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2008 Pennsylvania Voter Empowerment Information

Problems at the Polls

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The ACLU wants to help you protect your right to vote. This information on this site is also available as a pocket card, which can ordered by emailing vote@aclupa.org or calling 215-592-1513.

Versions can be found here in English (pdf), large-print (English) (Word), Spanish (pdf), French (pdf), Khmer (pdf) and Vietnamese (pdf).

HELPFUL TIPS

Be sure to meet all deadlines for registration and voting.
Plan ahead if your native language isn't English, you're disabled, or you need to take time off work to vote.
You have the right to vote if you're a former felon and aren't incarcerated on Election Day.
Vote by absentee or alternative ballot if you're eligible to do so.
Check whether you're registered to vote before October 6.
Locate your polling place before Election Day.
Bring some form of identification if you have it.
Ask for a Provisional Ballot only if there's no other way for you to vote.
Take your time voting. You have up to three minutes in the voting booth. You can take more time if no voters are waiting in line.
You can get free internet access at most public libraries. The forms mentioned in this guide are on the web at: http://votespa.com

Need Help?

All numbers listed below are toll-free.

Pennsylvania Department of State: 1-877-VOTESPA, or http://votespa.com. Information about voting procedures, forms, and deadlines.
Election Protection Coalition: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683), http://www.866OurVote.org Do you have a question about where or how to vote? Want to report a problem voting?
ACLU of Pennsylvania: (877) PHL-ACLU (Philadelphia), (877) PGH-ACLU (Pittsburgh), or (877) HBG-ACLU (Harrisburg), vote@aclupa.org.
ACLU Voting Rights Project: (877) 523-2792, http://www.votingrights.org.
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (ALDEF), 800-966-5932 or votingcomplaints@aaldef.org. Operators at AALDEF speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Toisan, Korean, Gujarati, and Tagalog.
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania 1-800-692-7443 1-877-375-7139 (TODD) www.drnpa.org intake@drnpa.org
U.S. Department of Justice: (800) 253-3931

Deadlines for Election Day - November 4, 2008

October 6 Register to vote
October 28 Application for Absentee or Alternative Ballots must be received
October 31 Absentee Ballot must be received
November 4 Vote - Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Alternative Ballots and Emergency Absentee Ballots due by 8 p.m.

The PA government has a text and email reminder system for registration, absentee ballots, and in-person voting. Go to http://votespa.com and sign up. You will be contacted the day before each deadline.