Election day suggestions **Please add more**

[Porschenut1066]

1. Get yourself and if possible a couple of friends ready to go to the polls early. Remind everyone you know that it is election day and that we need them to vote, even if that means taking time off work.
2. Have your proposition decisions written down so you can remember yes or no on Prop 100,102, 105 200, 201 Etc.
3. Take some food (like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich) that lasts a long time.
4. Take some water and a cup or two so you will be able to drink water and share if someone else needs some.
5. Take a light portable chair or seat of some sort. If the wait is a long one you may need to sit down or there may be an elderly person you could help if needed.
6. Make sure you have your ID. Or whatever your local election officials say you must have to vote. Here in AZ it can be a Drivers license ID, or State ID (looks like a drivers license but is only ID) with picture and current address on it, or voters registration card and a couple of utility bills no older than 90 days old that show your current address. Note well: A passport, military ID, birth certificate, or any other document that does not have your current address on it will not count as official ID. (A Military ID card might help establish who you are but you will need more than a military ID and a big local military base to prove it. So make sure you have some state issued ID or the utility bills with you.)
7. Don't give up stay until you vote. Ask others to hold your place if you need a restroom, or something important. Most people are reasonable if you ask nicely.
8. Report any problems with the voting machines immediately to the election officials. Ask for a paper ballot if that is a choice.
9. Ask elderly people in line if they might like to have some help with using the voting machines.
10. Vote carefully, make sure that whoever you vote for is recorded and not changed by the machine. Follow all the instructions. If in doubt call over an election official to help walk you through the process.
11. When you have finished, see if there is anyone else you can help either with water, food or a seat.
12. Encourage people to stay until they vote, keep up their spirits after a long wait, help people stay focused on what is needed this election time and what we are up against.

Being in AZ I forgot some things other people may need in other States:

Umbrella, raincoat, overcoat if cold, book, cell phone, camera, telephone numbers of people who can help, (perhaps someone knows the election emergency numbers?) In AZ sunglasses, sun screen SPF 50, and a small Fan.

[AnnieBW]

1. Bring a book or magazine

Something to read.

Don't wear anything that might be construed as a political statement. Some states are getting anal about that.

[magbana]

2. Take a Cell Phone and Camera -- only way to document things that

go wrong and alert the media, if need be.

[AlCzervik]

3. Do Not wear campaign gear unless you've already checked the law and it's allowed.

i wouldn't wear it anyhow to the polls.

[shraby]

4. After you vote, if you have a lot of time,

offer to stand in line for anyone who needs a potty break. Older people may not be able to hold it as long as a younger person.

[bkkyosemite]

5. If it's hot take a light colored umbrella and a battery operated fan and a sprayer with water to

cool you or an elderly person.

[dysfunctional press]

6. get up early and be there when the polls open.

i'm always in and out in a flash.
i can't fathom places where there are long waits...:shrug:

[alfredo]

7. Bring a pizza and a big cup of coffee (cream and sugar) to my precinct.

I will be there from 5:30 AM, until the last person leaves.