Rights Groups Provide Key Information to Voters
Feature Story by civilrights.org staff - 11/7/2006
As Americans head to the polls today, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund and the NAACP are distributing palm cards in five states--Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, and Missouri--to educate citizens about new voting procedures. During the last year, debate has ensued in each of these five states about the proper identification documents voters need to vote.
The palm cards are meant to inform voters of the correct documents they need to vote and what to do if they are challenged by poll workers.
Voters are encouraged to download, print, and distribute as many of the palm cards as they like. For more information on what documents you need to vote in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri and other states, please visit www.vote411.org. You can also call the Election Protection hotline at 866-Our-Vote or 888-Ve-Y-Vota, a voter information hotline run by NALEO and NCLR.
Additional Resources
Protect Voting Rights by Reporting Difficulties at the Polls
VoterStory.org
Election Protection 365
Find Your Polling Place!
United States Department of Justice
File complaints online or over the phone:
1-800-253-3931(voice)
1-888-305-3228 (TTY)
Electionline.org
Upper right corner has information on voter ID and other requirements for Election Day
