A LOT of states (and DC!) hit their by-mail voter registration postmark deadlines at the end of today. Is yours one of them? If you still need to register, meet us over at vote.org/register-to-vote now!
Also: early voting begins today in Maine, Montana, Nebraska, and New Mexico!
It’s technically not too late to get an absentee ballot in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
But you should get on it if your need one; the election is next Tuesday.
Monday is the deadline to register to vote in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, Montana, Kentucky, Ohio, Louisiana, Washington State, and DC.
Don’t miss out! Complete our voter registration form, and then print, sign, and mail it in today: http://www.longdistancevoter.org/register-to-vote
Every vote counts!
It’s Monday, so you know what that means… Time to update our tiers over at countmore.org…
How countmore.org works is we divide the states into four tiers based off of fivethirtyeight.com’s polling data, and those tiers are how our algorithm decides in which state your vote counts more. If you haven’t sat down and played around with the different scenarios yet, you should totally do so. So geeky, yet so fun.
The states that have jumped tiers this week based off of their changing polling data include Colorado, Missouri and Michigan. Colorado and Missouri each jumped up a tier this week, as their polling data suggests they are becoming more competitive. Michigan jumped down a tier, as their polling data suggests they are starting to favor one candidate versus another. However, nothing is a sure victory yet!
What’s great about countmore.org and seeing our data and tiers change is knowing that this is a result of our democracy at work. Regardless of your political views, you have to admit - it’s going to be a close election this November. And it means people are engaged. And it also means that your vote - everyone’s vote - matters and is more important than ever, and can definitely make a difference. How awesome is that?!!
Yesterday I tried voting with my university ID and was turned away and told I needed a drivers license. Luckily, I had my license on me and was able to vote, but I should not have been turned away to vote.
You do not need a drivers license or Michigan ID card to vote. Any photo ID allows you to vote in the state of Michigan, and if you do not have a photo ID you may sign a waiver confirming your identity and vote.
YOU DO NOT NEED A PHOTO ID TO VOTE
IF YOU ARE TURNED AWAY AT THE POLLS CALL 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Did a quick fact-check to make sure, and iamateenagefeminist is 100% right. An important reminder that lines can get crossed and information can get muddled even among elections officials.
Don’t let yourself get turned away at the polls. Make sure you’re registered and complying with your state’s voter ID laws. And, if you are, don’t let them turn you away. I don’t know of a state that isn’t required to let you vote a provisional ballot at the very least.