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Those of us who, like Fannie Lou Hamer, are "sick and tired of being sick and tired” need to do everything we can to get-out-the-voters in 2020, to ensure that we have a new president. We are the ones who can turn out people and launch a new chapter in American history: one that is more civil, more equitable, and that allows everyone to thrive. 

Please commit to being an informed voter, one who does everything possible to reach your networks and excite a movement of seniors promoting voting. 

We seniors are a mighty force when we set our sights on something so critical to our lives, and to the future that our families will have: defeating Trump with an overwhelming victory for his opponent! 

This section of OlderandBolder.Vote provides basic information about how to vote and how to protect the right to vote:

How to Vote: Easy Steps

• The election calendar
  
• How to register, and how to vote by absentee ballot
  

Threats to Election 2020

• Who has the vote and when they won that right
• Voter suppression—efforts to inhibit voting
• Voter protection—how to protect the vote
• Resources for further learning

Let’s start with a salute to Minnesota’s Voter’s Bill of Rights:

"VOTER'S BILL OF RIGHTS"

For all persons residing in this state who meet federal voting eligibility requirements:

1. You have the right to be absent from work for the purpose of voting in a state, federal, or regularly scheduled election without reduction to your pay, personal leave, or vacation time on election day for the time necessary to appear at your polling place, cast a ballot, and return to work.
2. If you are in line at your polling place any time before 8:00 p.m., you have the right to vote.
3. If you can provide the required proof of residence, you have the right to register to vote and to vote on election day.
4. If you are unable to sign your name, you have the right to orally confirm your identity with an election judge and to direct another person to sign your name for you.
5. You have the right to request special assistance when voting.
6. If you need assistance, you may be accompanied into the voting booth by a person of your choice, except by an agent of your employer or union or a candidate.
7. You have the right to bring your minor children into the polling place and into the voting booth with you.
8. If you have been convicted of a felony but your felony sentence has expired (been completed) or you have been discharged from your sentence, you have the right to vote.
9. If you are under a guardianship, you have the right to vote, unless the court order revokes your right to vote.
10. You have the right to vote without anyone in the polling place trying to influence your vote.
11. If you make a mistake or spoil your ballot before it is submitted, you have the right to receive a replacement ballot and vote.
12. You have the right to file a written complaint at your polling place if you are dissatisfied with the way an election is being run.
13. You have the right to take a sample ballot into the voting booth with you.
14. You have the right to take a copy of this Voter's Bill of Rights into the voting booth with you."