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Ukuncoma okhethweni lukamongameli kungathiwa elinye lamalungelo abaluleke kakhulu nemithwalo yemfanelo yezakhamuzi zaseMelika. Njalo eminyakeni emine, izigidi zezakhamuzi kulo lonke elase-United States zisebenzisa ilungelo lazo lomthetho-sisekelo ukukhetha umholi wesizwe, ukulungisa indlela yenkambiso yasekhaya neyolunye uhlanga iminyaka ezayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumvoti wesikhathi sokuqala noma othile oye wahlanganyela okhethweni oluningi, ukuqonda inqubo yokuvota ephelele iqinisekisa ukuthi izwi lakho liyazwakala futhi i-obolota yakho iyabalwa. Lesiqondiso esibanzi sikuhambisa ngenyathelo ngalinye lokufaka ivoti yakho kukhetho lomongameli, kusukela ekubhalisweni kokuqala ngohlelo lweposi lomthetho we-consi, ekukunikeza ulwazi nangesibindi sokuhlanganyela ngokugcwele ekuhlanganyeleni kwentando yentando yezwe yaseMelika.
Ukuqonda Izimfuneko Zokungakhululeki
Ngaphambi kokuqala inqubo yokubhalisa, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi uhlangabezana yini nezimfuneko eziyisisekelo zokufuna ukuvota kukhetho lukamongameli. Umthetho we-Federal umisa izindinganiso ezilinganiselwe, nakuba amazwe ngamanye engase abe nezimfuneko ezengeziwe noma umehluko endleleni lezindinganiso ezisetshenziswa ngayo.
Ukuze uvote kukhetho lukamongameli, kumelwe ube isakhamuzi sase-United States. Lokhu kusho ukuthi wazalwa e-United States noma waqeda inqubo yokuqanjwa kwemvelo futhi wathola imvume yobuzwe. Izakhamuzi ezihlala njalo, abanikazi be-visa, nabafuduki abangabhalwanga ngokomthetho abakufanele ukuvota kukhetho lukahulumeni, kuhlanganise nezinhlanga zomongameli.
Kumelwe ube neminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili ubudala ngosuku lokhetho. Ezinye izizwe zivumela amashumi ayisikhombisa aneminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa ukuba avote okhethweni oluyinhloko uma bezothatha ishumi elinesishiyagalombili phambi kokhetho oluvamile, kodwa ukhetho oluvamile lukamongameli lufuna bonke abavoti ukuba bafinyelele iminyaka yabo yeshumi elinesishiyagalombili ngosuku lokhetho.
Izimfuneko zokuzivumelanisa ziyahluka ngokwezwe, kodwa ngokuvamile kumelwe ube isakhamuzi sombuso futhi ngokuvamile ube indawo ethile noma indawo ethile lapho uhlela ukubhalisa khona. Izifundazwe eziningi zifuna ukuba useke inkathi ethile ngaphambi kokhetho, nakuba le-frame yesikhathi ihlukahluka phakathi kwemingcele. Abafundi basekholiji ngokuvamile banethuba lokubhalisa ekhelini labo lesikole noma ekhelini labo elihlala njalo, kodwa hhayi kokubili.
Ezinye izinkolelo zobugebengu zingathinta ukuvota, nemithetho ehluka kakhulu ngokwezwe. Ezinye izizwe zibuyisela amalungelo okuvota ngokushesha ngemva kokukhululwa ejele, ezinye ngemva kokuqedwa kwesigwebo noma ukuquliswa, futhi amazwe ambalwa alahla abantu ababoshelwe unomphela emacaleni athile ngaphandle kokuba bathole ukuthethelelwa noma amalungelo abo abuyiselwe ngokomuntu ngamunye. Uma unomlando wecala, hlola imithetho yombuso wakho ngokuphathelene nokuvota kwabantu abathile ababoshiwe.
Ezinye izizwe zinezimfuneko zokuncintisana ngengqondo, nakuba lezi zivame ukuba yivelakancane futhi zisetshenziswa kancane.
Ukubhalisa Imali: Isinyathelo Sakho Sokuqala Esibucayi
Ukubhalisa kuyisango lokuhlanganyela kukhetho lukamongameli. Le nqubo yenza umbhalo osemthethweni wokufaneleka kwakho futhi iqinisekisa ukuthi wamukela ukwaziswa okudingekayo mayelana nokuthi uzovota kuphi nokuthi nini. Ukuqonda izikhathi zokubhalisa, izindlela, nezimfuneko kubalulekile ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi uyakwazi ukuvota.
Izindawo Ezibhaliwe Ezifile Neziqoshwe Ngezikhathi
Umbuso ngamunye umisa isikhathi sawo sokubhalisa, esisukela ezinsukwini eziyishumi nanhlanu kuya kwezingamashumi amathathu ngaphambi kokhetho. Lemisebenzi ikhona ukuze inike izikhulu zokhetho isikhathi sokulungisa izinhlelo, ukuhlaziya amavoti, nokulungisa izindawo zokuvota ngezinhlu eziqondile zomvoti. Ukungahlangani nosuku lokubhalisa lombuso kusho ukuthi ngeke ukwazi ukuvota kulolokhetho oluthile, ukwenza lube olubalulekile ukubhalisa kusengaphambili.
Izifundazwe ezingaphezu kwamashumi amabili neSifunda saseColumbia manje zibhalisa ivoti ngosuku olufanayo, futhi zibizwa nangokuthi i-Ecostation Day. Lokhu kuvumela izakhamuzi ezifanelekele ukuba zibhalise futhi zivote ngosuku olufanayo, kungaba phakathi nenkathi yokuqala yokuvota noma ngosuku lokhetho ngokwalo. Ukubhalisa usuku olufanayo kwandisa kakhulu ukutholakala futhi kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi abavoti abafaneleyo abaphuthelwa isikhathi sakudala bangahlanganyela.
I-North Dakota iyingqayizivele ngoba ayidingi neze ukubhaliswa kwevoti. izakhamuzi ezikwaziyo ukuvota zidinga nje ukunikeza ubufakazi bokukhokha nokuhlala endaweni yazo yokuvota ngosuku lokhetho.
