In Legal Terms: Voting Rights with The RECH Foundation




In Legal Terms show

Summary: <p>It’s primary election day in Mississippi. Polls are open until 7pm. We’ll talk about voting today with my guest Pauline Rogers, Executive Director/Co-Founder <a href="https://rechfoundationms.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The RECH Foundation</a></p><p><a href="http://ficpfm.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Formerly Incarcerated Convicted People and Families Movement</a> (FICPFM).</p><br><p>October 7th - General Election Voter Registration Deadline</p><br><p>When you go to the polls today or any time you go to vote, what types of photo IDs may be used on Election Day?</p><p>What if I don’t have any of the acceptable forms of photo ID? </p><p>What if my ID is expired?</p><p><a href="https://sos.ms.gov/voter-id/acceptable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sos.ms.gov/voter-id/acceptable</a></p><p>Voters whose names do not appear in the poll book or do not have an acceptable form of ID are entitled to vote by affidavit ballot. <a href="https://www.vote411.org/node/7736" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.vote411.org/node/7736</a></p><br><p>If you have a problem at the polls today or any election day you can call <a href="https://www.vote411.org/mississippi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.vote411.org/mississippi</a> the League of Women Voters 1-866-OUR-VOTE That’s 866-687-8683</p><p><a href="https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/know-your-rights/voting-rights" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/know-your-rights/voting-rights</a></p><br><p>You can file an elections complaint if you have trouble voting. <a href="https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/HAVAComplaintForm.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/HAVAComplaintForm.pdf</a></p><br><p><br></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>