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Iintsuku zoqhaqho zimela enye yezona ziphambili zokuthatha inxaxheba kwedemokhrasi ekhoyo kubemi. Nokuba ngaba unguvoti wokuqala okanye unoqhelaniso kwinkqubo yokuvota, ukuqonda indlela yokuqhuba iintsuku zokuvota ngokunempumelelo ingenza umahluko phakathi kobugocigoci, onika amandla kunye nonxunguphalo. Esi sikhokelo sinika iingcebiso eziluncedo, ulwazi olunenkcukacha, kunye necebiso lobuchule lokukunceda ulungiselele iintsuku zokukhetha ngempumelelo nangentembelo.

Ukuqonda Ukubaluleka Kokulungiselela Izinto

Ukulungiselela usuku lokuvota kuyimfuneko ukuqinisekisa ukuba ilizwi lakho livakala kwinkqubo yethu yedemokhrasi. Lulonke unyulo (//lonke ulonyulo, okanye ulawulo lwasekuhlaleni) nobunzima obubalulekileyo ekulungiseni iinkqubo, ukhokelo, kunye nolwalathiso lwexesha elizayo lwengingqi yakho. Ngokuzinika ixesha lokulungiselela ngokwaneleyo, awuzenzeli lula nje kuphela inkqubo yokuvota kodwa kwakhona unegalelo kwimpumelelo yenkqubo yokukhetha.

Inkqubo yokuvota iye yavela ngokuphawulekayo kwiminyaka edluleyo, imisele ubugcisa obutsha, iinkqubo ezihlaziyiweyo, kunye neemfuno ezahlukeneyo. Ukuhlala wazi ngezi nguqulelo nokuqonda oko kulindelekile kuwe njengomvoti kuyanceda ekuthinteleni imibandela eqhelekileyo enokuthi ivele ngomhla wokuvota, njengokujikwa ngenxa yokuzichaza okungafanelekanga okanye ukufika kwindawo yokuvota engalunganga.

Ukuqinisekisa ubume bobhaliso logcino-zincwadi lwakho

Phambi kokuba kufike usuku lokuvota, elinye lamanyathelo abalulekileyo onokuwathatha kukuqinisekisa ubhaliso lwakho. Ungaqinisekisa ubhaliso lwakho lwe-intanethi ukuqinisekisa inani lombhalisi wakho kwaye ukuba usabhalisile, kwaye uqinisekisa igama lakho, idilesi, iqela lezobupolitika, kunye nendawo yokuvota. Eli nyathelo lilula lingakhusela iingxaki ezibalulekileyo ngomhla wokuvota.

Ungakhetha imo okanye umhlaba wakho ukuqinisekisa ubhaliso lomvoti kunyulo lwe-website yakho. Amazwe amaninzi ngoku anika ii-intanethi eziluncedo apho ungafumana khona olu lwazi ngokukhawuleza. Kubalulekile ukuvavanya ubhaliso lwakho kuse phambili kosuku lokuvota, njengoko kufuneka uhlole ulwazi lwakho lokubhalisa phambi kommiselo wokubhalisa karhulumente wakho ukuba ubhalise kwivoti, enokuba iphezulu kangangeentsuku ezingama-30 ngaphambi konyulo.

Ixesha Lokwenza Ubhaliso Lwakho Lube Lutsha

Iimeko ezininzi zobomi zifuna ukuba uhlaziye ubhaliso lwakho lomvoti. Kufuneka uhlaziye ubhaliso lwakho emva kotshintsho lwedilesi, nokuba uthuthe kwingingqi okanye ngaphandle kwelizwe. Ngaphezulu, kufuneka uhlaziye ubhaliso lwakho lovoti norhulumente wakho okanye umhlaba emva kokutshintsha igama lakho elisemthethweni.

Ubhaliso lwakho lungaphawulwa "olungasebenziyo" ukuba awuvotanga ubuncinane kunyulo kabini lwamazwe kwaye awuzange uphendule xa amagosa onyulo ezama ukufikelela kuwe, kwaye urhulumente wakho okanye iofisi yonyulo yasekuhlaleni ingakunceda ukuba ususe ubhaliso lwakho ubuyele kwimisebenzi okanye uyiphendule imibuzo osenokuba unayo. Ukuzinyamekela ezi nguqulelo ngokukhawuleza kuqinisekisa ukuba akuzukuphumelela ukujamelana neengxaki ezingalindelekileyo xa ufika ukuza kuvota.

Ubhaliso Lwamafa

Ukuqonda ixesha elimisiweyo lokubhalisa kubalulekile kubavoti abatsha nabo bafuna ukuhlaziya ulwazi lwabo. Imida yokubhalisa iyahluka ngokwemeko nemimandla. Kwamanye amazwe, usuku lokugqibela lokubhalisa lukwientsuku ezingama-30 ngaphambi koSuku Lokhetho, ngoxa kwamanye amazwe, ungabhalisa ngoSuku Lokhetho.

Kwabo basandul' ukufuduka, ixesha libaluleke kakhulu. Kufuneka unikezele utshintsho lwakho phambi kommiselo wobhaliso lwelizwe lakho, olunokuba kwangoko ngeentsuku ezingama-30 phambi komhla wokhetho. Ukuba uxhalabele ukuphoswa kwexesha, kwamanye amazwe, ungakwazi ukubhalisa ukuvota xa ufaka ibhola yakho yolwaleko ngomhla wobhaliso kusuku olunye.

Ukufumana Indawo Ongcolise Kuyo

Ukwazi indawo oza kuvota kuyo kubaluleke kakhulu kumava okuvota aphumelelayo. Indawo yakho yokuvota isekelwe kwidilesi yakho yokuhlala, kwaye kufuneka uye kwindawo oya kuyo oyabelwe kuyo kuba igama lakho alizukuba sekho nakweyiphi na enye indawo. Eli linqaku elibalulekileyo abavoti abaninzi abalihoyiyo, maxa wambi bafike kwindawo engalunganga kwaye bajongene nolibaziseko okanye iingxaki.

