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HOW TO PROTECT YOUR VOTE:
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Ballot Condom for Safe Voting
by Greg Palast July 26, 2020
Protect the health of your democracy during this epidemic of stupidity, meanness, and misinformation. Follow these simple instructions:
Dont Just Pick and Lick!
If you decide to Go Postal and mail-in your ballot, make sure you follow your states rules, no matter how berserk. That means getting a witness signature (Minnesota), notarization (Alabama), and sign the ballot and envelope twice if it says so; use the official envelope only; put on TWO stamps (Ohio). And include a copy of that special ID (Wisconsin).
Registration Investigation!
Think youre registered? This is America, Jack, not some democracy. Better check your registration again. Make sure you have not been purged, Crosschecked, made inactive, or otherwise scammed out of your vote. You dont have to re-register if youve moved within your countybut youre a fool if you dont. Why? You cant mail in your ballot, Homer, if you dont get it in the mail in the first place! Doh!
Dont Get Spoiled Rotten!
Dont mark ballots with red pens, pencils, crayons, lipstick. Dont use an ✘, ✓, or ☺︎, unless it says so. Fill in the bubble, Bob. If on a machine, check over your choices before you pull that final lever. If a punch-card, turn it over and scrape off the chads, Dad.
The Early Bird Throws Out the Worms!
Vote early. In-person when no ones around, weekdays if possible. Then, if they jacked with your registration, you may have time to fight. But beware Souls to the Polls Sunday: in states like Ohio, the lines will be hours long as the vote thieves launch their new weapons to block voters of color. If you are a voter of color or under 35, dont forget to take along photo ID and an experienced attorney.
Look Out for Tranquilizer Ballots!
The nice lady behind the counter will tell you your provisional ballot will count. Bullshit. Demand a real ballot from an election judge. If you must fill out that bogus bouncing ballot, make sure you fill in every line on the envelope with registration address, registration signature, and if no license, write no license. If you need to return with an ID, do it and dont bellyache.
Act Out!
Its time to say basta! to mass purges, to voter ID rigmarole, to tossing out provisional ballots and to the entire lynching-by-laptop operation. And that means joining voting rights action groups such as Rainbow/PUSH. Whether youre a butcher, baker or mass tort litigation maker, we need you to cross The Bridge with us. I know you have a good excuse to do nothing, but I dont want to hear it.
Spread the Word!
Download and send this Ballot Condom to everyone you know.
https://www.gregpalast.com/wp-content/uploads/Ballot-Condom-for-Safe-Voting.pdf
onecaliberal
(33,012 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,830 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,661 posts)live love laugh
(13,221 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,823 posts)Make sure you know exactly which ballot box to deliver it to or to your county seat. It varies from state to state and counties, so just be sure you get it right
questionseverything
(9,666 posts)this is the best thing we can do to honor john lewis
vote vote vote!