#voting resources

Remember to vote today!!

You are legally entitled to 3hrs off of work to vote!

Your voice matters, and this election is super important!

Here is a link to see what your riding looks like to prevent splitting the vote

What "splitting the vote" means and what you can do to prevent it

Voting information here to find your poll

Please remember that so many people are at risk if the Conservative party wins- even if you don't like the Liberal party they are infinitely better than having a Conservative government, ESPECIALLY given the state of the rest of the world right now!

Check your ballots and tell your people to check theirs. There is a process to fix errors (usually signatures not matching; common with younger voters who tend to sign their ballots nicer than their driver’s license or whatever form they signed to register)

If you have questions about voting or your ballot, there resources!

Your county election office has resources, too!

Vote early, vote your entire ballot, & text all your pals to do the same!

It’s a dogfight for turnout & your actions could quite literally be the difference between allowing bigots & bullies into public office/positions of power or stopping them.

for anyone in the united states, information on whether you can vote early in your state can be found here:

41 states (and Washington DC) have ballot measures this year! Even if your state's electoral college result isn't in question, you may have ballot measures to vote on alongside the presidential election and state-wide elections.

Below the read more link is an alphabetical list of each state with ballot measures. Each state name links to the Ballotpedia.org page for that state's ballot measures, which will be updated with new developments as election day nears (some ballot measures are still tied up in court as of when I'm making this post in late September, so the approved ballot measures may change before you vote). Ballotpedia has information on each ballot measure, including what a yes/no would mean, arguments for and against, who supports/opposes each measure, and the full text of the measure.

vote.gov - official US Government website, directs you to your state government voting website and gives information on voting rights.

Your state government voting site will allow you to register, check your registration, register for an absentee ballot, find your polling location, and see a sample ballot. If you'd like to register in person, it will also have that information.

(For Indiana, that site is here [indianavoters.in.gov]. Indiana lets you login to a voter portal to check your registration and see what will be on your ballot. Indiana has one of the lowest voter turnouts in the country, and it's even lower in state and local elections.)

ballotpedia.org - Ballotpedia is nonpartisan and allows you to search for the candidates on your ballot to see their party history, appointments, and politics. I would recommend looking up the sample ballot on your state's website first before searching them, but Ballotpedia does have its own sample ballot tool.

factcheck.org - Nonpartisan website that fact checks claims made by politicians. You can search by topic or person, but know that the more local a candidate the less they seem to have on them.

politifact.com - Another nonpartisan fact checker. Again, you can search by topic and person, but also by state and level of truth. They also have a president "Promise Checker" for Obama, Trump, and Biden to show what they promised vs what they got done in office, and "PunditFact", which fact checks claims made by podcasters, bloggers, and other media types. Again, the more local a candidate the less they have on them.

Just a note that if you need notes and reminders about your ballot while in the voting booth, you can bring them with you. Some states do ban having or using your phone in the voting booth, while others allow you to use it as long as you aren't taking pictures or videos of the ballot. Do research, write down paper notes, and make sure you have your ID with you on Election Day (November 5). The last day you can register to vote varies by state (Indiana's last day is October 7), so make sure you're checking that on your state website.