Ukuphakamisa imiba njengawo omabini angundoqo kunye nenqanaba elisisiseko ledemokhrasi lokuzilawula. Beqonda inkqubo epheleleyo yokuvota (ukusukela ekubhaliseni kokuqala ukuya kwixesha ibhola ibalalwe ukuba ibalulekile ukuthatha inxaxheba ngokunempumelelo. Le sikhokelo sinika isikhokelo esibanzi, inyathelo- ngenyathelo elihambayo ukudlula kwinkqubo yokuvota, ukugquma iqonga ngalinye ngenkcukacha ezisebenzayo, imiyalelo esemthethweni, kunye necebiso elisebenzayo. Ukuba ngaba ungumvoti wokuqala okanye umbambi-nxaxheba, eli nqaku lizakuqinisekisa ukuba ukulungele ukwenza ilizwi lakho live ngomhla wonyulo.

Ubhaliso lweVoter

Phambi kokuba ufake ivoti, kufuneka ubhalise kwivoti. Imithetho yobhaliso iyahluka ngokwemeko, kodwa imigaqo engundoqo iyaguquguquka. Umbuso ngamnye ucwangcisa ixesha lawo, imilinganiselo, kunye neendlela ezamkelekileyo zoqinisekiso. Ukungalufumani ixesha lokubhalisa yenye yezizathu eziqhelekileyo ezibangela ukuba abemi bafanele ukuvota, ngoko ingqalelo kwezinkcukacha ibalulekile.

Iimfuno Zokonwaba

Ukubhalisa, kufuneka usoloko ungummi wase United States, ummi welizwe apho uceba ukuvota khona, kwaye ubuncinane iminyaka eli-18 ubudala ngosuku lonyulo. Amanye amaphondo afuna ukuba ungasebenzisi isigwebo se-felony olweyisekileyo (kuquka ukuvavanywa okanye ukukhutshelwa) kwaye ungayivalwanga ngengqondo yinkundla. Le miqathango ingohluka kakhulu, ngoko kubalulekile ukuvavanya imithetho yombuso wakho okhethekileyo nge- ye-ofisi yonyulo yovolo lwelizwe lwakho okanye iwebhsayithi ye-webhsayithi yombuso esemthethweni.

Iindlela zoBhaliso

Amazwe amaninzi anikela iindlela ezininzi zokubhalisa, nto leyo eyenza ukuba kufikeleleke phantse kubo bonke abemi abafanelekileyo:

  • Ubhaliso olukwilayini: Ngoku amaziko amaninzi anika iimasti ezikhuselekileyo kwi-intanethi apho unganikezela khona ubhaliso lwakho ngekhompyutha. Uzakufuna ilayisensi esemthethweni okanye inombolo yokwalatha yemo ukuze ugqibe inkqubo kwi-intanethi.
  • [[FLT: 0] Ngeposi: Umthetho wevoter Bristation ka 1993 ukuvumela ukuba ubhalise usebenzisa ifomu yenkqubo yengingqi ekhoyo kwiposi, amathala eencwadi, neeofisi zikarhulumente. Layishela phantsi le fomu ukusuka ku .gov, uyizalise, uyithumele kwiofisi yonyulo karhulumente wakho.
  • Umntu: Ungabhalisa ngomntu kwiSebe leMort Vehicles (DMV), amasebe oncedo lukawonke-wonke, iiofisi zobhaptizo lomkhosi, okanye amanye amasebe atyunjwe ukuba abhalise. Ubhaliso-manani lwemini enye lukhona ngomhla wonyulo malunga namaxwebhu angama-2 .

Imigca Efileyo Nokuqinisekiswa

Ixesha lokubhalisa lisuka kwiintsuku ezingama-30 ngaphambi konyulo ukuya kumhla wonyulo ngokwawo. Amanye amazwe afuna ukuba uhlaziye ubhaliso lwakho ukuba ufuduka okanye utshintsha igama lakho. Ngamaxesha onke aqinisekisa ubuncinane ubungangeeveki ezimbini ngaphambi komhla. Amazwe amaninzi anika izixhobo ze-intanethi ukukhangela ukuba ubhalise phi na kwindawo ozibhalisa kuyo.