Ukufumana indawo yakho yokuvota neeyure zayo, qhagamshelana norhulumente wakho okanye iofisi yonyulo yasekuhlaleni, okanye ungafumana indawo yakho yokuvota ngokuhlola ubhaliso lwakho lomvoti. Amazwe amaninzi asebenzisa izixhobo zobuhlobo zomsebenzisi kwi-intanethi ezenza ukufumana indawo yakho yokuvota kube lula kwaye kucace.

Utshintsho Lodaka

Musa ukuthatha indawo yakho yokuvota ihlala ifana ukusuka kunyulo ukuya kunyulo. Indawo yakho yokuvota ingatshintsha ukusuka kolunye unyulo ukuya kolulandelayo, ngoko kufuneka ukhangele kwiofisi yonyulo yelizwe lakho phambi koSuku lokhetho. Amagosa okhetho angasusa iindawo zokuvota ngenxa yokufumaneka kwesibonelelo, ukujija, okanye ezinye iingqwalasela zokhetho.

Awunakuyitshintsha indawo yakho yokuvota kuba urhulumente wakho okanye iofisi yonyulo yasekuhlaleni inika indawo yakho yokuvota, apho kufuneka uvote khona, kwaye ukuba uzama ukuvota kwenye indawo ngaphandle kwendawo owabelwe yona, kungafuneka uphose ivoti elungiselelweyo, kwaye ivoti yakho ingangabali. Oku kugxininisa ukubaluleka kokuqinisekisa indawo yakho yokuvota echanekileyo phambi kosuku lokuvota.

Ukuqonda Iiyure Ezinendawo

Ukuyila indawo kuyahluka ngokwemeko, kodwa ezininzi zilandela imilinganiselo efanayo. Iindawo zokusonta zivulekile ngoSuku lokhetho ukusuka ku 7:00 a.m. ukuya ku 7:00 p.m., kwaye ukuba usemgceni ngo 7:00 p.m., uvunyelwe ukuphosa ibhola yakho. Oku kuyinyaniso kumazwe amaninzi, nangona iiyure ezithile zingahluka.

Ngokomzekelo, iiyure zokhetho zeyure zovotelo ngu 7:00 a.m. ukuya ku 7:00 p.m. kuzo zonke iindawo zokuvota ezibanzi eTexas, ngelixesha iindawo zokuvota ziza kuvulwa ukusuka ku 6:30 a.m. ukuya ku 7:30 p.m. ngoSuku lokhetho, kunye naye nabani na umvoti kumgca kwindawo yovotelo eyabelweyo ngo 7:30 p.m. uza kukwazi ukuvota eNyaka Carolina.

Ukuqonda Izinto Ezifunekayo Ukuze Uqonde Ulwimi

Imfuno zokwahlula zimele enye yezona ndawo ziguquguqukayo zokuvota kumazwe ahlukeneyo. Urhulumente ngamnye umisela eyakhe i-ID, kwaye uninzi lufuna abavoti ukuzisa uqwalaselo kwivoti, ngoko kufuneka wazi imithetho ye-ID yomvoti kwilizwe lakho phambi kokuba uye kuvota.

Iindidi zophawu olwamkelekileyo zahluka ngokuphawulekayo. Amanye amazwe aneemfuno ze-ID zefoto ezingqongqo, ngelinye ixesha amanye amkela uchazo olungelulo okanye avumele abavoti batyikitye ii-affidavits. Ukuqonda iimfuno ezithile zikarhulumente wakho kubalulekile ukuphepha ukujikwa okanye ukuphosa ibhoti yemali.

Iintlobo Eziqhelekileyo Zokwaziwa Okwamkelekileyo

Ngeli xesha iimfuno zahluka ngokwesizwe, ezinye iintlobo zokwamkelwa okuqhelekileyo ngaphaya kolawulo oluninzi. Ezi ziquka ilayisensi yomqhubi enikwe urhulumente, amakhadi okuchaza urhulumente, iipassport, ii-ID zemikhosi, kunye namakhadi okuchaza isizwe. Abahlali be-Georgia kufuneka babonise i-ID esemthethweni xa bevota umntu ngamnye, kunye nentlobo ezamkelekileyo zomvoti ziquka ilayisensele yomqhubi okanye i-U.S pasport.

Amanye amaphondo anika amakhadi okhetho olukhululekileyo ngokukhethekileyo ukwenzela iinjongo zokuvota. URhulumente weGeorgia unika ikhadi le-ID lomvoti, elinokukhutshwa nakweyiphi na iBhodi yengingqi ye-Ofisi-mvume yeRegistrar kwaye linokusetyenziselwa ukuvota. Ukuba awunayo indlela esezantsi yokuzichaza, khangela iofisi yakho yonyulo malunga nokufumana ikhadi le-ID le-okhenti yesisa.

Iimfuno ze-ID yoMdla wexesha lokuqala

Abavoti bexesha lokuqala bangajongana neemfuno ezongezelelweyo zokwalatha kwamanye amazwe. Kusenokufuneka ukuba ubonise i-ID kuphela ukuba uvota okokuqala kunyulo lwamazwe kwaye awukhange unikezele nge-CA ID yakho okanye i-SSN xa ubhalisa eKhalifoniya. Le mfuneko karhulumente isebenza kumanqaku okuthi ungaceli i-ID yovoti-voti yabo bonke abavoti.

Iintlobo zokwamkelwa komvoti wokuqala zingaba zibanzi kuneemfuno eziqhelekileyo ze-ID yomvoti. Iifomu ezamkelekileyo zisoloko ziquka ii-ID ze-inters ze-intelekelelo karhulumente, iindleko zemali zezemali, iingxelo zebhanki, ii-checks zorhulumente, ii-hakethi, okanye amanye amaxwebhu karhulumente abonisa igama lakho nedilesi.

Omakwenziwe ukuba akunayo i-ID efunekayo

Ukuba ufika kwindawo yakho yokuvota ngaphandle koqwalaselo olufunekayo, usenazo iinketho. Urhulumente omninzi uyakuvumela ukuba ufake ibhola yentsimbi ekhatywayo, ezakukubalwa kanye uqinisekise ubunjani bakho ngokweenkqubo zesizwe. Ukuba ubonise kwindawo yakho yokuvota kodwa awuhlangabezananga zonke iimfuno, unelungelo lokucela ibhola yocwangciso, kwaye ukhetho lwakho luzakubala ixesha elide xa ucombulula imiba ekhoyo ngeentsuku ezintathu emva kosuku lokhetho.

