QUICK! What should you do if your right to vote is challenged at the polls?

[TheDebbieDee]

I know that you are supposed to use your cell phone to take pictures of your challenger... I also know that either the FBI or the DOJ is supposed to have staff on standby in their Civil Rights division... I also think the ACLU or the Hillary Clinton Campaign will have attorneys on stand-by in various places, too.


So is it the FBI or DOJ? And what phone number should we dial? Please feel free to add your 2 cents and 4-1-1 on handling challenges to your right to vote in this thread.

Also, I voted absentee on October 4th or 5th just to avoid the whole challenge at the polls situation.

[Siwsan]

1. So punch them in the nose is not an acceptable answer?

Fine.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. Mois?

I'd be in their faces, begging them to try something.

[shenmue]

3. Call the police

[relayerbob]

4. Here's the process / contact info

If you experience any problem or confusion while voting report the situation to one of the poll workers or election officials immediately. Do not wait until you have finished voting. If the election officials at the polling place are unable or unwilling to help you, the problem should be reported directly to the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. There are no special forms to use or procedures to follow--just call the Civil Rights Division toll-free at [phone], or contact them by mail at:

Chief, Voting Section
Civil Rights Division Room 7254 - NWB
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20530

ACLU Georgia
Election Hotline Phone Number: [phone]

[underpants]

5. Get the number to your local Dem office and call the police

Every campaign that I've bee a part of (since 2004) has had teams of lawyers ready to move at a moments notice.

[GulfCoast66]

6. That's the correct answer.

But if they were to lay a hand on me...

But that will not happen. I am a urban redneck looking white guy in boots and a truck.

Unfortunately my fellow citizens who are not white cannot be so sure.

As long as we all get out and vote we will save this nation.

[SharonClark]

11. Agree. Plus, there might be a Democratic poll watcher there who would know what to do.

[csziggy]

7. I'd notify the elections officials at the poll, then call my BIL, then my field organizer

The election officials are obvious. My BIL has acted as attorney for the local Democratic Party to intercede if there are problems (he may not be doing it this year since he was hired by another party but he would know who to call. My field organizer with the Hillary Clinton Campaign would know who to contact with the campaign.

I'm going to vote during early voting on the first or second day. I'm headed out of town after that and will not be back until after the election.

[Cakes488]

8. Has anybody ever had an issue at the polls?

[Travis_0004]

9. Not me.

Im in and out in under 10 min on average.

[Maeve]

12. Tell your election worker--let them make the call

That is what we are there for--to make sure you can vote without interferenece.

Please turn to us first and we will call the police if needed (and yeah, I intend to have the BOE on speed dial with 911 as a backup. But I don't expect to need more than the chance to say "Can I get a little assistance here?&quot