Ukuqonda Iindlela Zokusasaza Intetho

Xa ubhalisile, uneenketho ezininzi zokulahla ibhola yakho. Iindlela ezikhoyo zixhomekeke kumthetho wezwe, izibonelelo zobulali, nohlobo lonyulo. Ukwazi ezinketho ngaphambi kwexesha kungakunceda ukhethe eyona ndlela elungileyo nekhuselekileyo yokuvota.

Ukudlala ngemini yokhetho

Le yindlela yesithethe apho abavoti baya kwindawo yabo yonyulo eyabelweyo ngomhla wonyulo olusemthethweni. Iindawo zokugxumeka zidla ngokuvulwa ukusuka ekuseni ukuya kutsho kurhatya (ngokufuthi 7:00.m. ukuya ku 7: 00 p.m. okanye 8:00 p.m.). Hlola iiyure ezithile zelizwe lakho. Kumntu osebenza nge-opera uvota uqinisekisa ukuba ibhola yakho iphoswe ngqo kwibhokisi ekhuselekileyo okanye umatshini, kwaye ungafumana uncedo kumagosa onyulu ukuba kufuneka.

Ukuyongeza Kwasekuqaleni

Amaphondo amaninzi anikela ngovotelo lwangaphambili, oluthi luqale iveki okanye ezimbini ngaphambi kosuku lonyulo luphinde ludlule kwiimpelaveki phambi konyulo. Uvotelo lwangaphambili lunciphisa izihlwele zenza ube bhetyebhetye. Iiyure kunye neendawo zisenokuhluka kwindawo okhetha kuyo rhoqo, ngoko ke qinisekisa iinkcukacha ngeofisi yakho yonyulo yasekuhlaleni.

Ukuthunyelwa

Uvota lwamavoti okuvota kukuvumela ukuba uvote ngeposi ukuba awunakuvota umntu othile ngosuku lonyulo ngenxa yesizathu esisemthethweni esifana nokuhamba, ukugula, okanye inkonzo yasemkhosini. Amanye amazwe afuna ingxengxezo (umz., “akukho nanye isiqinisekiso sokurhola uvotelo” evunyelwe), ngoxa abanye bevumela nabani na obhalisiweyo ukuba acele umvotisi ongasebenziyo. Phonsa isicelo sakho ngaphambili, kumazwe amaninzi kufuneka ukuba kufunyanwe izicelo zebholoshelethi yokurhola iposi ebhayisekile ngemi ethile, ngokufuthi ukuba izihlandlo ezisixhenxe ukuya kwezi-14 ngaphambi kosuku lonyulo.

Iposi- Ngokuvoloza (Yonke- Ngeposi- Ngeposi)

Kwamanye amazwe, ukuvota iposi yeyona ndlela iphambili. Wonke umvoti obhalisiweyo ufumana ngokuzenzekelayo ivoti kwiposi iiveki ezimbalwa phambi konyulo. Uyizalisa nje ngaphandle, tyikitya imvulophu, kwaye uyithumele emva okanye uyilahle kwibhokisi emiselweyo. Le nkqubo isetyenziswa kumaphondo afana ne Oregon, iWashington, iColorado, ne Hawaii. Kula mazwe, akukho sizathu sifunekayo. Qiniseka ukuba ubuyisela ibhola yakho ngomthungo wophawu okanye ulahle ibhokisi lommiselo ngomhla wonyulo.

Ukulungiselela Ukudlala

Ukulungiselela kungundoqo kumava okuvota achuliweyo. Xa ubhalisile uze ukhethe indlela yakho yokuvota, yenza la manyathelo ukuqinisekisa ukuba yonke into ihamba njengoko kucetyiwe.