Amanye amazwe avumela abavoti ngaphandle kotyikityo lwe-ID ukuba banikele ubungqina ngochazo lwabo phantsi kwesohlwayo sokubhaqwa. Khangela neofisi yonyulo yasekuhlaleni malunga neenkqubo ezikhethekileyo kwilizwe lakho zabavoti ngaphandle kokuzichaza ngokufanelekileyo.

Ukulungiselela Icebo Lomsebenzi

Ukuceba kakuhle kunokuwaphucula kakhulu amava akho osuku lokuvota. Ukuqonda ixesha lokuvota, oko umele ukuzise, nendlela yokusingatha imibandela esenokubakho kuya kukunceda uqinisekise ukuba yonke into ihamba kakuhle.

Ukulinda Utyelelo Lwakho Lokuphepha Izihlwele

Iiyure ezixakekileyo zendawo yokukrola ziqheleke kakhulu, zizinto ezixelwe kwangaphambili ezisetyenziswayo ngexesha losuku lonke. Iiyure ezixakekileyo kwindawo yokuvota zidla ngokuba 7:00am-8:30am kunye 4:30pm-6:30pm, ngoko ke ukuba ungxama, cwangcisa malunga namaxesha axakekileyo. La maxesha aphezulu ahambelana xa abantu bevota phambi komsebenzi nasemva komsebenzi.

Amaxesha axakekileyo adla ngokuba sekuseni nangaphambi kokuba uphonononge utshintsho luphele. Ukuba unobubhetyebhetye kucwangciso lwakho, cinga ngokuvota phakathi okanye emva kwemini xa imigca incinci. Oku kungakusindisa ixesha elibalulekileyo kwaye kunciphise uxinezeleko.

Oko Kuza Kubangelwa Yindawo Engcolisekileyo

Ukulungiselela kakuhle kuthetha ukuzisa yonke into oyifunayo ukuze uvote ngokunempumelelo. Ubuncinane, kufuneka uzise:

  • Uqwalaselo olufunekayo njengoko lukhankanyiwe yimithetho ye-ID yovoti yesizwe sakho
  • Ikhadi lakho lokubhalisa (ukuba unelo, nangona kungafuneki ukuba ube nekhadi lakho lombhaliso kunye nawe ukuze uvote, kodwa kusenokufuneka unikele uhlobo lwe-ID)
  • Iphepha elingumzekelo okanye amaphetshana malunga nabo baza kubhaptizwa kunye neembambano ukuba ufuna ukubhekisela kubo
  • Ufundo lweglasi xa ufuna zifunde iphepha lokuvota
  • Nawaphi na amaxwebhu afuna ukuvota okokuqala okanye asandul' ukususwa

Izinto Oza Kuphuma Kuzo Ekhaya

Iindawo ezininzi zokuvota zinemiqathango koko unokukungenisa ngaphakathi. Ngokuqhelekileyo, kufuneka uphephe ukuza:

  • Iibhegi ezinkulu okanye iibhegi zokuphendla ezisenokufuna ukuphengululwa
  • Izinto okanye iimpahla zephulo ezinemiyalezo yezobupolitika (amazwe amaninzi awavumeli ukunyulwa kumgama othile kwindawo zokuvota)
  • Izixhobo zalo naluphi na uhlobo
  • Izixhobo zokushicilela okanye iikhamera kwezinye iindawo

Jonga kwiofisi yonyulo yasekuhlaleni malunga nemiqathango ethile kwindawo ovote kuyo ukuze uphephe nayiphi na imibandela.

Ukujonga Iindlela Zokuvelisa Isandi Ngaphambili

Amazwe amaninzi acela ukuvota kwangethuba njengenye indlela yokuvota ngoSuku Lokhetho, nto leyo ebangela ukuba abavoti abaxakekileyo okanye abo bafuna ukuphepha iingxaki zoSuku Lokhetho babhexeze ngakumbi.

Iindawo Neeyure Zangaphambili

Abavoti ababhaliswe ngokusemthethweni nabafanelekileyo bangavota kummandla wokuvota kwangoko okwingingqi yabo yokuhlala, kwaye nokuba usekhaya, uyasebenza okanye uphumele ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, uza kukwazi ukufumana indawo yokuvota kufutshane nawe. Oku kubhetyebhetyebhetye yenye yeengenelo ezinkulu zokuvota kwangoko.

Ukuyila iiyure kwindawo nganye ekukhawulezileyo ekuvotelweni, ngoko kubalulekile ukukhangela iiyure ezithile zendawo oceba ukuyityelela. Amaxesha okuvota kwangethuba neeyure zininzi kakhulu kuneeyure zomhla wonyulo, zidla ngokuquka urhatya kunye nento yokuphuma kwempelaveki ukwenzela ukuba kuhlaliswe ucwangciso olwahlukileyo.

Xa Uqalisa Ukutya

Kumazwe athile, ukuvota kuqala kuqala kuqala iiveki eziliqela ngaphambi koSuku lokhetho, ngoxa kwezinye kusenokuqala kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba kuvele. Iindawo zokuvota zangaphambili ziza kuhlaliswa iintsuku ezimbini ngaphambi kosuku lokuqala lokuvota, ngoko ungafumana iindawo uze ucebe utyelelo lwakho ngokufanelekileyo.

Xa udibana neengxaki xa kuvotelwa ngaphambi kwexesha, ufumana ixesha elingakumbi lokuzicombulula ngaphambi kokuba unyulo luphelise.

Ukuqonda Imvume Nokusebenza

Ukungasamkeli kunye nokuvota inika ezinye iindlela zokukhetha ezingenakuvota okanye ezikhetha ukungazivoti. Ezi zinketho zithe zathandwa kwaye zafumaneka ngokubanzi kwiminyaka yakutshanje.

Onokukwazi Ukuhambisa Iposi

Ukufaneleka kokhetho olungekhoyo okanye olungenayo iposi kuyahluka ngokwemeko. Amanye amazwe avumela nawuphi na umvoti obhalisiweyo ukuba avote ngeposi ngaphandle kokunikeza isizathu, ngoxa amanye efuna ulungiso olukhethekileyo olufana nokuphuma edolophini ngoSuku lokhetho, ukuba nesiphene, okanye ukuba ngokhulileyo.

