I Got My Ballot!

Sending my vote home! Click on the photo to find the Spanish post office nearest to you.

Don't wake up on November 7 and think "If only..."
VOTE! 
HELP REGISTER OTHERS TO VOTE!!!
Whether you are in the USA or abroad
join the massive voter registration effort.
Contact a grassroots organization near you.
Swing Left 
Indivisible
Rock the Vote
League of Women Voters
Progressive Action, Global Exchange (PAGE)
They'll show you what to do and put you to work
in places where your efforts
are most needed to boost turnout in November.
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Make sure to check that your ballot was sent to your current overseas address.

STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! by Kathy Sherretts

I got my ballot!

The state of Maine is on the ball—I got the link to download my ballot on September 21 (as well as another link to track its arrival.) Are you still waiting for your absentee ballot? In the meantime, you can research some of the down-ballot candidates in your home district. If you don't recognize names, and are uncomfortable voting blindly along party lines, you can check with organizations whose missions you support to see which candidates they are endorsing. 

Thanks to our American Resistance Sevilla team for their efforts to provide voter registration forms and answer questions for Americans who want to vote this fall.If you have questions for our voter registration team, email us at [email protected].

--Kathy Sherretts

Interactive: 
Washington Post: How easy is it to vote in your state? by Kate Rabinowitz and Kevin Uhrmacher
While this graphic does not specifically address absentee voting, it does provide links to each state’s website for further ballot information.

Podcast:
Mother Jones: Voting has never been harder—or more important. (36 min)
Everything you need to know about the fierce, multi-pronged attack on your vote in November—and how to fight back. Also, an interview with Washington Governor Jay Inslee, perpetual thorn in Trump’s side. 

Article:
Philadelphia Inquirer: PA prison books and mail policies draw protests, petitions, and possible legal challenges by Samantha Melamed
As part of new security measures, the DOC is cutting off inmates' access to long-standing volunteer-run free books programs. The effort to control contraband also includes a $4 million contract with Florida-based Smart Communications to scan and digitally forward inmate mail. 

Another idea, from a conservative columnist:
Washington Post: The least-bad solution to the Kavanaugh dilemma by David Von Drehle
Since Sandra Day O’Connor, Republican presidents have had eight chances to promote another woman to the Court; instead, their idea of a justice seems to be getting narrower. 
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Doesn't everyone deserve a good book?

For more ways to take action check out the action plan put together by PAGE (Progressive Action Global Exchange), and Americans of Conscience; read the featured action suggested by Indivisible; or check out the online training platform of Resistance School and sign up to any of the more than 15 free courses they offer on organizing 101, team building, contacting voters, and building movements.
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