Tomorrow - Tuesday the 4th - is election day here in the United States. If you haven't already voted, take a few minutes this evening to prepare yourself for tomorrow. Find out if your state requires ID at the polls, find out what that ID is, and be sure and have it with you when you go to vote tomorrow. That information will be on your state website, or you can call the elections department. To the best of my knowledge, only Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, and South Dakota require photo ID (though some other states may want photo ID if this is the first time you've voted or if you've been voting mail-in). The other states that require ID generally have a broad list of possible IDs - for example, here in Colorado, not only are non-photo government IDs like pilot's licenses acceptable, but your utility statement works just fine.
If you believe you are being disenfranchised, call the political party of your choice or your candidate's campaign office. Chances are, they will want to help you get your vote in. If the voting machine tries to change your vote, get help and get the word out. I think we all want to see a nice, honest election.
So, go forth and vote.
Monday, November 3, 2008
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