Ukuba ungummi wase-U.S. ohlala ngaphandle kwe-U.S., ungabhalisa ukuba uvote uze ucele ivoti yokurhoxa ngokugqiba iFederal Post Cardit Applicam (FCPA), kwaye ukuba ulilungu lomkhosi wase-U.S. okanye intsapho yomkhosi, ungasebenzisa iFPCA ukubhalisa ukuvota nokucela umxhasi ongekhoyo. Umkhosi kunye nomvoti wamazwe aphesheya anemiqathango ekhethekileyo yokuqinisekisa ukuba bangathabatha inxaxheba kukhetho nangona bekude namazwe abo asekhaya.

Ukucela Nokubuyisela Iibhola Ezingekhoyo

Inkqubo yokucela ibhola yokubhalisa engekhoyo iyahluka-hluka ngokwemeko kodwa ifuna jikelele ukungenisa isicelo kwiofisi yonyulo yasekuhlaleni ngexesha elibekiweyo. Xa ufumene ivoti yakho, landela imiyalelo ngononophelo, ukuqinisekisa:

  • Gqibezela yonke imihlaba efunekayo kwibhokisi yokuvota nemvulophu
  • Sisayina apho kufuneka khona (izicangca ezityikitywe ngamagama zisizathu esiqhelekileyo sokulahliwa)
  • Quka naluphi na usayino lwamangqina olufunekayo ukuba imeko yakho ifuna ukuba lushicilelwe
  • Buyisa iphepha lokuvota ngexesha elimisiweyo usebenzisa indlela evunyelweyo

Nika ingqalelo ekubuyeleni kwixesha elimiselweyo lokubuya. Amanye amaphondo afuna iibhola eziphumileyo eziphunyezweyo ukuze zifumaneke ngoSuku lokhetho, ngelinye ixesha amanye amkela iibhalothi ezibhaliweyo eziphawulwe nguSuku lokhetho. Ukuqonda iimfuno ezithile zelizwe lakho kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuba uvotelwa.

Kwindawo Engcolisayo: Inkqubo Ngenyathelo

Ukuqonda oko kwenzekayo xa ufika kwindawo ohlola kuyo kunokunciphisa ixhala uze uhambe kakuhle.

Ukukhangela Kwi

Xa ufika kwindawo yakho yokuvota, yiya emgceni ukuze ukhangele ngaphakathi, kwaye ezinye iindawo zokuvota zezolu luhlu lungaphezulu, ngoko qiniseka ukuba ukwilayini elungileyo, ngoko xa ufika kwitafile yokukhangela, nika umvoteli idilesi yakho negama lakho. Umvoteli uza kukuqinisekisa ukubhalisa kwakho aze akukhangele ngaphakathi.

Xa ufika kwindawo yakho yokuvota, bonisa i-ID yakho yefoto kumvoti, kwaye umvoteli uza kukhangela i-ID yakho yefoto, aqinisekise ukuba ubhalisile kwaye ukwindawo echanekileyo yokuvota, kwaye unike ivoti ikhadi okanye i-colot, nayiphi na esebenzayo. Le nkqubo ikhawulezile kwaye icacile ukuba unochazo olufanelekileyo kwaye ukwindawo yokuvota echanekileyo.

Ukufumana Nokuphawula Ibhola Yakho

Emva kokuhlola ngaphakathi, uza kufumana ivoti yakho. Abasebenzi abagrogrisayo bangakunika umkhono welungu lesandla okanye incwadi yokugcina imfihlo yebhola. Thatha ifomu yakho yokuvota kwidolokhwe okanye kwisikhululo apho ungayiphawula ngasese.

Funda yonke imiyalelo ngobunono phambi kokuphawula ibhola yokuvota. Iindlela ezahlukeneyo zolawulo zisebenzisa iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokufaka ibhola ekhatywayo kunye nendlela yokuphawula. Ezinye zifuna ukugcwalisa ioval, ezinye izalathisi ezidibanisayo, kunye nezinye eziphawula u X ecaleni kokhetho lwakho. Ukwenza iimpawu ezingalunganga kungaphumela ekulahlweni kwevoti yakho okanye iivoti zakho zingabalwanga.

Zinike ixesha lakho uze uphinde uqwalasele ukhetho lwakho phambi kokuba ungenise ivoti yakho. Iinkqubo ezininzi zokuvota zikuvumela ukuba ucele ivoti entsha ukuba wenze impazamo, kodwa kungcono ukuba ulumke kwasekuqaleni.

Ifaka ibhola yakho

Emva kokugqiba ivoti yakho, uza kuyihambisa ngokwendlela yakho yokuvota. Iingingqi ezininzi zisebenzisa iinkqubo zokuvavanya iimboni apho ufaka khona ibhola yakho ematshinini ofundayo uze uphinde ufake amavote akho. Ezinye iindawo zingasebenzisa oomatshini bokuvota be-elektroniki okanye ziqokelele iibhola zokuvota zamaphepha kubala izandla.

Ukuba usebenzisa indlela yokuvavanya yokubona, umatshini ungakulumkisa ukuba ufumanisa imiba enjengemiba engaphezulu (ifuna abaninzi kakhulu abaza kungena kugqatso) okanye abangaphantsi kakhulu (hayi uvote kuzo zonke izinhlanga). Ungakhetha ukulahla ibhola yakho njengephawulwe okanye ukucela ibhola entsha yokulungisa.

Ukufikeleleka Noncedo Kwiindawo Ezingcolisileyo

Kufuneka ukuba indawo yokubhenela ifikelele kubo bonke abavoti, kuquka nabo baneziphene. Ukuqonda amalungelo akho neendawo zokuhlala ezikhoyo kuqinisekisa ukuba wonke umntu unokuba nenxaxheba kwinkqubo yedemokhrasi.

Ufikelelo

Indawo zokugrobha kufuneka zihambelane neemfuno zokufumaneka phantsi kweMelika enoMthetho (ADA) Onesiphene. Oku kuquka ukunikezela ngonikezelo lokumisa olufikelelekayo, ii-ampps okanye umgangatho wokungena, kunye nezixhobo zokuvota ezinokusetyenziswa ngabantu abaneziphene ezahlukeneyo.