Iimbambano Nophando

Ivoti yakho ingaquka imibala ye-operation, urhulumente, kunye nee-ofisi zasekuhlaleni, kunye nee-collet okanye iziphakamiso. Sebenzisa izikhokelo ezisemthethweni zovoti ezivezwe ngurhulumente, imibutho engeyoparatis enjenge iVote411 [kuManyano lwabafazi Voters], kunye neewebhsayithi zomvotezi ukufunda malunga nemilinganiselo yovota. Qonda iziphumo ezininzi zinika i-olithi ye-oliot kwi-intanethi onokuthi uyishicilela kwaye uyihlole phambi kokuba ungene kwiplanga lokuvota.

Yazi Indawo Ongcolisa Kuyo Neeyure Ozichithayo

Indawo yakho yokuvota yabelwe ngokusekelwe kwidilesi yakho yokuhlala. Qinisekisa indawo neeyure kwi-website yonyulo karhulumente wakho okanye ngesixhobo esinjenge-Rock’s the Vote's indawo yokuvota. Ukuba uceba ukuvota kwangoko, khangela ukuba iindawo zokuvota zakudala zahlukile kusini na. Qaphela ukuba iindawo zokuvota zingatshintsha ngenxa yokuphinda uvote, ngoko nokuba ukhe wavota ngaphambili, qinisekisa indawo yakho umjikelo ngamnye wonyulo.

Zisa Uchazo Olufunekayo

Imithetho ye-Voter ID yahluka kakhulu phakathi kwamazwana. Amanye amazwana afuna i-ID yefoto (umz., ilayisensi yomqhubi, iphepha lokundwendwela, okanye i-ID karhulumente), lo gama abanye bemkela ii-ID ezingasetyenziswayo njengemali eluncedo okanye ingxelo yebhanki enegama lakho nedilesi. Iirejithane zamazwe azifuni kwaziswa ukuba sele ubhalisile. Khangela iimfuno ze-ID zorhulumente wakho ubuncinane kwiveki phambi kosuku lonyulo ukuze uphephe ukuphethulwa. Ukuba uswele i-ID efunekayo, amazwe amaninzi akuvumeli ukuba ulahle ibholothi yemali kunye nedilesi yakho kwaye unikeze uxwebhu kamva.

Inkqubo Yosuku Lokhetho

Ngosuku ovota ngalo, inkqubo ilandela ulandelelwano oluqhelekileyo kungakhathaliseki ukuba uvota umntu okanye ngeposi. Naku oko kumele kulindele inyathelo ngenyathelo.

Ukufika Kwindawo Engcolisekileyo

Ukuphepha imigca emide, ceba ukufika emva kokuvota kuvuleke kancinci okanye phakathi kweeyure zobusuku xa izihlwele zithanda ukuba lula. Ukuba kunokwenzeka, phepha iyure yesidlo sasemini kunye neyure yokugqibela ngaphambi kokuba uvale. Zisa ifowuni egcwaliswe ngokupheleleyo, amanzi, kunye nesixhobo sokuvota esishicilelweyo ukuba ufuna ukuphawula ukhetho lwakho ngaphambi kwexesha (kunye nesaziso sokuba amanye amazwe ayayinqanda ifowuni kwizindlu zokuvota).

Ukukhangela Kwi

Xa ungena kwindawo yokuvota, uza kungena kwitafile yokukhangela ngaphakathi. Umsebénzi wonyulo uza kucela igama lakho, idilesi, kwaye nge-ID yakho. Bazakulifumana igama lakho kumqulu womvoti. Ukuba igama lakho alifumanekanga ngenxa yemposiso yobhaliso okanye utshintsho lwedilesi, unganikwa ibhola yolungiselelo. Yamkela ibhola yoncedo kwaye ulandele imiyalelo ukuqinisekisa ukufezekisa kwakho kamva, --it izakuphinda ibalwe ukuba ulwazi lwakho lugqitywe.

