Zotta's Blog

How to Vote, in different ways, from the New York Times

How to Vote

photo for The National Humane Society

The Capitol switchboard, where you can call members of Congress is surprisingly well staffed and efficient! You can call to register your opinion about anything! I called Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin III and Susan Collins and it 

didn’t change the vote on the filibuster necessary to pass voting rights legislation. Republicans I hear applauded loudly. But I made my voice heard. Even if they’re just

tallying Yes or No opinions, why not be counted? From now on it’s true that “it’s not(just) who votes but who counts the votes” but also as Biden said, whether they count your vote at all. Number: 202-224-3121 ….There it is! 

Five Thirty-Eight: How to Vote in Every State!

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/how-to-vote-2020/

Wondering Where Your Ballot Is? TrackMyBallotMA.com for state of MA

All You Need to Vote in Your State  

A White Tiger in the Himalayas? Don’t I mean Snow Leopard? Well these days some things are just not right. This was a compelling artwork from a Ram Dass(RIP) newsletter. But do keep track of your mail-in ballot. 

 By “Immunity is Mutiny” I mean 1) Sleep well 2) eat healthy food 3) Exercise with a mask in case you meet somebody 4) keep Six feet Apart and mostly 5) Wash your hands.

Download your Mail-in ballot! Updated Wednesday 7-1-20 & Sun. 8-16-20

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/voter-registration-absentee-voting.htm

Dear Friends, September and November we may be caught in a second wave of Covid-19 and it’s not safe to vote in person. Also it’s high time we had voting day be a holiday. Also: Immunity = Mutiny!

The Economist finally said our electoral college district is outmoded and favors the more doctrinaire Republicans(most of the moderate ones have long left the party)!

For primaries and the November 3rd presidential election. All votes matter but November 3rd couldn’t be more crucial.

Let’s do it soon before Trump figures out we are doing this! Update: By now it is painfully evident he already figured it out and is doing everything to stop it. So by now I hope you have gotten your primary ballots and I think it might be wise to drop it off at a drop box, if your town has one, for ballots. With mask and soc-dis

Update: More on this from Skimm daily email newsletter:

“With July 4th coming up, it's a good time to take stock of our voting rights. If you haven't had your primary yet and aren't comfortable voting in person: here's how to request an absentee ballot. If you've experienced voter suppression or intimidation, you can report it to the DOJ or your local election office. You can also call these hotlines: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (English) Update 8-8-20: I am calling this!!! or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (Spanish). And learn more about your rights here. Our democracy is stronger when we all can participate. Happy (almost) Fourth.” 

Nonpartisan Poor People’s ZOOM March on Washington June2020.org

A giant ZOOM march on Saturday June 20th, 2020 at 10 AM and Sunday at 6 ET.

To register you can click on this link:

Poor People’s March on Washington

 

Why Aren’t More People Talking About the Threat of Suspension of the Elections in November?

Trump Wants 50 Wisconsins

~Trump is effectively turning voting into a death threat,

is what the byline says. Thanks to Bouie for this article!

(Am having trouble uploading images which is death to a blog.)

Let’s Get Ready to Vote!

Let’s Get Ready to Vote!

The Bare Minimum! Voting

photo courtesy of VINS(Vermont Institute for Natural Science), which rehabilitates Raptors. vinsweb.org

Raids Sunday 7/14/19; Know Your Rights!

Now more than ever, we need everyone to know: WE HAVE RIGHTS. Share our #KnowYourRights guides in multiple languages. Know Your Rights. Conozca Sus Derechos.

 

 

 

 

 

Election Protection Hotline for November 6 and up until

1-866-OUR-VOTE

If you have any trouble voting, they can tell you what to do and advise you of your rights.

VoterParticipation.org is a new non-profit to help you VOTE Updated August 21, 2018 How to Fight Back

 

The Economist: How The Brave Fight Back

It is about the right way to resist oncoming dictatorships.

Basically: Do not forget to vote for your only real chance of continuing the progress of civilization. We have one more chance to vote for President, it says. 

 

Pictured is the A+ gluten-free pizza shop behind a bike store in Hadley MA.