Uvotelo lwasecaleni lukhona kubantu abafanelekayo. Ukuba akukwazi ukungena kwindawo yokuvota ngenxa yokulinganiselwa komzimba, abasebenzi bovotelwayo bangazisa iphepha lokuvota kuwe kumgangatho ongasemgceni okanye ekungeneni, bakuvumele ukuba uvote ngaphandle kokungena kwisakhiwo.

Ukudlulisela Uncedo

Ukuba ufuna uncedo olukhethekileyo ukuvota okanye ukufikelela kwindawo yakho yokuvota, qhagamshelana neBhodi yengingqi ye-Ofisi kaRegistrar ukuze ufumane uncedo. Unelungelo lokufumana uncedo ukuba ufuna uncedo ngenxa yesiphene, ukungakwazi ukufunda okanye ukubhala, okanye ubunzima ngesiNgesi.

Ungakhetha ngokusesikweni ukuba ngubani okuncedayo, nokuba ngumvotelwa okanye umntu oza naye (ngokukomnye imiqathango yokuba ngubani onokunikela uncedo, njengomqeshi wakho okanye ummeli womanyano). Ubugcisa bokunceda ekuvoteleni bukwakhona kwiindawo ezininzi zokuvota, kuquka iibhola zokuvota ezinesandi kunye nonxulumano olunemiqathango yokuvota kunye neengxaki zokubona.

Ukusingatha Iingxaki Kwezi Zingcoliso

Phezu kwako nje ukulungiselela ngenyameko, kusenokuvela imbambano ngosuku lokuvota. Ukwazi indlela yokusingatha iingxaki eziqhelekileyo kunokukunceda uqinisekise ukuba ivoti yakho ibalawe.

Igama Lakho Alikho Kuluhlu Lwe Voter

Ukuba abasebenzi bokhetho abanalo igama lakho kuluhlu lobhaliso, musa ukushiya ngaphandle kokuvota. Okokuqala, qinisekisa ukuba ukwindawo yokuvota efanelekileyo yedilesi yakho. Ukuba usendaweni elungileyo kodwa akukabi kuluhlu, unelungelo lokufaka ibhola yemali.

Amavoti alungiselelweyo abalwa kanye amagosa onyulo eqinisekisa ukuba uyaphumelela ukuvota. Emva kokufaka ivoti elungiselelweyo, uza kufumana ulwazi ngendlela yokuhlola ukuba ibhola yakho ibaliwe kusini na kwaye ngawaphi amanyathelo ekunokufuneka uwathabathe ukuqinisekisa ukuba ibalulekile.

Imigca emide namaxesha okulinda

Ukuba udibana nemigca emide, khumbula ukuba ukuba usemgceni xa uvalwa, unelungelo lokuvota. Abasebenzi abagrogrisi abanakukukujika ukuba ubusemgceni ngexesha lokuphela. Zisa amanzi, iipeyipile, kunye nento ethile oza kuyifunda ukuba ulindele ixesha elide, kwaye unxibe kakuhle kwimo yezulu ukuba uzakulinda ngaphandle.

Amanye amagunya awavumeli nabani na ukuba anike abavoti ukutya okanye amanzi emgceni, ngoxa amanye ekuvumela.

Imisebenzi yezixhobo

Ukuba izixhobo zokuvota azisebenzi kakuhle, abasebenzi bokhetho abazisiweyo ngoko nangoko. Kufuneka babe nezixhobo zokhuselo okanye ezinye iindlela zokuvota ezikhoyo, njengephepha lovota. Unelungelo lokuvota nokuba ngaba izixhobo azisebenzi kakuhle.

Ukuxela Iingxaki

Ukuba udibana nengxaki kolu hlolisiso, qhagamshelana neBhodi yeZiko le-Registrar's ofisi okanye unobhala wephondo, kwaye ungabiza unobhala weSizwe ngamanani athile ukuze anike ingxelo yenkupho. Amazwe amaninzi anemigca eshushu yonyulo onokuyibiza ukuze achaze iingxaki okanye afumane uncedo.

Xelela nayiphi na imibandela oyifumanayo, kuquka ixesha, indawo, namagama abo basebenzi bokuvota ababandakanyekileyo. Le nkcazelo inokuba luncedo ukuba kufuneka ubhale phantsi isikhalazo okanye ukuba amagosa onyulo kufuneka ahlolisise iingxaki.

Iimeko Ezikhethekileyo Zokunceda Abanye

Iimeko ezithile zifuna ulwazelelelo olukhethekileyo xa kucetywa ukuvota.

Ukufuduka

Ukuba usandul' ukufuduka, imeko yakho yokuvota ixhomekeke kwixesha othuthele kulo. Ukuba awunalo ixesha lokubhalisa kwimo entsha phambi konyulo lomongameli oyintloko okanye jikelele, imeko yakho endala mayikuvumele ukuba uvote umntu okanye ngokurhweba okungekhoyo, kwaye emva koko, kuza kufuneka ubhalise kwimo yakho entsha kwaye uqalise ukuvota apho.

Ushukumo kwingingqi efanayo, hlaziya ubhaliso lwakho lovoti ngedilesi yakho entsha ngokukhawuleza kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Amanye amazwe akuvumela ukuba uhlaziye idilesi yakho kwindawo yokhetho kuSuku lokhetho, ngeli lixa amanye efuna isaziso sangaphambili.

Abafundi Bekoleji

Abafundi basekholeji bangakhetha ukuvota kummandla wasekhaya okanye kumbuso apho bafunda khona, kuxhomekeka kwindawo abajonga kuyo indawo yabo esisiseko yokuhlala. Kodwa ke, awunakubhaliswa kuzo zombini iindawo. Qwalasela ukuba ngowuphi unyulo olubaluleke kakhulu kuwe kwaye apho kulula khona ukuvota xa besenza esi sigqibo.

