Monday, October 30, 2006

Vital Voting information for Nov 7th 2006

The United Cerebral Palsy Association has a great website that assist people with information about all the issues for this election and how to protect your right to vote. It is organized state by state, and zip codes so the you can be well versed about the candidates and the proposals. Click this link for more details http://www.vote411.org/

The nonpartisan Election Protection Coalition has launched its national 866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683) voter assistance hotline and a poll location web site, http://ga4.org/ct/O7ADO4n1Mmuu/. Trained volunteers will staff the Hotline, providing immediate, state-specific assistance to callers on issues such as disability rights and access, voter identification requirements, voting machine malfunctions, problems at the polling place and voter intimidation.

Call the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Hotline at 800-253-3931 before, on or after election day to report any problems voters with disabilities experience during the voting process. http://ga4.org/ct/WdADO4n1MmuE/ will serve as a place to post voter problems or complaints. Additionally, DOJ has a comprehensive voting place accessibility checklist at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/votingchecklist.htm.

Provide feedback on the accessibility of your polling place and the quality of the voting experience by completing a Verified Voting Foundation survey. Return the survey by mail, fax or e-mail to Verified Voting.

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