Izindlela Zokubhalisa Imali
Kukhona izindlela eziningi zokubhalisa amavoti, ngayinye eklanyelwe ukwenza lenqubo ifinyeleleke ngangokunokwenzeka ezakhamuzini ezifanelekayo.
Kubhalisa okusemthethweni [[FLT: 1] sekuyindlela ethandwa kakhulu ezindaweni ezinikeza yona. Izifundazwe ezingaphezu kwamashumi amane manje zinikeza ukubhalisa kwe-inthanethi ngewebhusayithi yokhetho olusemthethweni. Lendlela ifuna ukuba ube nelayisense yomshayeli noma ikhadi lezwe lokuchaza, njengoba uhlelo luqinisekisa ukuthi waziwa usebenzisa ulwazi oluvela kuMnyango we-Morrow Vehicles. Ukubhalisa kuyashesha, kuyasiza, futhi kunikeza isiqinisekiso esisheshayo sokuthi inqubo yakho ithathwe ekhaya nganoma isiphi isikhathi sosuku, futhi isimiso sivame ukukuvumela ukuba uhlole ukubhalisa kwakho ngemva kwalokho.
Ubhaliso lweposi lusalokhu lukhona kuzo zonke izifundazwe. Ungathola i-National Mail Voter Bristapform evela emithonjeni ehlukene, kuhlanganise nehhovisi lakho lokhetho, imitapo yomphakathi, amahhovisi eposi, nakulayini-webhusayithi U.S. I-Ecom Consolation Commission . Ngemva kokuqeda ifomu ngolwazi oluqondile, uyithumela ehhovisi lakho lokhetho lendawo ekhankanyweni ye-ifomu ye-9. Qiniseka ukuthumela ifomu yakho yokubhalisa phambi komzuzu wokulandisa isikhathi sokuhambisa isikhathi.
Ubhaliso olusemthethweni lungaqedwa ehhovisi lakho lokhetho lendawo, emelelwe yizinhlangano zikahulumeni, noma phakathi nemishini yokuvota. Izizwe eziningi zidinga iminyango yezimoto ukuze inikeze izinkonzo zokubhalisa uma ufaka noma uvuselela ilayisense yomshayeli, ilungiselelo elaziwa ngokuthi "umvoti" ukubhalisa ngaphansi koMthetho weNational Voter Regionact. Izinhlangano zosizo lomphakathi namahhovisi enkonzo okukhubazeka kunikeza amathuba okubhalisa.
ukubhalisa okuzenzekelayo kuye kwasetshenziswa ezizweni ezikhulayo. Ngaphansi kwalezi zimiso, izakhamuzi ezifanele zibhaliswa ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuba zivote lapho zisebenzelana nezinhlangano ezithile zikahulumeni, ngokuvamile i-DMV, ngaphandle kokuba ikhethe. Lendlela ikhuphule kakhulu amazinga okubhalisa ezifunda ezizamukele.
Ulwazi Oludingekayo Ukuze Kubhaliswe
Amafomu okubhalisa adinga ukwaziswa okuqondile ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ungubani futhi ukulungele. Ukulungiselelwa ngokwaziswa okudingekayo kunikeza inqubo yokubhalisa futhi kunciphisa amaphutha angase abambezele noma avimbele ukubhaliswa kwakho.
Uma usanda kulishintsha igama lakho ngomshado, isehlukaniso, noma umyalo wenkantolo, kufanele ubhalise ngaphansi kwegama lakho lamanje elingokomthetho futhi kungadingeka unikeze imibhalo eshintshiwe yegama.
Ikheli lendawo yokuhlala liyadingeka, njengoba lokhu kunquma isifunda sakho sokuvota nezindawo ezithile ozovota kuzo. Amabhokisi eposi angeke asetshenziswe njengekheli lakho lehhovisi, nakuba ungase unikeze i-P.O. ibhokisi leposi njengekheli uma uthola iposi lapho. Uma ungenakhaya noma ungenalo ikheli lomgwaqo elingokwesiko, izifunda eziningi zinemigomo ekuvumela ukuba uchaze indawo ohlala kuyo noma usebenzise ikheli lokukhosela.
Usuku lwakho lokuzalwa lufakazela ukuthi uhlangabezana nemfuneko yobudala. Inombolo yelayisense yomshayeli noma inombolo yekhadi lombuso idingeka uma unayo. Uma ungenayo enye yale nombolo, uzodinga ukunikeza izinombolo ezine zokugcina zenombolo yakho ye-Social Security. Ezimweni ezingavamile lapho ungenazo lezinombolo zokuzichaza, kusho ukuthi kunezindlela ezihlukile, ngokuvamile ezihilela ukunikeza ikhophi yezincwadi zokwazi ukubhalisa ezamukelekayo ngefomu yakho.
Kumelwe uqinisekise ukuthi uyizakhamuzi nokuthi uhlangabezana nazo zonke izimfuneko ezifanele. Ukunikeza ukwaziswa okungamanga efomini lokubhalisa kuyicala elingathi sína elingaphumela ekumangalelweni ngecala.
Ezinye izifundazwe zicela ukuba ungenele iqembu lezombangazwe ngesikhathi sokubhaliswa. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu ezizweni ezinokhetho oluyinhloko oluvaliwe, lapho amalungu abhalisile kuphela angavota khona kuleloqembu eliyinhloko. Ungakhetha ukubhalisa neqembu lezombangazwe, ukubhalisa njengelingabhaliswanga noma elizimele, noma kwamanye amazwe, awenqabe ukumisa isigaba esithandwa yiqembu elithile.
Ukuhlola Isimo Sakho Sokubhaliswa
Ngemva kokubhalisa, kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukubhalisa kwakho kwalungiswa ngokuphumelelayo futhi kuhlala kumatasa. Ukubhalisa kwamavoter kungasuswa ngezinye izikhathi emilondweni ngenxa yokungasebenzi, izinguquko zekheli, noma amaphutha okuphatha, ngakho ukuqinisekisa ngezikhathi ezithile kuwumkhuba omuhle, ikakhulukazi phambi kokhetho olukhulu.
Izifundazwe eziningi zinikeza amathuluzi okuhlola ukuthi uvota kuphi uma usebenzisa igama lakho, usuku lokuzalwa, futhi ngezinye izikhathi inombolo yelayisense yakho yokushayela noma inombolo ye-social Security eyingxenye. La mathuluzi abonisa ukuthi ubhalisile, ikheli lakho lokubhalisa lamanje, indawo ovota kuyo, kanye neqembu lakho uma likhona.
