Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Let Today Be Some Day

Things to do

1. VOTE.
Find your polling place --My Polling Place -- and vote. There will be lines. Bring a deck chair, the newspaper or a book.If you are really nice, bring some blank tee shirts to lend to voters with political tee shirts on, the vote you save may the vote. Be prepared to be there for a while. Leave your Kerry buttons, tee shirts, signs, George Bush voodoo dolls at home and do not behave in a partisan manner – this will get you in trouble. Think about how much you want a Bushite to talk to you about the joys of joining the Dark Side. Keep your cool and hold your tongue.

2. Bring I.D.
You are entitled to vote without being harassed or intimidated by anyone. Bring personal identification with you to the polls (driver's license, government ID, bank statement or utility bill). If you forget your ID, you can still vote. (In some states, all you need to do is sign an affidavit. In others, you can vote by provisional ballot.) If records show you have moved, you can vote by signing an address confirmation. No one asked me for any proof of anything, but I’ve been registered for a while, but I did bring all of that with me, just in case. If you registered by mail, you MUST BRING ID! if you are a new voter.

3. Make Sure Your Vote is Counted.
If records show you have moved, you can vote by signing an address confirmation. If you are in line at the polling place before the polls close, you can vote. You have the right to receive a demonstration of voting equipment before voting.

If anyone challenges your right to vote :

-Talk to the Voting Rights attorney at your polling place.
- Ask for the name of the person who is denying you the right to vote and write it down.
- Ask to talk to a supervisor and lodge a complaint.
- Call 1-866-OURVOTE

4. Volunteer to help others vote.
Contact your local Kerry campaign office today to help people in your community vote today..

After you have done all that. Spend the day humming this

We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe we shall overcome some day

We shall all be free, we shall all be free,
We shall all be free some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe we shall overcome some day

We shall live in peace, we shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe we shall overcome some day

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