The wait and the work are almost over—the elections are today, November 6. That means that today, we have to vote ourselves (if you haven’t already voted early), turn out our family and friends, and get out the vote in our communities. You may have already written letters with Vote Forward or text-banked or phone-banked or canvassed with a campaign, but here are some important last-minute information sources and resources, and one final action:
- Make sure your family and friends get out to vote: VoteWithMe is a free app that will let you find out which of your contacts live in battleground districts and states, so you can remind them to vote.
But what about if you need help with some aspect of voting, or if one of the friends you contact through VoteWithMe doesn’t know where or how to vote? Here’s what you need:
- Where's your polling place? Find out here.
- For people who vote by mail, postage can be stressful whether because of the cost or because you just don’t have a stamp lying around. Don’t worry: mail-in ballots will be delivered even without the right postage. If you have it, please use it, but if you don’t have it, you can still exercise your right to vote. Also check if you live in a state that allows ballots postmarked on election day or if you need to drop off your ballot in person.
What about people who run into a roadblock to exercising their right to vote, though? There are thousands of trained nonpartisan volunteers staffing these hotlines to answer questions and help address any problems voters have.
- English 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
- Spanish 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682)
- Arabic 844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287)
- Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and Tagalog 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683) –
- American Sign Language video call number: 301-818-VOTE (301-818-8683)
- SMS (text message) hotline (English): text OUR VOTE to 97779
Whatever you do, make sure you and your loved ones have voted by poll closing time. This is our best chance to put some limits on Donald Trump.