Izikhulu zokhetho zingafuna ukwaziswa kwakho kuyi-setaclebar futhi ziqinisekise ukuthi ubhaliswe kanjani ngokuthintana nocingo noma ngokuqondile nehhovisi lakho lokhetho.
Uma uthola ukuthi awubhaliswanga noma ukuthi ukwaziswa kwakho kokubhalisa akunembile, kuyodingeka ubhalise kabusha noma uthuthukise ukubhalisa kwakho okukhona ngaphambi kosuku olumisiwe lokhetho oluzayo.
Hlaziya Ukubhalisa Kwakho Izinhlamvu Zomculo
Ushintsho ekuphileni luvame ukudinga ukuba ulungise ukuvota kwakho. Ukuthuthela ekhelini elisha, ukushintsha igama lakho, noma ukufuna ukushintsha iqembu ohlala kulo konke kudinga ukubhaliswa kabusha ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ungavota ngaphandle kwezinkinga.
Uma uthuthela ekhelini elisha esifundeni esisodwa noma esabelweni sokuvota, kudingeka ulungise ukubhalisa kwakho ngekheli elisha. Izizwe eziningi zikuvumela ukuba wenze lokhu nge-inthanethi ngesimiso esifanayo esisetshenziselwa ukubhalisa kokuqala. Uma uthuthela esifundeni noma esizweni esihlukile, kumelwe ubhalise ekhelini lakho elisha, elikucisha ngokuphumelelayo ukubhalisa kwakho kwangaphambili.
Igama lezinguquko lidinga ukuguqula ukubhalisa kwakho ukuze uvumelane negama lakho elingokomthetho lamanje. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi igama lakho ephepheni elinovoti lifanelana negama elonawini lakho, kuvimbele izinkinga ezingase zivele lapho ufika ukuvota.
Ukungavumelani kweqembu kungashintsha ngokunikeza ifomu elisha lokubhalisa. Qaphela ukuthi ezinye izifundazwe zinezinsuku ezimisiwe zokushintsha ukuhlangana kweqembu ngaphambi kokhetho oluyinhloko, ngezinye izikhathi zifuna ukuba wenze ushintsho izinyanga ngaphambili ukuze ufanelekele ukuvota kulelo qembu eliyinhloko.
Ukuqonda Ukukhetha Kwakho Ukukhuluma
Ukhetho lwanamuhla lunikeza izindlela eziningi zokufaka ivoti, zikwenze uvumelane nezimo ezihlukahlukene, nezimo, nezindlela ozithandayo.
Ukusakaza Ngeposi Ngosuku Lokhetho
Usuku lokuvota olungokwesiko luseyindlela evame kakhulu yokuphonsa amavoti kukhetho lomongameli. NgoLwesibili lokuqala ngemva koMsombuluko wokuqala ngoNovember weminyaka yokhetho lomongameli, kuhlawulwa izindawo ezweni lonke ukuze abavoti bafake izincwadi zabo phambi kwabantu.
Usuku lokuvota lunenzuzo eziningana. Ungabona isiko lomphakathi lokuya kulezo zinqumo, uxhumane nezisebenzi zenhlawulo kanye nezakhamuzi ezikanye nazo, futhi uthole usizo olusheshayo uma unemibuzo ngenqubo yokuvota noma yokuvota. Imishini yokuvota ibekwa futhi ibekwe ngokukhethekile ukuze kuhlolwe lenjongo, futhi izisebenzi zokuvota ziqeqeshelwe ukusiza abavoti ukuba baqondise noma iziphi izinselele.
Izindawo zokugubha zivame ukuvuleka kusukela ekuseni kakhulu kuze kube kusihlwa, namahora aqondile ahlukahluka ngokwezwe futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngokwendawo. Amahora avamile ngu-7:00 MEN kuya ku-7:00 PM noma 6:00 AM kuya ku-8:00 PM, nakuba amanye ama-overse enezimiso ezingafani. Uma nje usemgqeni endaweni yakho yokuhlola lapho inqumo isondela, unelungelo lokuvota, ngisho noma ungafiki edwadini lovota kuze kube ngemva kwesikhathi sokuphela kwesikhulu.
Kuqala Esontweni
Ukuvota kwakuqala, okubizwa futhi ngokuvota okungekho kwezinye izifundazwe, kukuvumela ukuba uphonse ivoti yakho phambi kosuku lokhetho. Amazwe angaphezu kwamashumi amane manje anikeza uhlobo oluthile lokuvota kwasekuqaleni, eqaphela ukuthi abavoti abaningi babhekene nezingxabano zokuhlelwa kohlelo lomsebenzi, izibopho zomsebenzi, noma ezinye izinselele ezenza ukuba ukuvota kosuku kube nzima.
Izikhathi zokuvota zakuqala ziyahlukahluka kakhulu ngokwezimo zikahulumeni, kusukela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kokhetho. Ezinye izifundazwe ziqala ukuvota kusenezinsuku ezingamashumi amane nanhlanu ngaphambi kosuku lokhetho, kuyilapho ezinye zinikeza izinsuku ezimbalwa kuphela. Ukuvota kwakuqala kuyenzeka ezindaweni ezimisiwe, ezingase zihlanganise amahhovisi okhetho, izikhungo zomphakathi, imitapo, noma ezinye izindawo zomphakathi. Amanye amazwe anikeza izindawo zokuvota ngaphambi kokuba kukhethwe izindawo zokuvota, kuyilapho amanye enikeza izindawo eziningi zokuvota.
Inqubo yokuvota kwasekuqaleni iyafana kakhulu nokuvota. Uya endaweni yokuvota kwasekuqaleni phakathi namahora amisiwe, uhlole nezisebenzi zokuvota, uqinisekise ukuthi ungubani uma kudingeka, futhi uphonse ibhodi lakho levota usebenzisa imishini efanayo yokuvota ezosetshenziswa ngosuku lokhetho. I-ball yakho iboshelwa futhi ibalwe kanye nazo zonke ezinye izivoti ngemva kokuhlola ngosuku lokhetho.
