Current Opportunities for the Right to Vote

Voting District/State Legislative District Reference Maps from the U.S. Census Bureau after the 2010 Census. 


These county-based reference maps show and label the state legislative districts and/or voting districts.

Each county is covered by one or more parent map sheets at a single scale.

Each set of VTD/SLD reference maps is accompanied by a VTD to Map Sheet relationship file and an SLD to Map Sheet relationship file. These semi-colon delimited text files include a record for each VTD or SLD within the county, consisting of the code and name of the district and a list of all map sheet numbers that the district appears on.

For more information about the Census Redistricting Data Program, visit the Census Redistricting Data Office website.

Information and resources for in-person voting from the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), 

• Innovative Practices and New Solutions Guide
• Finding Voting Locations and Poll Workers
• Considerations for Modifying the Scale of In-Person Voting
  
• Health and Safety at the Polling Place
  
• Safeguarding Staff and Work Environment from COVID-19
  

The EAC was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information on election administration. EAC also accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems, as well as audits the use of HAVA funds.

The four EAC commissioners are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. EAC is required to submit an annual report to Congress as well as testify periodically about HAVA progress and related issues. The commission also holds public meetings and hearings to inform the public about its progress and activities.

Voting rates by Congressional district in 2018.

Discover voting rates and the characteristics of American voting-age citizens by their Congressional designation with actionable granularity. Help us identify Congressional districts where voter suppression has been most effective and consequential.

Poll Watcher Qualifications from the National Conference of State Legislatures 

[We need to watch the watchers]

The table lists state-by-state laws regarding poll watcher, also known as partisan citizen observers.

A poll watcher’s primary purpose is to ensure that their party has a fair chance of winning an election. Poll watchers closely monitor election administration and may keep track of voter turnout for their parties. They are not supposed to interfere in the electoral process apart from reporting issues to polling place authorities and party officials.

In most states, political parties, candidates and ballot issue committees can appoint poll watchers. In some states a candidate cannot appoint a poll watcher but a group of several candidates can appoint poll watchers jointly. Organizations and civic groups can also appoint poll watchers in some states. Most states don’t allow candidates to be poll watchers.

Poll watchers are usually required to be registered voters, but states differ on whether the poll watcher must be registered in the county or precinct rather than just in the state. States also differ on whether the cap on the number of poll watchers from one entity is based on the number of poll watchers per precinct or on the number of poll watchers per polling place.

Support democracy. Become a poll worker 

Next to casting a ballot yourself, serving as a poll worker is the most important thing you can do to help our democracy thrive.

DISCLAIMER: This app collects and shares information as a public service. A best effort is made to ensure accuracy but the information is provided to you “AS IS”. Please refer to official sources for the latest details. Election infrastructure is managed at the county level, not the state level, but there are state-level guidelines and restrictions.

The app provides the following information for every state:

• State resources to become election worker/judge
• County specific information to become election worker
• Eligible age (e.g., as young as 16-years-old in some states)
• Do you have to be a registered voter?
• Address requirement (e.g., don't necessarily have to reside in your voting precinct or county)
• How to apply?

 The Best Way to Vote in Every State - A nice summary of information available on state government web sites

This guide is designed to help Americans vote—and make sure their ballots are actually counted. It is written for voters who are understandably worried that their vote might not be counted due to the vagaries of mail delivery and state election laws. And it assumes that voters will prefer to minimize their exposure to other individuals during a pandemic. Our chief goal is to recommend the safest, easiest, most reliable voting options in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We explain how you can vote absentee, from the safety of your own home, then return your ballot without relying on USPS.