Less than 12 hours from now, the first American polling places will open on Election Day. In many areas, early voting places were very busy with people trying to exercise their rights as they had time to do so. Of course, this helps people who normally work on Election Day, as they don’t have to count on voting during a small window of time before work, after work, or on their lunch break.
While many people have certainly already voted, many have not. A massive turnout is expected for this historic election, and it is not known what problems may pop up in the course of the day. It would be prudent to leave yourself a bit more time than you expect to need at the polling place. For those of you who have never voted before (congratulations to you!), you will probably find the address of your polling place on your voter’s registration card. If not, call your county election officials to get that information.
While I sincerely hope you will not need this information, I encourage you to check out the ACLU’s voting rights tips, complete with a printable Voter Empowerment Card and the phone number for the voting rights complaint hotline, which is (877) 523-2792. If you have any problems at the polling place beyond long lines, the nice people at the hotline will know what to do.
Seriously, if you haven’t voted yet, get out there and do it tomorrow.