Uvota kwasekuqaleni kunikeza izinzuzo ezinkulu kubavoti abaningi. Ungagwema imigqa emide ngezinye izikhathi eyenzeka ngosuku lokhetho, ukuvota ngesikhathi esifanelana nesimiso sakho, futhi uvumelane nezimo uma kuvela izenzakalo ezingalindelekile. Uma wenza iphutha ebhokisini lakho lokuvota lapho uqala ukuvota, izisebenzi zokuvota ngokuvamile zinganikeza ibhodi lokuvota elithatha indawo, njengoba nje zingenza ngosuku lokhetho.
Ukusakaza Ngeposi
Ukuvota ngeposi, okwaziwa nangokuthi ukuvota, kukuvumela ukuba uthole ivoti yakho ngeposi, uyiqede ekhaya, futhi uyibuyise ngeposi noma endaweni ebekwe ukuba iphume. Lendlela iye yanda kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva, ezinye izifundakazi manje eziphethe ukhetho cishe ngokuphelele ngeposi.
Izwe lingena ezigabani eziningana ngokuphathelene nokuvota iposi. Izifunda ezimbalwa, kuhlanganise i-Colorado, iHawaii, i-Oregon, i-Utah, neWashington, ziqhuba zonke ukhetho ngokufaka iposi, ngokuzenzakalela zithumele amabhola kubo bonke abavoti ababhalisiweyo. Ezinye izifundazwe eziningi azikho ukunikeza ukuvota okungekho, okusho ukuthi noma ubani obhalisiwe angacela i-posi ngaphandle kokunikeza isizathu. Ezinye izizwe zisafuna ukuba abavoti banikeze izaba ezivunyelwe, njengokuphuma edolobheni ngosuku lokhetho, ukukhubazeka, noma ukuba abe ngaphezu kweminyaka ethile, ukuze afanelekele i-posi.
Ukuze uvote ngeposi, kumelwe ucele i-collet engekho, ngaphandle kokuba uhlala esimweni esizifaka ucingo lokuthumela ama-collet kubo bonke abavoti. Izikhawu zesicelo ziyahluka ngokwezwe kodwa ngokuvamile zingamasonto amabili ngaphambi kokhetho. Ungacela i-collet ku-inthanethi, ngeposi, ngocingo, noma ngomuntu siqu ehhovisi lakho lokhetho. Ezinye izifundazwe zikuvumela ukuba ucele amavoti angekho ohlwini lonke lwekhalenda noma ubekwe ohlwini lwabavoti abangekho.
Uma uthola isikhwama sakho seposi, funda zonke iziyalezo ngokucophelela. Iphakethe lihlanganisa ibhola ngokwalo, imvilophu noma umkhono, imvilophu yokubuyisela, neziqondiso ezinemininingwane. Uzophawula ibhola lakho ngokwemiyalo, ulibeke emvilophini eyimfihlo uma linikeziwe, bese ufaka konke emvilophini yokubuya. Kumelwe usayina imvilophu yokubuya, njengoba isignesha yakho ifana nesignesha efayilini nezikhulu zokhetho ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ungubani. Ezinye izigaba zidinga ufakazi noma ukubhalisa, ngakho hlola izimfuneko zakho ezithile zikahulumeni.
Ungabuyisela iposi lakho eliqediwe lokubhala iposi, uqinisekisa ukuthi uyalithumela ngokushesha ngokwanele ukuba lifike ngesikhathi esimisiwe. Ezinye izifundazwe zidinga amavoloti eposi ukuba atholwe ngosuku lokhetho, kuyilapho ezinye zivuma amabhola aphawulwe ngosuku lokhetho futhi zifike phakathi nezinsuku ezithile ngemva kweposi. Ukuze ugweme ukulibala kweposi, abavoti abaningi bakhetha ukubuyisela amavolovota abo enkantolo ukuze bawise amabhokisi, alondekile, abhekiswe izitsha ezise emahhovisi okhetho, emitatsheni yezincwadi, nakwezinye izindawo zomphakathi. Ezinye izifunda zikuvumela ukuba ubuyise iposi yakho ehhovisi lakho lokhetho noma ngisho nasezindaweni zokuvota ohlwini lokhetho.
Ukulungiselela Ukubhala Izincwadi: Cwaninga Futhi Nihlele
Ukuqonda lokho okuzokwenzeka ephepheni lakho lokuvota, ekucwaningeni nasezindabeni, nasekuhleleni ukuvota okuzolandelana nakho kuqinisekisa ukuthi ungafaka ivoti ongazi lutho ngaphandle kokucindezela okungadingekile noma izinkinga.
Ukucwaninga Izindaba Nezindaba
Ukhetho lobumongameli luhilela okungaphezu nje kokukhetha umongameli, cishe ivoti lakho liyohlanganisa izinhlanga zezinye izikhundla zikahulumeni ezinjengeSigele saseU.S. neNdlu Yezikhulu, isifundazwe namahhovisi endawo, nezinyathelo zokuvota noma iziphakamiso ezimayelana nezindaba ezihlukahlukene.
Qalisa ukucwaninga kwakho ngokuthola i-collet ye-opal, ebonisa kahle ukuthi yini ezovela ku-collet yakho yangempela. Amahhovisi amaningi okhetho anikeza izinombolo ze-odoli ku-inthanethi emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kokhetho. Ungathola isampula le-collet ngokungena ekhelini lakho kuwebhusayithi yokhetho yesifundazwe sakho. I-gaplot idweba bonke abazothatha ihhovisi ngalinye kanye netekisi lanoma yiziphi izinyathelo zokhetho.
Kubabezobumongameli, ukwaziswa kugcwele ngokuhlanganisa izindaba, amawebhusayithi okucela ukuthotshelwa, izimpikiswano, neziqondiso ezingekho ngxenye. Gxila ekuqondeni izikhundla zomvoti ngamunye ezindabeni ezithinta wena, ulwazi lwabo nezimo zabo, kanye nombono wabo wesikhathi esizayo sezwe.