Izixhobo zomkhosi nezeelwandle

Amalungu omkhosi kunye nabemi base-U.S. abahlala kwelinye ilizwe baneelungiselelo ezikhethekileyo zokuqinisekisa ukuba bangavota. IFederal Post Card Applicam (FPCA) isebenza njengazo zombini isicelo sokuvota sobhaliso nesicelo sokubhalisa esingekhoyo. Abavoti basemkhosini nabasemntla mazwe ngamazwe basoloko befumana kwaye bebuyisela iibhanki nge-elective kumazwe amaninzi.

Ukulungiselela Iindidi Ezahlukileyo Zokhetho

Unyulo olungafaniyo lusenokuba neenkqubo ezahlukeneyo, ubude bebhola, nemibandela emele iqwalaselwe.

UKhetho lweFonti

Unyulo lokuqala lumisela ukuba ngoobani abaza kumela iqela ngalinye kunyulo jikelele. Amatyala amaninzi afuna ukuba ubhalise neqela lezobupolitika ukuba uvote kunyulo oluphambili. Amanye amazwe anamajelo avulekileyo apho nabani na obhaptiziweyo angathabatha inxaxheba khona, ngoxa amanye evale amaqela eqela.

Ukuba ubhalisile njengomvoti ozimeleyo okanye ongakhutshwanga, khangela imithetho karhulumente wakho malunga nokuthatha inxaxheba kokuqala. Amanye amazwe avumela abavoti abangakhutshwanga ukuba bakhethe ukuba yeliphi iqela eliphambili ukuba livote kulo, ngexa abanye bengavoti.

Unyulo ngokubanzi

Unyulo jikelele lubonisa imiba yemiba emininzi yee-ofisi zorhulumente, zikarhulumente, kunye nemigangatho yasekuhlaleni, kunye nemilinganiselo kunye neziqu ezithi zisetyenziswe. Ezi zigalo-bhulukhwe zingabande kwaye zibe ntsonkothileyo. Abaphandi kunye nemiba phambi kosuku lovota ukuze wenze izigqibo ozaziyo ngaphandle kokuziva ungxamisekile kwindawo yokuvota.

Iiofisi ezininzi zonyulo zinikela iisampuli zephepha kwi-intanethi phambi koSuku Lokhetho. Ukuhlola isampuli yevoti nokuphawula ukhetho lwakho kusengaphambili kungayikhawulezisa ngokuphawulekayo inkqubo yokuvota kwaye kuqinisekise ukuba awuzityesheli naziphi na iintlanga okanye imibuzo.

UKhetho olukhethekileyo noLobulali

Unyulo olukhethekileyo nonyulo lwasekuhlaleni lunokuba nemihla eyahlukeneyo, indawo zokuvota, neeyure kunezonyulo ezingundoqo. Olu nonyulo lusoloko lunethuba eliphantsi kodwa lungabaluleka ngokufanayo kwimibandela ne-ofisi zasekuhlaleni. Hlala wazi zonke izinyuko kwindawo yakho, hayi nje ezo zeprofile ephezulu.

Ukuhlala Usazi Iimbambano Neenguqu

Iinkqubo zonyulo, imithetho yokuvota, kunye neendawo zokuvota zingatshintsha. Ukuhlala unolwazi kuyakunceda uqhelane nezi nguqulelo kunye nevoti ngempumelelo.

Umthombo wolwazi oluthembekileyo

Fumana inkcazelo yokuvota kwimithombo esemthethweni enjengale:

  • I-website yakho yonyulo okanye ye-ofisi yasekuhlaleni
  • Iiwebhsi zikarhulumente ezisemthethweni ezifana ne USA.gov kunye ne-[FLT]Vote.gov
  • Unobhala okanye umamkeli wengingqi yakho wabavoti
  • Isalathisi somsebenzi wePhondo

Kulumkele ukuvota kwimithombo yezonxibelelwano, kwiiwebhsayithi ezikhuthaza ukuphembelela abanye okanye kwiiwebhsayithi ezingamkelekanga, kuba zisenokuba azichananga okanye ziyalahlekisa.

Ukusayina Utyikityo

Urhulumente omninzi kunye nobalo lwezicwangciso zinika isaziso se-imeyili okanye somyalezo weposi malunga nonyulo, ixesha lokubhalisa, utshintsho lwendawo yokuvota, kunye nezinye iinkcukacha ezibalulekileyo. Ukutyikityelwa kwezi zaziso kuqinisekisa ukuba ufumana ulwazi oluchanekileyo olusuka kumagosa onyulo.

Ukuqonda Iinguqulelo Zakutshanje

Imithetho enika imiyalelo kunye nenkqubo ingatshintsha phakathi konyulo ngenxa yomthetho omtsha, izigqibo zenkundla, okanye uhlaziyo lolawulo. Phambi konyulo ngalunye, hlola iimfuno zangoku nokuba ubuvote amaxesha amaninzi ngaphambili. Iinguqu zingachaphazela iimfuno zokwahlula, ukubhalisa ixesha, ubukho bokuvota kwasekuqaleni, okanye ezinye iinkalo zenkqubo yokuvota.

Amalungelo Akho Njengomsitho

Ukuqonda amalungelo akho kuyakunceda uqinisekise ukuba uyakwazi ukuvota yaye ukhetho lwakho lubaliwe.

Amalungelo Asisiseko

Njengomvoti obhalisiweyo, unelungelo lokuba:

  • Bonisela ukuba usemgceni xa uvotelwa uphelile
  • Chukumisa ibhola yokuvota ukuba unguvoti obhalisiweyo
  • Urhwebo nokuba awukwazi ukuhlawula irhafu yevoti okanye umrhumo
  • Bophelela ukuba ungumvoti ofanelekayo nokuba awuzisanga i-ID yasekunene (ngokufaka ibhola ekhankanyiweyo kumazwe amaninzi)
  • Ukungasoyikisi okanye ukukhathazwa
  • Yamkela uncedo ukuba ufuna
  • Zisa izinto ezibhaliweyo ukuze zikuncede uvote
  • Cela ivoti entsha ukuba wenza impazamo (phambi kokuba unikezele ivoliti yakho)
  • Buza imibuzo kwabasebenzi bemivo
  • Ulwaphulo-mthetho olufuna

Amalungelo Emfihlo

Unelungelo lokuvota ngasese nangokuzimeleyo. Akukho mntu unokufuna ukuba ubaxelele indlela ovota ngayo okanye ukubukela uvota (ngaphandle kwabasebenzi bovota abagunyazisiweyo kunye nabo nabaphi na abancedisi obebacelile). Ukuhambisa iminquba kunye neenkqubo zenzelwe ukukhusela imfihlo yokuvota.

