Voter Intimidation at the Polls

WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF VOTER INTIMIDATION?

🤜🏽 Violent behavior inside or outside the polling site

🗣  Verbal threats of violence

❌ Spreading false information about voter fraud, voting requirements, etc.

🚗 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 

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HOW DO I REPORT VOTER INTIMIDATION?

👮🏾 If you feel that you are in danger, CALL 911.
🧑🏾 Notify your local election official at your polling location.

📲 Document what you saw by using the Guard My Vote app. Remember to include photos, videos and comments to be specific. 

📞 Call the Election Protection line (866-OUR-VOTE). The Guard My Vote app will provide a link to click and call right after your documentation is finished - no need to even leave the app. Assistance is also available in Spanish at 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888- 839-8682), in Arabic at 844-YALLA-US (844-915-5187), and Asian languages at 888-API-VOTE (1-888-174-8683). A video American Sign Language line is available at 301-818-VOTE (301-818-8683).*

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IS THERE MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT MY STATE?

YES! Please check your state's laws and regulations for details on:

• Guns allowed at a polling place.
• Laws regulating poll watchers or election observers.
• Who is permitted to challenge a voter's qualifications.
• What a challenger must show to make such a challenge.

Article Source: Georgetown Law, ICAP