Izinhlanga ze-toboot zivame ukungatholi ukunakekela kwemithombo yezindaba kodwa zibaluleke ngokufanayo. Abacwaningi be-Congress, isishaya-mthetho sombuso, umbusi, namahhovisi endawo besebenzisa amawebhusayithi acela imvume, ukuhlanganisa izindaba zendawo, abaqondisi bamavoti abavela ezinhlanganweni ezingezona isigaba sobupanishi, kanye nama-international commes. Izinhlangano eziningi ezingathathi hlangothini lokhetho zinyathelisa iziyalezo zabavoti ezikhona eziqondiswe ngezizathu eziyinhloko.
Izinyawo zebhola zidinga ukufundwa nokucwaningwa ngokucophelela. Ulimi lwebhola luvame ukuba luyinkimbinkimbi futhi ngezinye izikhathi ludida, nge- "yee" ngaso sonke isikhathi lusho ukuthi lusho ukuthini uma liqala ukubheka. Funda umbhalo ogcwele wezibalo zebhola, ukubukeza ukuhlaziywa kwemithombo engekho eqenjini, futhi uqonde kokubili izimpikiswano ezivumelanayo neziphikisana nesilinganiso ngasinye. Izimo eziningi zinikeza iziqondisi zokwaziswa ezisemthethweni ezihlanganisa umbhalo ogcwele wezibalo zebhola, iziphetho, iziphakamiso ze-galelo, nezimpikiswano ezibekwa ngokumelene futhi zihoxiswe yizikhulu nabaphikisi.
Imithombo yomphakathi ingakusiza ukuba ucwaninge ngokuphumelelayo. Izinhlangano ezinjengeNhlangano yaMasipala, Vote411.org, neBallothia zinikeza ukwaziswa okubanzi, okungahlanganisiwe ngezindlela zokufuna idili. Ibhodi lomhleli wephephandaba lendawo yakini ngokuvamile ikhipha ukusekela nokuhlaziya, nakuba lezi ziveza imibono yeqembu labahleli kunokuba inikeze amaqiniso anenjongo.
Ukuthola Indawo Yakho Engcoliswe Yiyo
Uma uhlela ukuvota, ukwazi indawo oyithandayo yokuvota kubalulekile. Izindawo zokunyenya zabelwa zisekelwe ekhelini lakho, futhi kumelwe uvote endaweni oyikhethile. Ukuyibonisa endaweni engafanele kungaphumela ekubambezeleni noma, kwezinye izimo, ukungakwazi ukuvota i-odoli evamile.
Ungathola indawo yakho yokuvota ngezindlela eziningi. Amawebhusayithi amaningi okuvota kahulumeni anikeza indawo yokuhlola lapho ungena khona ekhelini lakho futhi wamukele indawo owabelwe kuyo, kanye namahora okusebenza futhi ngezinye izikhathi nebalazwe. Ikhadi lakho lokuvota, elivame ukuthunyelwa kuwe ngemva kokubhalisa noma ukuvuselela ukubhalisa kwakho, ngokuvamile lihlanganisa ulwazi lwendawo ohlola kuyo. Ungathinta futhi ihhovisi lakho lokhetho ukuba ubuze ngendawo ovota kuyo ukuthi uvote kuyo.
Izindawo zokungcolisa zingashintsha kusuka kokhetho oluya kolunye ngenxa yokutholakala kwezakhiwo, ukuvuselelwa kwezakhiwo, noma ezinye izici. Ngisho noma ubuvotelwe endaweni efanayo iminyaka eminingi, qinisekisa indawo yakho yokuvota phambi kokhetho ngalunye ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ayikashintshi.
Uma nje usuyazi indawo ozohlola kuyo, hlela indlela yakho futhi ucabangele izinto ezizolandelana naleyo nqubo. Uzofika kanjani lapho? Uhambo luzothatha isikhathi esingakanani? Ukupaka imoto kuthatha isikhathi esifushane? Isiphi isikhathi sosuku esingase sibe nemigqa emifushane? Izindawo eziningi zokuhlola zibona izimoto eziningi emahoreni okusa ekuseni ngaphambi komsebenzi nakusihlwa, phakathi nosuku nantambama zivame ukungaminyene kakhulu.
Ukuqonda Izimfuneko Zokubonakalisa
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I-States enemithetho ye-ID yezithombe eqinile idinga abavoti ukuba banikeze izinhlobo ezithile zezithombe ezihlotshisiwe, njengephepha-mvume lomshayeli, ikhadi le-ID likahulumeni, i-pasi lokungena, noma i-ID yezempi. Uma ungenayo i-ID yezithombe ezamukelekayo, lezi zifundazwe zinikeza i-ID ye-ID kahulumeni yesihle ngezinjongo zokuvota, nakuba kumelwe uyifake kusengaphambili.
Izwe elinemithetho ye-ID yezithombe engekho endaweni ethile icela i-ID yezithombe kodwa vumela abavoti ngaphandle kogunyaza i-ID ukuba bafake ivoti ngezinye izindlela, njengokusayina i-affidavit ifakazela ukuthi bayikho noma ukunikeza eminye imibhalo.
Ezinye izifunda-zwe zidinga ukukhomba kodwa zamukele amabhukwana angakhokhwa njengentela yezekhokhi, izitatimende zebhange, amasheke kahulumeni, noma amanye amabhukwana abonisa igama lakho nekheli. Kungadingeka amabhukwana amaningi.
Ezinye izifundazwe azinayo imfuneko yokuzichaza. Kulezi zifunda, umane usho igama lakho nekheli, futhi izisebenzi zokuvota ziqinisekisa ukuthi usohlwini lokuvota. Ungacelwa ukuba usayina incwadi yokuhlola, futhi isignesha yakho ingafaniswa nesignesha kuyi-hele.
Abavoti ababhalise ngeposi bangabhekana nezimfuneko ezengeziwe zokuzichaza ngaphansi komthetho kahulumeni, ngisho nasezindabeni ezithi abafuni i-ID. Laba bavoti ngokuvamile kumelwe babonise ukukhomba noma ukunikeza ikhophi yezincwadi ezamukelekayo ngokubhaliswa kwabo.
Hlola izimfuneko zikahulumeni wakho eziqondile ngaphambi kosuku lokhetho. Uma ufuna ukuthola incazelo, qala inqubo kusenesikhathi, njengokuthola ilayisense yokushayela noma i-ID kahulumeni kungathatha amasonto ambalwa.