Ukufumana Ibhola Yakho

Emva kokukhangela ngaphakathi, uzakwamkela ibhola yokuvota yephepha okanye imiyalelo yomatshini wokuvota we elektroniki. Ngesixhobo sokuvota, uzakusebenzisa ipeni enikiweyo okanye isixhobo sokuphawula ukugcwalisa isalathisi okanye isalathisi. Ngomatshini we elektroniki, uzakuchukumisa ikhusi okanye amaqhosha okucofa asecaleni kokhetho lwakho. Oomatshini abaninzi be-elektroniki bavelisa ingxelo yephepha (uphicompu- iphepha elifakelwe umnxeba, VVPAT) onokuyihlola ngaphambi kokuba unikezele.

Ukuphawula Ibhola Yakho

Landela imiyalelo ngocoselelo. Kwi fomu yephepha, gcwalisa ngokupheleleyo isalathisi okanye gqibezela isalathisi kumntu othanda ukubhadulayo okanye indawo. Musa ukwenza iprojekti yakho elahlekileyo(/ibholaot) inga phawulwa njengomonakalo. Kwimatshini be elektroniki, qinisekisa ukhetho ngalunye ngaphambi kokuba uqhubeke. Ukuba wenza impazamo kwibhola yokubhala iphepha, cela entsha kumnyuli. Musa ukuzama ukucima okanye ukunqamleza iimpazamo.

Ukuphosa Ibhola Yakho

Xa ibhola yakho yokuvota igqityiwe, ungayifaka kumatshini wesalathisi (ukuba liphepha) okanye uyithumele ngombane ngomatshini. Ezinye iindawo zisebenzisa ibhokisi yebhola ekhatywayo apho ufaka khona imvulophu yakho. Qinisekisa ukuba umatshini uqinisekisa ukuba uvotelwe ngeposi, faka ibhola yakho kwimvilophi yemfihlo esemthethweni, sayina imvulophu yangaphandle njengoko ifunwa, kwaye mhlawumbi uyithumele okanye uyihlise kwibhokisi ekhuselekileyo yelohliweyo phambi komhla.

Emva Kokuthanda Ukutya

Uxanduva lwakho loluntu alupheleli xa uphosa ibhola yakho yokuvota. Amanyathelo okubuyisa iposi anceda ukuqinisekisa ukuba ivoti yakho ibaliwe kwaye uhlala ubandakanyekile kwinkqubo yedemokhrasi.

Khatha ibhola yakho

Urhulumente omninzi unika iinkonzo zokulandelela iposi ezikuvumela ujonge ubume bebhola yakho ebhalelweyo ````Ukuba ibifunyenwe, iyamkeleka, okanye ukuba ibikho imiba (njengesityikityo esingafaniyo). Sebenzisa i webhsayithi yonyulo esemthethweni yelizwe lakho okanye i-partial egcina irekhodi efana BaballotTrax [ukuba ikhona kwimo yakho). Ukuba ibholaot yakho ifuyile, ungasoloko uyinyanga ngokusayina i-affidavit okanye unika uphawu olongezelelekileyo kwifestile ethile.

Hlala Usazi Imiphumo

Iziphumo zokhetho zikhutshwa kwaye zikhululwe ngeentsuku ezilandelayo unyulo. Iziphumo ezisemthethweni azigqibeliswanga de zonke iibhola eziqulunqiweyo zibalwe, kuquka ingqwalaselo kunye neeposi- ezingaphakathi. Thembela inkqubo kwaye uphephe ukusasaza iintelekelelo ezingaqinisekiswanga. Qonda ukuba ukubuya kwangethuba kusenokungabonisi isiphumo sokugqibela. Kholosa iziphumo ezinconyelweyo ezivela kumagunya onyulo lwezwe lakho.

