KnowHowToVote.us — Find out how to vote early in your state
October 6, 2008
Now that early voting registration is over in most states, it’s time to think about actually voting!
I think of elections in 3 ways:
- Voter Registration Done. (Everyone is registered, right?)
- Voter Education
- Election Protection
Voter Education means making sure people know the rules & laws of voting in their state so that they can exercise their right to vote in the way that is legal and most convenient for them. Brandon’s list of MI Voting Rights is a great education tool, and something similar exists for each state. Election protection is the process of making sure that every vote that is cast is correctly counted. We’ll get to this one shortly…
Vote Early or Absentee if you can
Here’s why you should vote early:
- If there are issues or problems with your registration, you can have them addressed long before election day.
- Voting earlier means your vote is counted earlier, which means that there’s less of a chance of your vote magically changing on election night.
- It just makes your life easier. Take a look at this great blog post on Early Voting at Daily Kos.
KnowHowToVote.us
In the spirit of Voter Education & encouraging voters to vote smart and vote early, I created a site called Know How To Vote (www.knowhowtovote.us). Know How To Vote will tell you how to vote early in your state (if it’s possible), and how to vote absentee in your state. You can find the info in 2 ways:
- From your cell phone:
Text HOWTOVOTE & your state’s 2-letter abbreviation (e.g. MI for Michigan) to 41411.This will let you know if you can vote early in your state and if voting absentee in your state requires an excuse. It will also give you a website URL that you can go to for more detailed information. - From the web @ www.knowhowtovote.us
Go to the site and type in your state’s 2-letter abbreviation to see detailed early & absentee voting info for any state, including whether you can vote early at all, in person, or by mail, and how to submit your reason/excuse for early/absentee voting according to state law
Find out quickly how to vote early in your state, wherever you are. If you’re talking about voting with your friends at work and on the bus, show them on the spot how to vote early by sending a text message.
In this election season, using technology to help the electoral process is not only easier than ever, it’s more important than ever. Sending text messages is already fun; let’s make it meaningful.
One Love. One II.
P.S. Yes, this was a personal plug :-).
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