Protecting the Student Vote

The Faculty Network for Student Voting Rights

ANY Issues at the Polls? Call these numbers:

American Sign Language Line: 301-818-VOTE (301-818-8683)

Voter Intimidation at the Polls: What does it look like?

• Violent behavior inside or outside the polling site
• Verbal threats of violence
• Confronting voters while wearing military-style
• Spreading false information about voter fraud, voting requirements, or related criminal penalties
• Brandishing firearms or the intimidating display of firearms
• Aggressively approaching voters’ vehicles or writing down voters’ license plate numbers
• Disrupting voting lines or blocking the entrance to the polling place
• Harassing voters, aggressively questioning them about their qualifications to vote
• Following voters to, from, or within the polling place

�If you see this, (1) Notify your local election official at your polling place, (2) Document what you saw or experienced: what happened, where, and when, and whether any voters were deterred from voting. make sure you (3) call the 1-866-OUR-VOTE hotline!

Ensure Your Mail-In Ballot is Protected

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• Fill out your ballot correctly. Follow all instructions, match your signature to your driver’s license,
• Mail your ballot as early as possible — do it NOW! Check to see when your state accepts absentee ballots by. Consider dropping off your mail-in ballot at a drop box or at your local election office.
• Track your ballot to ensure it arrived and was counted.