#  Be an Informed Voter on Election Day 

 





November 02, 2020

 

 

 Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd, **is the final day to cast your ballot in the 2020 election**. The Harvard Votes Challenge team wants to ensure you have all the information you need to vote today.

##  **If you’re voting today:** 

- Locate your polling place & voter ID laws at [voteschallenge.harvard.edu/voting](/voting).
- Plan to spend at least two hours at your polling location. Communicate to professors, peers, and managers that you might be late to commitments.
- If you encounter long lines, report them to [pizza.polls/report](https://polls.pizza/) for pizza to be sent to your location!
- Call or text **866-OUR-VOTE** with any challenges you face while voting.
- If you have your mail-in ballot, bring it to a ballot dropbox or with you to vote in person. If your mail-in ballot has not arrived, you can still head to the polls and likely cast a provisional ballot.

##  **Know your rights:** 

- If you are in line while the polls close, you have the right to vote. Stay in line!
- If you make a mistake on your ballot, ask for a new one.
- If the machines are down, ask for a paper ballot.
- If a poll worker says your name is not on the list, make sure you are at the right polling location and ask for a provisional ballot.

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##  **Once you’ve voted or if you have already voted:**

- Check in with your friends & family. Walk / FaceTime with them to the polls.
- Post a picture with your “I Voted” sticker and tag [@HarvardVotesChallenge](https://www.instagram.com/harvardvoteschallenge/) on Instagram and [@HVotesChallenge](https://twitter.com/HVotesChallenge) on Twitter.

##  **Set expectations for Election Night:** 

- Due to the high volume of mail-in voting this election, election officials will take longer than normal to count every ballot. That is ok! Every vote should be counted, and any delay in results is a sign of our democracy doing its job.
- Different states will have different levels of ballots counted on election night. Due to state-by-state election laws, some states are allowed to begin counting mail ballots as soon as they arrive; others must wait until Election Day to open them.



 

 

 



 

 

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