Resource: 866-OUR-VOTE

[sathari]

For all US folks going into the election, here is an excellent multimedia resource for anyone having difficulties voting: 866ourvote.org.

And, yes, that is also an actual phone number, 866-687-8683 and a text resource, where you can text "Our vote" to 97779. The hotline is run by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. They also have a bunch of affiliates for speakers of languages-not-English.

ETA: thanks to julian who commented with more hotline numbers for speakers of different languages, and I quote:

"888-Ve-Y-Vota is the Spanish-language hotline.

844-Yalla-US is the Arabic one

and 888-API-VOTE serves a number of Asian and Pacific Island language"

and I added the sign language video hotline: 301-818-8683

Comments

[executrix]

I volunteered for 866ourvote.org! On Tuesday, I am scheduled to stand outside (....oops, forecast is rain...) between 3 and 8 pm. Outside, because we don't have any official standing so we have to stay behind the 100 foot electioneering line. We answer people's questions! If they have a hassle, we can accompany them to talk to the poll workers! We make phone calls to HQ so they can collect information for impact suits!

[julian]

In MA, we have to stick 150 feet from the polling place.

Anyway, I, too, am doing this, and I'm *also* last shift. I did this in 2016, and I really enjoyed it. Helped a bunch of people find their actual polling place, as opposed to the one they thought they were registered at.

[executrix]

I'm assigned to Ward C but I was deeply suspicious in 2016 when, for the first time in human history, they sent the Ward F (the Hood) voters to Ward E, although they had enough functioning voting machines for Ward E but not for Ward F...

[sathari]

Me three, actually, in yet another state and also last shift! I love how you described what we're going to be doing!

[executrix]

It's dubious whether my t-shirt will arrive in time, so I bought a poncho from the dollar store (non-partisan green) and a lanyard with a badge holder (non-partisan yellow) so I can print out a Volunteer tag. I feel a bit like Napoleon crowning himself emperor.

[sathari]

I feel a bit like Napoleon crowning himself emperor.

:D That's great!

[executrix]

Update: no, my t-shirt did not arrive in time.

[sathari]

Bummer--- still, your alternate version is pretty great!

[executrix]

One thing about November in the Northeast is that...running around in your shirtsleeves is not really a great idea, so t-shirt even if present would have to be flashed beneath fall jacket.

[sathari]

Yeah, you would have at least needed something under the T-shirt anyway. :(

[redbird]

I tweeted this, because it might help. (My twitter is something like politics, politics, retweet of Sandra Boynton about chocolate, politics, science news, politics, politics, rainbow photo, politics... right now.)

[sathari]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D I am proud to have inspired that tweet! (And I feel you about the shape of our respective social media.)

[julian]

Just because I'm like this:

888-Ve-Y-Vota is the Spanish-language hotline.

844-Yalla-US is the Arabic one

and 888-API-VOTE serves a number of Asian and Pacific Island languages.

[sathari]

Oooh, thanks for that! And the sign language video hotline is 301-818-8683.

[sathari]

Also, would you mind if I copypasta'd your comment into the body of this post, with attribution?

[julian]

Feel free.

(I totally did not know about the sign language hotline, so thank you!)

[sathari]

Thanks so much, and done, and I'm glad I could share about the sign language hotline in turn!