"You may feel energized and passionate about the 2012 election, but that enthusiasm isn’t going to have much impact if you don’t actually cast a vote. Here are some tips on how to make sure that you make a personal impact on the nation’s future. ... Make sure you know where to vote. Vote411.org, a website created by the League of Women Voters, allows you to find your polling place by typing in your address."
"Last week, Essex County Clerk Chris Durkin assured residents they would be able to vote regardless of power outages left in Hurricane Sandy's wake. Voters can vote early, by mail, and can even go directly to the clerk’s office, 465 Martin Luther King Blvd. in Newark, to pick up a mail-in ballot application. Deadline to vote via mail-in ballot is 3 p.m. Monday. ...Displaced voters can also vote electronically by submitting a mail-in ballot application by email or face to their county clerk, according to the[NJ] League of Women Voters."
"The Town Clerk's Office has taken on a group of 16- and 17-year-old Brookline teen volunteers to work the polls for the Nov. 6 election. According to a press release sent via the Brookline League of Women Voters, a Brookline High School teacher teamed up with the League to get these teens involved in the political process."
"Tuesday is Election Day - and Patch is here to help get you organized and prepared in a flash, so your busy week isn't too far disrupted. ... Thanks to the handy website Vote411.org, presented by the League of Women Voters, you can now find just about all the information you could ever need, at the click of a mouse."
"This year I plan to connect with as many of my friends, family and neighbors as possible before Election Day. I am urging friends and family to vote early to avoid long lines and possibly bad weather. I am urging League of Women Voters members to invite others to accompany them to the ballot box. League members will be calling friends to see when they’re planning on voting and who needs a ride to the polls. Our league is posting information on our website (www.lwvodc.org) and our Facebook page with links to other sites."
"Groups including Common Cause, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and the League of Women Voters are mobilizing poll watchers and lawyers to look out for polling problems, which they will monitor via a toll-free hotline and an online database."
"The Lawrence/Douglas County League of Women Voters — thanks to 33 volunteers — registered nearly 300 voters at 29 events this summer and fall. A highlight was witnessing dozens of brand-new, naturalized citizens, moments after this fall’s ceremony ...swarm our voter registration table to become eligible to vote. Now we are hoping every newly registered voter does vote on Nov. 6, along with the nearly 80,000 other registered voters in Douglas County."
"I thank the League of Women Voters of Utah for an informative website, www.lwvutah.org, especially its Voters Guide."
Warren and Judy Peascoe look over a copy of the League of Women Voters election guide in the Parkersburg News and Sentinel before going in to cast their ballots at the Vienna city building, one of four community early vote sites that opened Tuesday. "We've early voted at four or five elections...," Judy said. "Early voting assures we vote, so if something comes up at the last minute that might keep us from voting on election day."
"The League of Women Voters of New YorK's voters guide is now up and running, a release from the organization’s local branch announced. ... The website, www.vote411.org, includes information on candidates and voting procedures for Tuesday’s upcoming election."