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29 days until Election Day, folks! First-time pandemic voting? How can you make sure your vote is counted in 2020? The academics at Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project ( @CaltechMITVTP) have you covered!
A thread (1/10) #Election2020
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In recognition of these changes, the Caltech/MIT
Voting Technology Project offers these five important suggestions, based on our two decades of research, to
help Americans exercise their right to vote in November 2020.
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Voting Technology Project offers these five important suggestions, based on our two decades of research, to
help Americans exercise their right to vote in November 2020.
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1. GET REGISTERED
Refer to https://vote.gov/ ">https://vote.gov/">... for state-specific details on registration deadlines and on how to register to vote.
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Refer to https://vote.gov/ ">https://vote.gov/">... for state-specific details on registration deadlines and on how to register to vote.
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2. GET INFORMED
Determine what will be on your ballot, and practice voting with a “sample ballot,” as a way to reduce errors. If you go
to vote in person, bring your marked sample ballot to the polling place or vote center to guide you when you vote.
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Determine what will be on your ballot, and practice voting with a “sample ballot,” as a way to reduce errors. If you go
to vote in person, bring your marked sample ballot to the polling place or vote center to guide you when you vote.
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3. CHOOSE YOUR VOTE METHOD
Voting methods differ across the states, so contact your state or local election officials for details about your options.
Likely options are:
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Voting methods differ across the states, so contact your state or local election officials for details about your options.
Likely options are:
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4. VOTE BEFORE OR ON ELECTION DAY
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off at a USPS location ASAP.
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off at a USPS location ASAP.
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was received and tabulated.
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5. BE PATIENT
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That& #39;s it for the PSA! We want to thank Cartoonist @brytning for creating these awesome images. The full PDF of the document is available at https://github.com/sysilviakim/voterTips2020.">https://github.com/sysilviak... Spread the word! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☑️" title="Kästchen mit Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Kästchen mit Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗳️" title="Wahlurne mit Stimmzettel" aria-label="Emoji: Wahlurne mit Stimmzettel">
I almost forgot: aside from 8 VTP faculty/affiliates, 20 colleagues in Election Admin/Science communities have endorsed/supported this advisory. The full list is available on the PDF!
