Not going to be in your home state on November 2nd? Vote absentee! Find out how to do it
Voting by mail is changing U.S. elections. In some states, such as Oregon, most people already send in ballots by mail, and the number of people doing it has been increasing around the country.
Even if you won’t be out of town on Election Day, there are a bunch of good reasons to vote by mail-in ballot. The best reason is that campaigns with successful vote-by-mail programs increase voter turnout for their side. Why? Voting by mail is easy. And car trouble, a sick kid or bad weather won’t stop you from voting if you’ve already voted by mail.
If you’re a real in-the-street activist type, you’ll probably want to be involved with “Get out the vote” activities on Election Day; if you’ve already sent in your own ballot by mail, you’ll have more time to help your neighbors get to the poll s.
Naturally, we’ve made it one-click simple for you to get your Vote By Mail ballot (also called an “absentee ballot” in some places).
Go to
http://electionimpact.votenet.com/truemajority/absentee.cfm, and follow the simple instructions.
Once you get your ballot, be sure to take your time and fill it out carefully-it’s an official government document, and that ripped corner or coffee-cup ring could disqualify your vote.
Matt Holland and Mark Floegel
TrueMajority campaign coordinators.