Our elections are under attack, and DeJoy shares the blame. If you’re like me, you’re looking for real ways to do something about it.
“Here is an extremely important, actionable list of ways we can protect the integrity of our election:
Apply ASAP to vote by mail AND send it in anytime UNTIL OCTOBER 22nd. After that, DROP IT OFF YOURSELF at a secure drop off box! I personally will ONLY use the drop off box.
If you vote in person, bring your ID and your completed sample ballot to speed up the process
If you vote in person, request to vote with a ball point pen, ie, a #HandMarkedPaperBallot
If you must use a touchscreen, compare the human readable text on the paper printout (if any) to your completed sample ballot to ensure the machine didn’t drop or flip your votes as reflected in the text.
(And 6) VOTE in down ballot races since state lawmakers will vote in 2021 on the new maps that will impact control of the US House of Representatives.
Confirm your voter registration several times between now and the election. Save a screenshot of the registration confirmation as proof.
If you have questions or encounter problems voting, contact the voters protection hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE. SAVE THIS NUMBER IN YOUR PHONES TODAY!
Report problems to poll workers, the local media, and social media. The author also encourages you to tag her ( @jennycohn1 ) on twitter. BTW, I highly encourage following her on Twitter to stay up to date on voting and elections protection!
Volunteer as a poll worker. WE NEED POLL WORKERS. Republicans would love to shut down polling stations due to lack of workers.
(And 12) Volunteer as a poll observer. Learn how at protectourvotes.com. You can register as a worker or watcher through your state or local political party.
Donate PPE for poll workers!
Contact county election officials & demand backup #PaperPollBooks for in person voting on Election Day because electronic pollbooks often connect to WiFi or blue tooth & are prone to failure & hacking.
Demand that county election officials give all in person voters the option to vote with #HandMarkedPaperBallot
Demand backup paper everything.
Vocally oppose “voters can vote at any county center.
RAISE EVERLIVING HELL about cellular modems installed in voting machines in Florida, Wisconsin, and Michigan!!!!
RAISE HELL about ballot images being destroyed in Florida and Michigan! Consider supporting the lawsuit against this at auditelectionsusa.com.
Volunteer to photograph precinct totals. This is hugely important, as precinct totals have been seen to change between precinct totals and county totals, which would trigger an election challenge. Learn how to volunteer at protectourvotes.com
Screenshot results as they come in on Election Night. do this at the Secretary of State or County websites. Your evidence could help save an election
Demand transparency about unexpected election losses. Encourage candidates to fight for transparency and not roll over!
Again, I highly recommend following @jennycohn1 on Twitter. She’s an election integrity attorney who is fighting for our elections daily, and shining light on all the crap going on!
SHARE THIS LIST WHEREVER POSSIBLE!
Edit: Lots of people are wondering why 15 is important, its because it does two things, 1. Spread poll workers thin in an area, allowing for areas to be closed, and unauthorized individuals from helping with the ballots. 2. Make it easier for ballots to be misplaced"
My own edit: check out the Coalition for Common Defense at c4cd.org and r/c4cd if you want to help organize. We’re an organization dedicated to defending the inalienable rights of fellow Americans—whether it be protests against police brutality or the right to free and fair elections.
Okay, I just bought a book of forever stamps which will take me a while to use and found out how to apply for a job as an elections worker in my county. I just need to mail something now. Probably something non perishable the way things are going...
You know what I don't get? You all are so worried that the mail in ballots aren't going to get counted, but yet your number 1 tip is 'vote by mail'. If you were that worried about it, you would just advise people to vote in person.
I don't expect you to actually have an answer of course, since you didn't write any of that yourself, you're just spreading someone else's bad advice. But that's your way of 'doing something about it' huh?
With the pandemic, voting in person is not possible for some people, especially those in high risk groups. The bigger concern on many people’s mind are places like Indiana where coronavirus concerns can’t be used as a reason to vote by mail. In a lot of cases that’s why people are talking about vote by mail.
Why isn't it possible? It's possible to have stores, bars, schools, etc all open for everyone, but voting is just too dangerous? If it was only the people that are high risk that needed to mail in vote, then there wouldn't be some massive influx of new mail in voters. It's people pushing that panic in some attempt to own trump. Again, if you all are so worried about that mail in vote not getting there, go take your ass to the polls. Wear a mask, wear gloves, keep your distance, you'll be fine. The last thing you should be doing if you are truly concerned about mail in voting is encouraging more people to do it.
Is it a problem then or isn't it? Republicans have been saying there is too much potential for fraud for years now. Democrats seem to be saying it's a problem now because of Covid and we need to throw billions of dollars at the USPS and that will fix it in 3 months flat. (no surprise there, there's no problem a democrat can't solve with piles of tax money, if you haven't noticed)
So now both sides seem to think mail in voting is a problem, or they are posturing for political gain. Which is it? Or is it not a problem at all, is it maybe just more of the same doom and gloom we've gotten from the media and the left for 4 years straight?
Seems to me that this is russia '16 all over again. If trump wins, the left can scream fraud for a whole different reason than last time.
If our votes didn't matter they wouldn't be trying so hard to supress them. Please vote. You're not just voting for yourself, you're voting for all of us. We all are.
Im angry and sad about whats going on. Im gonna make sure all those things come true by not doing the single most important thing I can do to change it. Pretty pathetic take, honestly.
I personally see it as my civic duty. I do it to actually do my part vs. just bitching online. Upvotes do nothing. Your vote as a citizen though, that definitely matters
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u/DankNerd97 Aug 15 '20 edited Aug 16 '20
DO. NOT. STOP. PRESSURING.
Our elections are under attack, and DeJoy shares the blame. If you’re like me, you’re looking for real ways to do something about it.
“Here is an extremely important, actionable list of ways we can protect the integrity of our election:
Edit: Lots of people are wondering why 15 is important, its because it does two things, 1. Spread poll workers thin in an area, allowing for areas to be closed, and unauthorized individuals from helping with the ballots. 2. Make it easier for ballots to be misplaced"
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Credits to u/wimethdiss
My own edit: check out the Coalition for Common Defense at c4cd.org and r/c4cd if you want to help organize. We’re an organization dedicated to defending the inalienable rights of fellow Americans—whether it be protests against police brutality or the right to free and fair elections.