Ukuba Nenxaxheba Kukhetho Lwexesha Elizayo

Voting is a habit. Once you have experienced the process, encourage friends, family, and coworkers to register and vote. Volunteer as a poll worker or for nonpartisan voter outreach. Democracy thrives when informed and active citizens participate at every level—local, state, and national.

Isizathu Sokuba Zonke Izinto Ezibalulekileyo Zibekho

Abanye abemi bakholelwa ukuba ivoti yabo enye ayinakutshintsha iziphumo, ingakumbi kunyulo lwesizwe. Imbali ibonisa okuchasene noko. Unyulo lwengingqi lwendawo lusoloko lugqitywe ngemida yamavoti angaphantsi kwekhulu, kwaye kwanabalinga abambalwa abavoti bangacima uhlanga lwebhodi yesikolo, ikomkhulu lebhunga lesixeko, okanye isithili sowiso-mthetho. Iimbambano ezininzi ezibalulekileyo ezifana nemali yesikolo. //imali ekhoyo yesikolo, ukubeka imithetho, kwaye ukuhlaziywa kwamapolisa / ukuhlaziywa kwemi, zimiswe ngqo. Ngokunjalo, ivoti yakho ichaphazela ulawulo lwakho. Ngapha koko, ingumqondiso wokunyulwa kwamagosa abo balapho ababukeli nabaqulukileyo abawuli bebungela kwaye baqulungela iganele.

Ukoyisa Iengxaki Eziqhelekileyo

Zininzi izinto ezibangela ukuba uvote, kodwa izinto eziluncedo nocwangciso zinokukunceda ukuze uloyise.

Utshintsho Lomsebenzi Nexesha

Amaphondo amaninzi anemithetho efuna abaqeshi ukuba banike abaqeshi ixesha lokuvota (ngokuqhelekileyo ukuya kwiiyure ezimbini) kunye okanye ngaphandle komvuzo. Khangela umthetho karhulumente wakho uze wazise umqeshi wakho kusengaphambili. Uvotelo lwangaphambili nokuvota iposi kwakhona kuyakunceda ukuba uphephe iingxabano. Ukuba ungumfundi kude nekhaya, ungavota ngokushiya i-odolokhwe okanye ngokubhalisa kwidolophu yakho yasekholeji (ukuxhomekeka kwimithetho yokuhlala).

Izinto Zokuhamba Nokufumaneka

Ukuba awunayo imoto, khangela kuhambo lukawonke-wonke olukhululekileyo okanye olucuthiweyo ngosuku lonyulo. Iinkonzo zonyulo lwe-Ride-sharing zisoloko zinika ikhowudi yexabiso eliphantsi. Kubavoti abaneziphene, indawo nganye yokuvota kufuneka ifikeleleke phantsi koMthetho wokungakhubazeki. Ukuba indawo yakho yokuvota ayifikeleleki, ungacela ukuba ithintelwe ekuvotelweni okanye enye indlela. Ukuqhagamshelana neofisi yakho yonyulo yasekuhlaleni ngaphambi kwexesha ukuze ucwangcise indawo yokuhlala.

Uncedo lolwimi

Umthetho womanyano ufuna ukuba iindawo zokuvota ezikumazwe athetha ulwimi oluncinane olubalulekileyo zinikezele uncedo lolwimi (umz., isiSpeyin, isiTshayina, isiVietnamese, njalo njalo). Ukuba ufuna uncedo, ungazisa umguquleli (ngaphandle kwezinye iindawo apho kufuneka ibe lilungu lentsapho). Abasebenzi bovolo-zincwadi kunye nezinto eziguqulelweyo kufuneka bafumaneke.

Ukuncoma Unqabiseko Nengqibelelo

Abavoti abaninzi baxhalatyiswa kukukhuseleka kwevoti yabo.

