Practical Kindness: Vote Kindly and Help Others Vote
Use Your Kindness to Make Sure Our Votes Count All Year Round
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While federal and state laws have eliminated some of the barriers to voting for homeless people, other obstacles remain. Those obstacles can be overcome if people experiencing homelessness know their rights and learn ways to overcome the barriers. If you’re inspired to help this disenfranchised population, start by learning about the voting rights of homeless people.
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Imagine that you live you life with some sort of disability. Imagine it’s November 4 and it’s snowing in your town. Now imagine you want nothing more than to exercise your right to vote, but you need special assistance to reach your polling place and deal with lines and procedures. Now what? That’s where you might come in. Many local organizations in your area are already mobilizing to serve this important constituency, and they always need more help.
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The cable news network CNN is working hard to be the go-to place for political coverage, and as such, many of their anchor people are interacting with viewers and encouraging viewer-generated content. Here’s a brief rundown of the politically-oriented shows and the preferred methods of contacting each host. Even if your contribution doesn’t make it [...]
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Here’s your chance to make a genuine difference in this vital election and to witness democracy up close and personal. This Election Day, November 4, attorneys, law students and paralegals are still needed to protect the rights of American voters. The nonpartisan Election Protection 2008 coalition (1-866-Our-Vote and www.866OurVote.org ) is in search of legal volunteers to help with Election Protection Hotlines and to act as mobile volunteers on the ground all over the country.
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A WORD TO THE KIND AND WISE: Vote Early, Vote Kindly! If you are eligible to vote early, please do. And kindly encourage all of your friends, family and associates to do the same. Not only will you relieve the already strained election infrastructure by casting your vote as soon as possible, you’ll also then be freer to help others through what is shaping up to be an exciting yet challenging election.
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The vast majority of States now use electronic voting machines, a voting system that has proven notoriously vulnerable to mysterious technological snafus and vote theft. Computer scientists have shown many times over how easy it is to tamper with voting machines in ways that are nearly impossible to detect. What’s a voter to do?
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This is simple, but every year people miss out on voting because they don’t have proper identification with them when they show up at their polling place. Some states require a picture ID card, and if you have one that’s a great thing to have with you. Also bring your Voter Registration Card and/or any other documentation you received when you registered to vote. It’s always good to be prepared just in case your name can’t be found on the rolls at your polling place. Especially if you only registered fairly recently or are a first time voter, bring whatever proof you have that shows you really did register to vote.
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