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Last Updated on October 23, 2024
Who Should I Vote For in 2024? Vote Smart.
The election is looming, and perhaps you are wondering, “who should I vote for in 2024”? If you need last-minute election help and want to vote smart, you are in the right place.
In What Gets in the Way of Voter Turnout, I discuss the barriers to free elections. In How To Get Out the Vote: It’s Not Just Canvassing, I cover what you can do to make a difference in this election. Because leadership is important. In this post, I will help you with last-minute election information and resources.
Who Should I Vote For in 2024?
Here are a few resources for candidate information.
Ballot Ready provides information on checking your registration and sample ballots. Simply put in your address and get started. Although the results were a bit sparse for the council candidates in my small city, you can see basic information.
Ready to find more in-depth information about candidates? Go to Vote Smart. Enter your candidate’s name and get detailed information, including their biography and position statements. You can even find out what organizations rate the candidate on various issues, such as abortion. But my favorite part: you can see top donors and the industries that support the candidate.
Okay, if you are getting really interested in the money, go to Follow the Money and get a ridiculous amount of data about who is backing a candidate financially.
I Want To Vote Smart
Check in with people you admire and ask them, “Who should I vote for in 2024?” Talk with them about why they think the candidate will make a positive impact. I did that for several local races where my research didn’t pay off.
Your local newspaper is likely to have information about candidates and might have endorsed a candidate.
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Help Others Vote Smart
Here are resources for you and your family for election day so you can vote smart.
Vote.org
Vote.org provides a great deal of useful information for voters:
- Polling Location Locator
- Voter ID Laws (by state)
Common Cause
Common Cause provides legal support and works to make sure elections are fair. Also, they lobby and use legislative action to make sure all people have access to the polls. During the election, they provide this hotline number for issues that might arise at precincts.
ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union addresses a variety of issues that might arise when you vote.
- I need to register to vote
- I need to find my polling place
- I’m not sure what to bring to the polls
- I want to vote before Election Day
- What are my general rights on Election Day?
- I am a voter with a disability
- I speak English less than “very well”
You Are a Resource
Check in with friends and family and offer help if they have similar questions about candidates.
But better, yet, offer help to get them to the polls, too. Help others get out the vote. Think about the ways you can be there to support them. Offer to drive them to the polls. Make sure they have personal protective equipment. Help them navigate state identification laws.
Vote Smart
Although it is tempting to skip the polls, it is a form of privilege to do so. And remember, we know that elections can be won with just a few votes.
For people who lack privilege or experience barriers to voter turnout voting is one of the only ways their voices can be heard. We are all equal inside that polling station.
Will you use the power of the vote to help others more vulnerable than you?
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