Ukuhlela Izidingo Zempumelelo
Umthetho kahulumeni ufuna izindawo zokuhlola ukuze zitholakale kubavoti abakhubazekile, futhi izikhulu zokhetho kumelwe zinikeze indawo yokuhlala ukuze ziqinisekise bonke abavoti abafanelekayo ukuba bafake izincwadi zabo ngasese nangaphandle.
Uma unezinselele zokuhamba, qinisekisa ukuthi indawo yakho yokuvota ingelula ukufinyelela. Izindawo eziningi zokuhlola kumelwe zihlangabezane nezindinganiso zokuthola i-ADA, kuhlanganise nokupaka imoto, amagebhu noma iziteshi zokuvota ezindaweni ezifanele. Uma indawo yakho yokuvota ingengeneki, thintana nehhovisi lakho lokukhetha ukuze ucele enye indawo etholakalayo noma enye indawo yokuhlala.
Imishini engakwazi ukubona kahle ingacela usizo lwezisebenzi ze-votion noma ilethe othile ozikhethelayo ukuba abasize bavote. Izindawo eziningi futhi zinikeza imishini yokuvota etholakalayo ngevoti yemisindo, i-actemile, noma ezinye izici ezivumela abavoti abangakwazi ukubona ukuba bavote ngasese nangokuzimele.
Uma unenkinga yokuma emgqeni isikhathi eside, izifunda eziningi zivumela abavoti abakhubazekile ukuba bathuthele phambili emgqeni noma banikeze izihlalo emgqeni. Unganqikazi ukwazisa izisebenzi zokuvota ngezidingo zakho.
Izisebenzi ezimpova ziletha ivoti emotweni yakho, zikuvumele ukuba uvote ngaphandle kwemoto yakho. Vikela ihhovisi lakho lokuvota kusengaphambili ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ukuvota ngapha kwemingcele kukhona futhi uqonde izinqubo.
Abaqashi abadinga usizo ngenxa yokukhubazeka noma ukungakwazi ukufunda noma ukubhala bangathola usizo kumuntu abakhetha ukukukhethayo, ngaphandle kwezinye izindawo lapho umqashi noma ummeleli wenyunyana yakho engenakusiza khona. Izisebenzi ezikhohlisayo zinganikeza usizo futhi uma uthanda.
Ukuphonsa Ibhola Lakho: Inqubo Yokusakaza Imishini
Ukuqonda okumelwe kulindelwe lapho uvota kusiza ekuqinisekiseni okuhlangenwe nakho okumnandi futhi kunciphise ukukhathazeka, ikakhulukazi kwabavoti besikhathi sokuqala. Nakuba izinqubo ezithile zihluka ngokwendlela yokuvota, inqubo eyisisekelo ilandela indlela engaguquki.
Ukufika Endaweni Yakho Engcolisiwe
Lapho ufika endaweni yakho yokuvota ngosuku lokhetho noma phakathi nokuvota kwasekuqaleni, uzobona izimpawu zokuthi ungene emnyango futhi ubonise ukuthi uzolandelani ulayini.
Izifundazwe eziningi zenqabela ukuvota endaweni ethile eqhele kakhulu emnyango wokuvota, ngokuvamile ngamamitha angu - 100 kuya kwangu - 200. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izisebenzi zomkhankaso azikwazi ukusondela kuwe, zisakaza izincwadi zomkhankaso, noma zibonise izimpawu zomkhankaso kulomngcele. Ungahlangana nezisebenzi zomkhankaso ngaphandle kwalendawo, kodwa awubophekile ukukhuluma nazo noma ukwamukela izinto zazo.
Uma kukhona umugqa, faka futhi ulinde ithuba lakho. Imigqa iqala kakhulu ekuseni, phakathi kwamahora okudla kwasemini, nakusihlwa. Yiletha amanzi, ugqoke izicathulo ezithokomele, futhi ukulungele ukulinda, ikakhulukazi okhethweni oluphambili. Eminye imithetho ivimbela ukusebenzisa omakhalekhukhwini endaweni yokuvota, kuyilapho eminye ikuvumela, ngakho hlola imithetho yakho uma uhlela ukusebenzisa ucingo lwakho ukuze ukhombe ukwaziswa kokuvota.
Uma nje usemgqeni lapho uqeda ukuvota, unelungelo lokuvota. Izisebenzi ezinamaphutha azinakukuxosha uma ufika ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokuphetha, ngisho noma ungafiki etafuleni lokuhlola kuze kube ngemva kokuhlola kusondele ngokomthetho.
Ukuhlola Nokuthola Ibhola Lakho
Uma ufika etafuleni le-cheke, izisebenzi zokuvota ziyobuza igama lakho nekheli, futhi ukuze zikwazi ukubona uma kudingeka esifundazweni sakho. Zizobheka igama lakho encwadini yokuvota, eyikho uhlu olusemthethweni lwabavoti ababhalisiwe ababelwe kuleyondawo yokuvota. Lencwadi yokuvota ingaba incwadi engokoqobo noma isibhebhe se-electronic, kuye ngokuthi uphethe ngaliphi izwe.
Uma izisebenzi zokuvota ziqinisekisa ukuthi ubhalisile futhi usendaweni yokuvota efanele, zizokucela ukuba usayina incwadi yokuvota noma isignesha. Isignesha yakho ingafaniswa nesignesha efayilini osuka kuvoti bakho ukuze uhlole ukuthi ungubani.
Ngemva kokuhlola, uzothola ivoti yakho. Kuye nge-over yakho, lokhu kungaba yi-colot yephepha, ikhadi lokuvota ukuze ufake emshinini wokuvota, noma ungathunyelwa emshinini wokuvota we-electronic. Izisebenzi ezisebenza ngokunyenya zizonikeza iziyalezo eziyisisekelo mayelana nendlela yokuphawula i-bolot yakho nokuthi izovota kuphi.
Uma igama lakho lingaveli encwadini yokuhlola, ungathuki. Lokhu kungenzeka ngezizathu eziningana, kuhlanganise nokuba endaweni yokuvota okungalungile, amaphutha okubhalisa, noma izihloko ze-memostam. Izisebenzi ezinamaphutha kufanele zikusize ukuba unqume inkinga. Ungaba endaweni engafanele, uma kwenzeka zingakuqondisa endaweni yokuhlola elungile. Uma ukholelwa ukuthi ubhalisile kodwa igama lakho aliveli, unelungelo lokufaka i-colotal, okuyokubalwa uma izikhulu zokhetho ziqinisekisa isikhundla sakho sokubhalisa.
