IT'S TIME. Be a part of history. Thwart evil.
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WHERE TO VOTE
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By now you should know where you're supposed to go to vote, but if not, here are some easy locators you can use:
- Facebook Polling Place Locator - don't need an account to use it
- BarackObama.com Lookup
- Google Lookup / FourSquare
Go vote. It's very easy. Your employer is required to allow you to take time during the day to vote.
You don't need to vote for everything on the ballot if you're not informed on everything. Just select "Barack Obama" for President, and leave the rest blank, if you need to.
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WHEN DO POLLS CLOSE?
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All times in EST (-1 CST, -2 MST, -3 PST). States with asterisks have multiple closing times depending on location. Visit here and click the state for more details.
6 PM
Indiana*, Kentucky*
7 PM
Florida*, Georgia, Indiana*, Kentucky*, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia
7:30 PM
North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
8 PM
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida*, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota*, Tennessee, Texas*
8:30 PM
Arkansas
9 PM
Arizona, Colorado, Kansas*, Louisiana, Michigan*, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota*, Texas*, Wisconsin, Wyoming
10 PM
Idaho*, Iowa, Kansas*, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota*, Oregon*, Utah,
11 PM
California, Hawaii, Idaho*, North Dakota*, Oregon*, Washington
12 AM & 1 AM
Alaska*
The major networks will start calling the first states starting at 7-8pm EST. This will go on until the west coast polls close at 11pm EST. This was the point at which the election was called in 2008 for Obama (California putting him over the top). The election is much closer this year so it may take longer for them to sort out the battleground states.
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BE THE DIFFERENCE
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The election is very close this year. Your vote could be the difference. Especially if you live in one of the following states:
Florida
Ohio
Virginia
Nevada
Colorado
Iowa
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Oregon
New Mexico
North Carolina
Maine
Michigan
Nebraska
Even if you don't live in one of these states, get off your ass and go vote.
Washington, Maryland, Maine, and Minnesota have gay marriage on the ballot today. So if you live in one of those states, VOTE.
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CHECK IN
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Let us know that you voted, who you voted for (if you want), and where!
Take a picture of your sticker!
Be sure to check in even if you voted early or by mail!
Also, if you use FourSquare, you can get an exclusive badge today by checking in at your polling place or tagging a check-in with #ivoted