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Vote with verified information.
Voting rules are set by states and local jurisdictions. Start with official election sources, confirm your own registration and polling information, and treat screenshots or viral posts as leads — not instructions.
Official first
Your 10-minute voting check.
Before you leave home, confirm these directly with your state or local election office.
Check your registration status.
Use your state election portal or Vote.gov to reach the correct state tools.
Find your polling place.
Do not assume a location from a past election. Verify the address and hours for this election.
Review identification requirements.
Rules vary by state. Check the official election office before relying on a social post or memory.
Preview your ballot.
When your state provides a sample ballot, review races and measures before you arrive so you can vote deliberately.
Make a backup plan.
Know how to contact your local election office and a nonpartisan voter-assistance hotline if something goes wrong.
All states
Choose your state.
Open the official Vote.gov guide for your state. From there you can reach the correct registration and election-office tools without relying on a third-party summary.
Vote.gov provides state-specific registration information and links to the appropriate election websites.
National resources
Useful anywhere in the United States.
State & local election offices
USAGov directory for the officials who administer registration, voting and results in every state and D.C.
Find your election office →Election Protection
Nonpartisan voter assistance. Call or text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for voting questions or problems.
Open Election Protection →At the polls
If something goes wrong.
- Stay calm and ask a poll worker to explain the issue and your available options.
- If your eligibility or registration is questioned, ask what process is available under your state's rules, including whether a provisional ballot applies.
- Write down the location, time and what happened while it is fresh.
- Contact your local election office or the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline at 866-687-8683.
- Do not confront other voters or interfere with poll workers.
Beyond Election Day
Action is more than a ballot.
- Read original court filings before repeating legal claims.
- Attend local government meetings and read agendas before the meeting.
- Ask representatives specific, answerable questions rather than sending only slogans.
- Support local journalism and public-records reporting.
- Share source links with friends, not cropped screenshots without context.
See a claim spreading online?
Before you share it, run it through the source hierarchy: official record, primary document, multiple independent outlets, then commentary.