Ukukhuselwa Kucalucalulo Nakukuzithemba

Imithetho karhulumente neyomanyano iyaluthintela ucalucalulo ekuvotelweni okusekelwe kwibala lohlanga, imvelaphi yesizwe, ulwimi, ukukhubazeka, iminyaka yobudala okanye ezinye iimpawu ezikhuselweyo. UVoter, enoba ngabantu okanye ngamaqela alungelelanisiweyo, akakho mthethweni. Ukuba ubonwa okanye ujonge ucalucalulo, khawu kube ngundaba kubasebenzi abavotayo namagosa onyulo.

Emva Kokuthanda Ukutya

Ukuganana kwakho akupheli xa ufaka ivoti yakho.

Ukuqinisekisa Ibhola Yakho Ibaliwe

Umazwe amaninzi ngoku anika iinkqubo zokukhangela indlela ezikuvumela ukuba uqinisekise ivoti yakho yafunyanwa kwaye yabalwa. Ukuba uvote ngeposi okanye ngevoti engekhoyo, ezi nkqubo zingabonisa xa ibhola yakho iposwe, yamkelekile, kwaye yamkeleke. Amanye amazwe anika olu lwazi kwivoti.

Ukuba ufaka ivoti yemali, kufuneka ufumane ulwazi malunga nendlela yokukhangela ukuba ingabalwa kusini na. Phinde uqinisekise ukuba ukhetho lwakho luqukiwe kubude bokugqibela.

Ukuhlala Ubandakanyekile Phakathi Kokhetho

Ukungcakaza yenye indlela yokuthabatha inxaxheba kwezentlalo. Phakathi konyulo, unga:

  • Ukunxibelelana namagosa anyuliweyo ngemibandela ebalulekileyo kuwe
  • Ukuya kwiintlanganiso zeSidlangalala
  • Zikhethele izinto ezikubangelayo okanye uxhase amaphulo
  • Zibonele ngemibandela yasekuhlaleni, yelizwe neyohlanga
  • Uncedo lokuvota nokusebenzisa inkqubo yokuvota
  • Ukubonelela ngenkxaso

Ukunceda Abanye Bave Isandi

Xelana ngolwazi lwakho namava kubahlobo, intsapho nakumalungu asekuhlaleni asenokuba akaqhelananga nenkqubo yokuvota. Zicelele ukunceda abantu bahlole ukubhaliswa kwabo, bafumane indawo yokuvota, okanye baqonde imibandela yabo yokuvota. Cinga ngokuvuma njengonovotelwa okanye umqwalaseli wonyulo ukuze uxhase inkqubo yedemokhrasi.

Iingcamango Eziqhelekileyo Neengcamango Eziphosakeleyo

Ukungaqiniseki ngokuvota kunokukuthintela ukuba ungabi nanxaxheba okanye kukwenze wenze iimpazamo.

Intsomi: Kufuneka Ikhadi Lakho Lobhaliso Lomculo Ulwenzele Ulwimi Oluneentloko Ezincinane

Ngeli xesha ikhadi lakho lokuvota liluncedo, ngokuqhelekileyo awufuni ukuvota. Oko ufuna ukukuchaza ngokufanelekileyo njengoko kufunwa ngurhulumente wakho. Ikhadi lakho lobhaliso lovoti lingakunceda ukuba ufumane indawo yakho yokuvota uze uqinisekise ukuba ubhalisekile, kodwa abasebenzi bomvoti bakujonge ngegama nangedilesi, hayi ngekhadi lakho.

Intsomi: Ukuba uphosa ifliline yobhaliso, Awunakuvuma

Kumazwe akwintlawulo yobhaliso olufanayo, ungabhalisa kwaye uvote ngomhla woNnyulo. Nakumazwe ngaphandle kobhaliso lwamini olunye, unokuba neenketho ezifana neebhola zomthetho ezixhomekeke kwiimeko zakho. Musa ukucinga ukuba awunakuvota ngaphandle kokukhangela kwiofisi yonyulo yakho.

Intsomi: Ukuhamba Ngenqwelo - moya Kuthatha Iiyure

Ngoxa ixesha lokulinda lahlukile ngokwendawo nangexesha lemini, abavoti abaninzi bachitha imizuzu embalwa kwindawo yabo yokuvota, ingakumbi ukuba bavota ngexesha lokurhoxa kwepeyinti okanye basebenzisa uvotelo lwangethuba. Ukulungiselela ukufika kwangaphambili kunganciphisa ukuzinikela kwakho kwexesha.

Intsomi: Ingxolo Yakho Ayibalulekanga

Umba ngamnye wevoti, kwaye unyulo oluninzi lugqitywa ngemida exineneyo. Unyulo lwasekuhlaleni lunganqulwa kuphela ngemivoti embalwa. Imibandela yakho ayibandakanyeki nje kuphela kwiziphumo kodwa ikukuqinisekisa ukuba urhulumente umela kwaye uyasabela kubo bonke abemi.

Ubuxhakaxhaka kunye nokusebenza

Ubuxhakaxhaka bunendima ekhulayo kwinkqubo yokuvota, ukusuka ekubhaliseni ukuya ekujulweni kwebhombu ukuya kwiziphumo zokunikela ingxelo.

Ubhaliso lwe Voter ye-intanethi

Uninzi lwamazwe lunika ubhaliso kwi Internet, kwaye ungakhetha imo okanye intsimi yakho ukuze ufumane ukuba ungabhalisa na kwi-intanethi. Ubhaliso lwe-intanethi lukhawulezile kwaye luluncedo kakhulu kunobhaliso lwephepha, ngoqinisekiso olukhawulezileyo kunye neempazamo ezimbalwa ngenxa yokungakwazi ukubhalisa.

