Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
(601) 969-0601 (V/TTY) 1-800-721-7255
http://www.mscoalition.com/


Subject: If you have problems on Election Day...


Please forward widely.
Our colleagues in the civil rights community have set up a toll-free
Election Day hotline. This hotline is staffed now and, in addition to logging
your
complaint, the civil rights organizations have law students and attorneys who
can provide assistance on Election Day. The hotline number is 866-OUR-VOTE,
(866-687-8683).

If pollworkers refuse to allow you to vote for any reason, call 866-OUR-VOTE
(866-687-8683).
If the polling place is inaccessible, call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
If there is a late opening or early closing of a polling place, call
866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
If your polling place runs out of ballots or has an incorrect ballot, call
866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
If you experience pollworker insensitivity or discrimination in the voting
process, call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).

When you call the hotline, be prepared to give your name, telephone number,
and note as many details as possible, including the names of the people who are
involved.

Angela Katsakis
Disability Vote Project Coordinator
American Association of People
With Disabilities (AAPD)
202-457-0046 x25
202-457-0473 fax
1629 K Street NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20006
Visit our website at http://www.aapd-dc.org/
aapdvote@...

Call your local Board of Elections before Election Day to find the location
of your polling place and its accessibility features is part of good planning.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, 2004. As Justin Dart said, “Vote as if
your life depended on it, because it does.”


Sandy, Illinois (alpy2@...)
Volunteer Co-Webmaster, http://www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com/ (IDEA
reauthorization)


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