Ukuphawula Ibhola Lakho
Uma usuyitholile incwadi yakho yokuvota, qhubeka nomshini wokuvota, amadokodo aklanyelwe ukunikeza imfihlo, uqiniseke ukuthi ivoti yakho iyimfihlo. Zinike isikhathi futhi ufunde zonke iziyalezo ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokubhala ibhodi lakho lokuvota.
Izindawo ezihlukene zisebenzisa izimiso zokuvota ezihlukene. Amapeper bolot afuna ukuba ugcwalise i-oval, uqede umcibisholo, noma wenze uphawu eduze komsizi wakho okhethiwe. Landela iziyalezo ngokunembile, njengoba izingcabo ezingafanele zingabangela ukuba ibhola lakho lenqatshwe imishini yokuhlola. Sebenzisa ithuluzi lokudweba elinikeziwe kuphela, ngokuvamile ipeni noma isigqebhezana, hhayi ipeni lakho noma ipeni.
Imishini yokuvota ye-electronic, ebizwa nangokulungisa imishini ye-electronic (DRE), sebenzisa isikhuseli sokuthinta noma izinkinobho ukuze ukwazi ukukhetha abazothatha izinombolo. Umshini uzobonisa umjaho ngamunye futhi ukuvumela ukuba wenze ukukhetha kwakho ngokuthinta isikrini noma ukucindezela inkinobho. Bukeza ngokucophelela ukukhetha kwakho ngaphambi kokuqeda ibhola lakho.
Izisetshenziswa zokuphawula ibhola zivame kakhulu. Lezi izisetshenziswa zobuchwepheshe ezikuvumela ukuba ukhethe izinhlelo zakho esibukweni, bese ushicilela ibhola lephepha elibonisa ukukhetha kwakho. Ungahlola ibhola elibhaliwe ukuze uliqinisekise ukuthi libonisa ngokunembile ukukhetha kwakho ngaphambi kokulifaka.
Kumjaho ngamunye, ukhetha umuntu oyedwa, nakuba ezinye izinhlanga zingakuvumela ukuba uvote abazothatha izihlalo eziningi uma kugcwaliswa izihlalo eziningi. Funda iziyalezo zomjaho ngamunye ngokucophelela. Akudingeki ukuba uvote kuwo wonke umjaho; ungabhalisa izinhlanga uma ukhetha. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukunciphisa futhi kusemthethweni ngokuphelele, nakuba kusho ukuthi awubonisi ukuthandeka kulowomjaho othile.
Gwema ukuvota ngokweqile, okusho ukukhetha abazothatha imali eningi kunokuba kuvunyelwe kwelomjaho. Ukuvota ngokweqile kuphumela ekuvoteni kwakho kulelo qembu okungabalwanga. Imishini eminingi yokuvota yanamuhla izokuxwayisa uma uzama ukuqomisa futhi ikuvimbele ekwenzeni kanjalo, kodwa emaphepheni okubhala, kumelwe uqaphele ukuba ungaphawuli ukukhetha okwengeziwe kunokuba uvunyelwe.
Kunezinyathelo zokhetho, funda umbuzo ngokucophelela futhi uqonde ukuthi i- "yebo" noma "no" isekela umphumela owukhethayo. Ulimi lwe-Ballot lungadida, ngezinye izikhathi lusebenzisa ama-collet aphindwe kabili noma ama-pall ayinkimbinkimbi. Uma ungaqiniseki, bhekisela kunoma iliphi iphetshana oliphathele noma ubuze isisebenzi sokuvota ukuze sicaciswe ngalenqubo, nakuba izisebenzi zokuvota zingakwazi ukukutshela ukuthi ungavota kanjani.
Uma wenza iphutha ephepheni lokuvota iphepha, ungazami ukulilungisa ngokwakho ngokunqamula noma ngokunqamula. Kunalokho, buyela kumphathi we-volution futhi ucele i-collet entsha. Unelungelo lokubuyisela ibhola uma wenza iphutha. Emishinini yokuvota ye-electal, ungabuyela emuva futhi ushintshe ukhetho lwakho ngaphambi kokuqeda ibhola lakho.
Zinike isikhathi, ungalibali isikhathi sokuvota, futhi akufanele uzizwe uphuthumile. Uma uletha amaphuzu noma ifomu lokuvota ozikhethele lona, ungabhekisela kulo lapho uvota. Ezinye izifundazwe zinqabela ukuthwebula isithombe sebhola lakho, ngakho hlola imithetho yendawo ngaphambi kokuthatha noma imiphi imifanekiso ngaphakathi kwendlu yokuvota.
Ukuphonsa Ibhola Lakho
Ngemva kokuphawula ivoti lakho, kudingeka uliphonse ngokomthetho. lenqubo ixhomeke ohlotsheni lwemishini yokuvota esetshenziswayo endaweni ohlala kuyo.
Ngezinombolo zephepha, uthatha ibhodi lakho eliqediwe uliyise emshinini wokuhlola, ofunda amachashaza akho bese ubhala amavoti akho. Ufaka ibhola lokuvota emshinini we-scan ngokwakho, futhi umshini uzolivuma uma liphawulwe kahle. Uma kunezinkinga, njengama-athomote noma amaphawuli adidayo, umhloli we-scan angasenqaba i-ballot futhi akuqaphelise kuyi-copt, akunike ithuba lokulilungisa nge-colot entsha noma ukuphonsa i-bolot njengephawulwe.
Ngemishini yokuvota yamaelektroniki, uzohlola i-screen efushanisiwe ebonisa konke okhetha ukukwenza, bese ucindezela inkinobho ukuze uphonse ivoti yakho. Uma uvuma, amavoti akho aqoshwa nge-electron. Eminye imishini ye-electronic ikhiqiza nerekhodi lephepha ongase ulibukeze ngaphambi kokuba uqede ukuvota kwakho.
Emva kokuphonsa ivoti lakho, uzakuthola i-"I Vod" egoqweyo futhi uqondiswe ekuphumeni; okuhlangenwe nakho kwakho kokuvota kuphelele, futhi usuwufezile umsebenzi wakho womphakathi.