Iinkqubo zokusebenza ngombane

Imithetho emininzi isebenzisa iinkqubo zokuvota ze-elektroniki, kuquka oomatshini bokusebenza ukuchukumisa kunye neenkqubo zokuvavanya iliso. Ezi nkqubo zinganciphisa iimpazamo kwaye zikhawuleze ukubala kwevoti, kodwa ziphakamisa imibuzo ngokhuseleko nokuthembeka. Iinkqubo ezininzi zale mihla ziquka imikhondo yamaphepha okanye ezinye iindlela zokuqinisekisa ukuchana.

Ukuvula ifayile...

Kunyulo lwamaqumrhu e-U.S., awunakuvota kwi-intanethi. Ngoxa amanye amazwe evumela ukubuya kwevoti kwi-intanethi elinganiselweyo kubavoti basemkhosini nakumazwe aphesheya, ukuvota okuqhelekileyo kwi-intanethi akufumaneki ngenxa yenkxalabo yokhuseleko. Lumkele naziphi na izityholo zokuba ungavota kwi-intanethi kunyulo lwamaqumrhu, kuba ezi zisenokuba lukukhohlisa okanye lukuxokiswa.

Ukulungiselela Unyulo Lwexesha Elizayo

Ukuhlakulela imikhwa neenkqubo ezifanelekileyo zokuvota kwenza kube lula ukuba nenxaxheba kukhetho ngalunye.

Yenza Uvavanyo Loshicilelo

Zibhale phantsi unyulo ngalunye oluquka:

  • Ukukhangela ubume bobhaliso
  • Ukuqinisekisa indawo yokuvotelwa neeyure
  • Uphando lwabathathi-nxaxheba
  • Iqokelela isalathisi esifunekayo
  • Ukucwangcisa izithuthi kunye nexesha
  • Isampuli yevoliti yokuhlola

Ukugcina Ubhaliso Lwakho Lomsebenzi

Gcina ubhaliso lomvoti wakho lusebenza ngokuwuhlaziya nanini na uhamba okanye utshintsha igama lakho. Cwangcisa izikhumbuzo ukukhangela ubume bakho bobhaliso phambi konyulo ngalunye, nokuba awuhambanga, ukuqinisekisa ukuba awususwanga ngokungalindelekanga kwiiroli zovoti.

Ukwakha Ubuchule Bokwakhela Kwindlela Osebenza Ngayo

Unyulo lwendawo ludla ngokukuchaphazela ngokuthe ngqo ubomi bakho bemihla ngemihla ngezigqibo eziphathelele izikolo, ukhuseleko lukawonke-wonke, izibonelelo neenkonzo zasekuhlaleni.

Oovimba bolwazi olongezelelekileyo

Abasebenzi abaninzi banokukunceda uhambele phambili kwinkqubo yokuvota uze uhlale wazi ngonyulo.

Oovimba bakarhulumente

Iiwebhsayithi zikarhulumente ezisemthethweni zinikela inkcazelo esemthethweni ngokuvota:

  • USUSA.gov Vovotions kunye nokhetho - Iqumrhu elisikelweyo lovimba wolwazi lokuvota
  • U.S.U.IKhomishini yoNkqululo - umbutho woManyano onika ubuncwane bokuvota kunye nolwazi lolawulo lonyulo
  • I-website yakho yeofisi yonyulo karhulumente - Iimfuno nenkqubo ezicacileyo zikaRhulumente
  • Iindawo zokuvota zeofisi yonyulo yasekuhlaleni, iibhola zokukhetha, nemihla yonyulo

Imibutho yolwazi engangeniyo

Imibutho emininzi engeyoyacalucalulo inika inkcazelo kunye noncedo lomvoti:

  • UManyano lwaMasipala - Voters - iinkokheli zeVoter kunye nenkcazelo yonyulo
  • IQumrhu loLonginya ubhaliso lovoti nomtshato
  • Ukuvotelwa.org - iOnline ubhaliso lovoti kunye nezikhumbuzo zonyulo

Oovimba abaFikelelekayo

Imibutho eyayigxininisa ekuvoteni okufikelelekayo iquka oku:

  • IManyano Yabantu BaseMerika Abaneziphene Namalungelo Okufumana Inkcazelo
  • I-National Disability Rights Nethwekhi - I-Advocation kunye nobuncwane bokuvota
  • Umbutho wamalungelo esiphene sikarhulumente wakho - ulwazi olungqalileyo lokufikelela kurhulumente

Uqukumbela: Ukunika Inxaxheba Yakho Ngolawulo - melo

Ukumisela iintsuku zokuvota ngempumelelo kufuna ukulungiselela, ulwazi, nokuzimisela ukuba nenxaxheba kwintlalo yoluntu. Ngokuqonda iimfuno zomvoti, ukwazi indawo yakho yokuvota neeyure zayo, ukuzisa uchazo olufanelekileyo, nokuqonda amalungelo akho njengomvoti, ungaziqinisekisa ukuba amava okuvota amnandi.

Khumbula ukuba ukuvota kunelungelo kwaye kuyimbopheleleko. Inkqubo yedemokhrasi ixhomekeke ekuxelelweni, kuthenjiswe abemi abazinika ixesha lokuthabatha inxaxheba kunyulo kuwo onke amanqanaba karhulumente. Nokuba uyavota kunyulo lomongameli okanye kuhlanga lwebhodi yesikolo yasekuhlaleni, imicimbi yakho yokuthabatha inxaxheba.

Qala ukulungiselela unyulo lwakho olulandelayo ngokuhlola imeko yakho yovota, uqhelane nemihla yonyulo ezayo, uphanda ngabo baza kubhalisa kunye neembambano eziza kuvela kwivoti yakho. Yabelana ngale nkcazelo nabahlobo kunye nentsapho yakho ukuze ubancede bakwazi ukuvota kakuhle nakumaxesha okuvota.

Lukhetho ngalunye luthuba lokwenza ilizwi lakho liviwe kwaye libumbe ikamva loluntu lwakho, urhulumente, kunye nohlanga. Ngokulandela iincam eziluncedo nokhokelo kweli nqaku, uza kukulungela ukusebenzisa ilungelo lakho lokuvota ngokuzithemba nangempumelelo. Inxaxheba yakho iqinisa idemokhrasi kwaye iqinisekisa ukuba urhulumente uyaqhubeka esabela kwiimfuno nakumaxabiso abo bonke abemi.