IMidlalo yeMidlalo yePhepha

Uninzi lwamazwe ngoku lusebenzisa iinkqubo zokuvota ezivelisa ingxelo yephepha. Emva konyulo, umzekelo ongakhethiyo wamacandelo uphicothwa ukuqinisekisa ukuba ubalo lomatshini luhambelana neevoliti zamaphepha. Le nkqubo ikhangela iimpazamo okanye iphazamisa. Amaphondo amaninzi afuna uphicotho-zincwadi olunemida yomngcipheko, oluhlola icandelo elibalulekileyo leebhola ukuqinisekisa iziphumo.

Ityala Lemithetho Yomthetho - siseko Wokugcina Nokhuseleko

Iibhola zigcinwe kwizikhongozeli ezitshixiweyo ezinezikhongozeli ezibonakala zibucala obudityanisiweyo. Amagosa okhetho, asoloko evela kuwo omabini amaqela amakhulu, aqwalasela inkqubo yonke. Ukufikelela koomatshini bokuvota kunye neeseva kuthintelwe phambi konyulo ngalunye kwaye anxulumenenga kwi-intanethi yovota ngexesha lokuvota ukunqanda ukuphanga. Ii-data zobhaliso zikhuseleka ngomlinganiselo oqinileyo we-computersecurefity.

Izixhobo zokulwa nokubulala

Ukuba kukho imbambano ngobhaliso lwakho okanye i-ID, unelungelo lokuphosa ibhola yokuvota ekhatywayo. Le fomu ibekwa bucala kwaye ibalwe emva kokuba amagosa onyulo eqinisekisa ukubonakala kwamagosa onyulo kunyulo. Unikwe indlela yokunika ulwazi olulahlekileyo (okubizwa ngokuba “kukufumana”) kwifregi ethile yexesha elithile qho emva konyulo.

Ukudlala Imidlalo Encinane

Uninzi lwabathathi-nxaxheba kulutsha oluneenkqubo zolawulo ezizii-ofisi zephondo, i-PGP

Imfundo nokulumkiswa

Izikolo nemibutho yasekuhlaleni ingadibanisa ubhaliso lwevoti kwizifundo. Abakwisikolo esiphezulu bangabhalisa ngaphambi kokuba bafike ebudaleni beneminyaka eli-16 okanye 17. Ukhuthazo lontanga oluya kwi-pesenti luyasebenza kakhulu. Xa umntu oselula eva ngokuvota kumhlobo, banokuba nenxaxheba.

IiDivili zoBhaliso kunye nokhupho lwamanani

Iinzuzo ezifana neRock i Vote, Vote.org, kunye neProjekthi yeCampus Vote iqhuba isantya esibanzi sokubhalisa kwiikoleji. Iiqonga zezentlalo-ntle zinika izikhumbuzo kunye namakhonkco ukukhangela ubume bobhaliso. Sebenzisa imithombo ethembekileyo kuphela, khulula ii-apps zesithathu ezinokuqokelela ugcino-lwazi. I-Phondo encinane e-USA.gov/votion malunga nolwazi olusemthethweni.

Isiphelo

Inkqubo yokuvota lungcelele lwamanyathelo afikelelekayo: ukubhalisa, ukukhetha indlela yakho yokuvota, ukulungiselela, ukwenza unyulo, nokuhlala ubandakanyekile emva kwenqanaba ngalinye. Ngokuqonda iqonga ngalinye, uyayiphelisa isiphithiphithi uze wandise intembelo yakho njengomvoti. Ilizwi lakho libalulekile. Lonke unyulo, kungakhathaliseki ukuba luluphi na umgangatho okanye umlinganiselo ophakathi, lithuba lokubumba ibutho ohlala kulo. Ukukhuthaza abanye ukuba babe nenxaxheba, kwaye bakhumbule ukuba isenzo sokuvota silungile kwaye sibophelele. Xa abemi bexelelwe ukuba batshate, idemokhrasi isebenza njengoko kufanele injalo.