "Provisional Balloting", both from the Delaware Department of Elections [both PDF])

District of Columbia

Florida ( Bilingual pamphlet here, courtesy of Election Protection. [PDF]

Georgia [PDF] (Election Protection)

Hawaii

Idaho (More information, especially about same day registration, here)

Illinois [PDF] (Election Protection)

Indiana [PDF]

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana [PDF] (Election Protection)

Maine

Maryland (From Service
International Employees Union)

Massachusetts[PDF] (From the Massachusetts League of Women Voters)

Michigan [PDF] (Election Protection)

Minnesota (from the Minnesota League of Women Voters)

Mississippi [PDF] (Election Protection)

Missouri (Bilingual pamphlet here, courtesy of Election Protection )[PDF]

Montana

Nebraska (FAQs for election day, FAQs for absentee ballots, and for registration)

Nevada (Bilingual pamphlet here, courtesy of Election Protection )[PDF]

New Hampshire (The New Hampshire Elections Division has videos on how to vote, here)

New Jersey (from the American Civil Liberties Union)

New Mexico ( Bilingual pamphlet here, courtesy of Election Protection )[PDF]

New York [PDF] (Election Protection)

North Carolina [PDF] (Election Protection)

North Dakota General link to Secretary of State's website (It should be noted that North Dakota is the only state with NO registration requirements [PDF].)

Ohio [PDF] (Election Protection) Bilingual pamphlet here)

Oklahoma -- can't find the information

Oregon (This is a link to the "Voting in Oregon Guide" which leaves out some information such as identification regulations)

Pennsylvania ( Pennsylvania League of Women Voters)

Rhode Island (FAQs from the Board of Elections)

South Carolina [PDF] (Election Protection)

South Dakota [PDF] (Election Protection)

Tennessee (From Service Employees International Union)

Texas [PDF] (Election Protection)

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia (link to general voting information from West Virginia Secretary of State's office)

Wisconsin (People for the American Way) ( Bilingual pamphlet here, courtesy of Election Protection.)

Wyoming -- not readily available

Comments

[joedecker.livejournal.com]

Bravo!

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The post was broken for about half an hour this morning (after I added links to bi-lingual ballots and left off a neccesary " in Missouri), but is okay now.

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

You deserve a medal for this.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Jes' doin' mah civic duty, ma'am. :)

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

You absolutely deserve a medal for this. Wow.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Thanks. And thanks for linking to it.

[thoughtsdriftby.livejournal.com]

Printed and posted a work, my thanks

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Great. THanks for doing that.

[melanie.livejournal.com]

Thanks a bunch. Due to the shenanigans happening out here at my job today (where we are having voting), I've actually had to use the hotline and the information on your link.

I've gotten 30 people provisional ballots so far, though. :)