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!

[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.)

[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.