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November 5, 2012 | Jennah Bedrosian
Tomorrow is the big day, the culmination of the past year. Are you prepared to vote? As a community, people with disabilities represent 57 million Americans. That is power in numbers, people! YOU represent a powerful voting block- BUT ONLY IF YOU VOTE. If you haven’t already cast your ballot, make sure nothing gets in your way. Whatever your issue, whoever your candidate, make sure your vote is counted tomorrow.
Use our Voter Resource Center to find your polling place, check your state voting requirements before you head to the polls, and have this information (including voter hotline numbers) handy should anything or anyone try to prevent you from voting.
Other voter information from our friends at The National Disability Rights Network:
Lawyers’ Committee on Civil Rights under Law Election Protection Hotline
- The Election Protection National hotline is up and running.
- Call 1.866.OUR.VOTE with disability/access issues.
- See www.866OurVote.org, Election Protection’s nationwide clearinghouse on election rules, regulations and practices for voters, including a 50 state map with important voting information for all states.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law re: Competency of voters’ issues/mental Illness
- Jennifer Mathis at (202) 467-5730 ext. 122- Jenniferm@bazelon.org
National Federation of the Blind
- Hotline: 1.877.632.1940
- Lou Ann Blake, Blake, LBlake@nfb.org
Election Protection Cost of Freedom Voter ID App
Voters can text “Voter ID” or their state abbreviation to find out whether they need to show government-issued photo ID in order to vote. Voters in strict photo ID states can text “Voter ID” to:
- Georgia: 404-418-6500
- Indiana: 317-474-6605
- Kansas: 785-246-5777
- Pennsylvania: 215-352-5405
- Tennessee: 615-338-7353
- Wisconsin: 608-729-7020
Voters in non-photo ID states can text their state abbreviation to 202-609-7909. Callers in, for example, Ohio will receive this message: No photo ID required. To check your voter registration and polling place location, visit http://bit.ly/OHVoter or call 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
