Make Your Vote Count! Report Election Incidents!

I would have included this in my previous post but I think it was important enough to warrant its own item. With all the craziness that happened in Florida in the last election, civil rights groups have banded together to help ensure a fair election. It is VITAL that you spread this information to friends, family, peers and coworkers. If they have ANY issues at the polls, they should report them.

First and foremost is the Election Protection 2004 Hotline: 1-866-OUR-VOTE. People should call this to report any issues that need addressing today or if they're still at the polls and need help. Print out that number and put it in your wallet or purse.

If you want to check and see the incidents being reported, go to the Election Incident Response System, part of the EP2004 project. Click on a state and you can drill down into counties for election incident details.

Finally, if you come across any posts in message rooms, IRC chats, chat boards, weblogs or livejournals about election incidents or problems, report them to VoteProblem.org, also managed by the same folks who create EIRS. Be sure to include the URL for the problem in the irst field where you dictate what happened.

Please, spread the word to EVERYONE.

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