Practical Kindness: Vote Kindly and Help Others Vote
Use Your Kindness to Make Sure Our Votes Count All Year Round
From the category archives:
• Be Involved - the best way to find out if your polling place is prepared
• Be Informed - don’t make this critical error on Election Day
• Be Ready - what to bring to your polling place just in case lines are long
• Be Present - how to set a kind tone around you while [...]
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This is an open letter to the people and leadership of the United States of America–past, present, and future–a call for a safe and fair election, for all who vote to vote kindly.
The Electoral College will choose WHO will serve as our next President, but no matter what the outcome, the tone of our country [...]
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You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force. ~Publilius Syrus
While we can’t force a fair election or guarantee that all votes will be counted, VoteKindly.org is partnering with The UpTake to increase the odds of both by videotaping kindness-in-action at the polls.
As Lynne Twist–author and activist who this year helped Ecuador enact a [...]
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If you’d still like to wear and share some Vote Kindly buttons this Election Day, here’s an easy way to make your own. Just download this free VoteKindly.org button PDF file and print some up on your color printer. The file should open up in Adobe Reader when you double click on it. Then just [...]
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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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As voters, we only frequent our polling places a few times a year. But for election officials, voting place management is a year-round full-time job. And this year, election managers’ jobs are bigger than ever. (So be especially kind to them, okay?)
Thanks to record-breaking voter registration drives, millions of potential new voters are entering [...]
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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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November 4th—what kind of day is that likely to be in your area? For many of us, it may mean a chilly, rainy day. For others, snow and ice are a concern. In some places it may actually be hot and finding shade may matter. Our point is to plan ahead and be prepared for any weather. While it’s exciting and wonderful for the democratic process that so many new voters are expected to show up on Election Day, that fact—combined with a predicted big turnout of seasoned voters—means a potential for long lines at your polling place. However, PLEASE DO NOT LET THAT DETER YOU FROM CASTING YOUR PRECIOUS VOTE! You simply need to be prepared, and we’re here to help.
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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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One of the kindest things you can do for others is to help them exercise their right to vote.
Nearly everyone knows someone with some sort of challenge when it comes to getting their vote cast. Consider these Election Day scenarios and note which ones you could take action on:
• Senior citizens could use a ride [...]
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