Amabhola Ayilungiselelo
Uma kunombuzo ngobungane bakho noma isimo sokubhalisa lapho ufika ukuzovota, unelungelo lokufaka ivoti ye-pareal. Abavoti abagunyazi baqinisekisa ukuthi abavoti abafanelekayo bangafaka ivoti ngisho nalapho kunemibuzo yokulawula engenakuxazululwa ngokushesha.
Izizathu ezivamile zokufaka ibhodi lokuvota zihlanganisa igama lakho elingaveli encwadini yokuvota, entulekayo imfuneko, ukuvota endaweni engafanele yokuvota, noma imibuzo yokuthi ingabe usuvote ngeposi yini. Uma ufaka i-oceal boot, ugcwalisa ifomu levoti ngendlela efanayo neloli elivamile, kodwa libekwa emvilophini ekhethekile ngokwaziswa kwakho.
Ngemva kokhetho, izikhulu zokhetho zihlola amavoti okuvota ukuze zinqume ukuthi umvoti ufanelekile yini nokuthi kufanele yini ukubala. Uzothola ukwaziswa ngokuthi ungabheka kanjani ukuthi i - lateral bolot yakho ibizwe kanjani, ngokuvamile ngenombolo yocingo noma ngewebhusayithi lapho ungafaka khona isikhombi esiyingqayizivele emvilophini yakho yezincwadi.
Uma unikezwa ivoti yelungiselelo kodwa ukholelwa ukuthi kufanele ukwazi ukuvota ivoti evamile, ungacela izisebenzi zokuvota ukuba ziphinde zihlole noma zithintane nehhovisi lakho lokhetho. Nokho, uma lendaba ingenakuxazululwa ngokushesha, ukuvota ngevoti yelungiselelo kuqinisekisa ukuthi unelungelo ngempela, kunokuba uphume endaweni yokuvota ngaphandle kokuvota.
Izimo Ezishintshayo
Akuwona wonke amavoti afanelana nesimiso esivamile somuntu ongavakashela kalula indawo yokuvota ngosuku lokhetho. izimo ezihlukahlukene zidinga indawo ekhethekile noma ezinye izindlela zokuvota ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi zonke izakhamuzi ezifanelekayo zingahlanganyela.
Imishini Yezempi Neyaphesheya Kolwandle
Izakhamuzi zase-U.S. ezihlala kwamanye amazwe namalungu ezempi aqhelelene nendawo yokuvota zinamalungiselelo akhethekile okuqinisekisa ukuthi zingavota okhethweni lukahulumeni. I-Fightly and Overseas Patisses Abfacee Voting Act (UOCAVA) inikeza laba bavoti amalungelo nezinqubo ezithile.
Abavoti bempi nabaphesheya bangabhalisa ukuba bavote futhi bacele abahambi abasebenzisa iFederal Post Carding Application (FPCA), uhlobo olulodwa olufeza izinjongo zombili. Lefomu ikhona ngewebhusayithi ye- Féderal Voting Application Program, enikeza imithombo ebanzi yezempi nabavoti baphesheya.
Amabhola akhokhelwa amasosha naphesheya avame ukuthunyelwa ngaphambi kokuba kuthunyelwe amavoloti asekhaya ukuze avumele isikhathi sokuhambisa iposi emhlabeni wonke. Umthetho kaFederal ufuna ukuba izifundazwe zithumele amavoti angekho kwezempi futhi abavoti baphesheya bathunyelwe phesheya okungenani ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amane nanhlanu ngaphambi kokhetho lukahulumeni.
Abavoti bempi nabaphesheya bangathola futhi babuyisele amavoti abo ngeposi, i-imeyili, noma i-fax, kuye ngomthetho wezwe. Ukuthunyelwa kwe-electronic kushesha kakhulu ukuhlanganisa inqubo futhi kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuba ama-collet afike ngesikhathi. Nokho, ezinye izifunda-mazwe zidinga ukuba amavoti okuqala abuyiswe ngeposi ukuze amavoti abalwe, ngokudluliswa kwe-electronic kusebenza njengesisekelo kuphela.
Uma umvoti wezempi noma waphesheya engatholi ivoti engekho ngesikhathi, bangasebenzisa iFederal Write-In Abfacee Ballot (FWAB) njenge-colot yesisekelo. Lena ibhodi yesimo esiphuthumayo evumela abavoti ukuba babhale ezikhethelweni zabo zobukhombisi kumahhovisi kahulumeni.
Abafundi Basekholiji
Abafundi basekolishi babhekana nezinselele zokuvota eziyingqayizivele, ikakhulukazi uma befunda esifundazweni esihlukile esihlukile ekhelini labo elihlala njalo.
Abafundi bangakhetha ukubhalisa nokuvota ekhelini labo lasekolishi noma ekhelini labo elihlala njalo, kodwa hhayi bobabili. Ukubhalisa ukuba uvote ekhelini lakho lasekolishi kungokomthetho uma nje ucabangela leyo ndawo yokuhlala, ngisho noma ubuyela ekhaya labazali bakho ngesikhathi sokuphumula. Ukubhalisa ekhelini lakho lasekholiji kukuvumela ukuba uvote ezindabeni zendawo ohlala kuyo kanye nababezo ezindaweni ohlala kuzo unyaka wonke.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abafundi bangalondoloza ukubhalisa kwabo ekhelini labo elihlala njalo ekhaya futhi bavote ngokuphuma kwevoti. Lokhu kuvumela ukuba uqhubeke uvota kukhetho lomphakathi wakini. Cela i-oceomfontile ongekhoyo ehhovisi lokhetho lasekhaya, uliqede, futhi ulibuyisele ngokwemiyalo nangezikhathi.
Uma ukhetha lendlela, hlela ngokucophelela uhambo lwakho ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ungafika endaweni ovota kuyo phakathi namahora okuvota.
Abafundi kufanele baqaphele ukuthi ukubhalisa ekhelini labo lasekolishi akusithonye isikhundla sabo njengesezinjongo zentela, ukufaneleka kwabo ukuze bathole usizo lwezimali, noma ikhono labazali babo lokubabiza njengabancike kubo. Lezi izinqumo ezingokomthetho ezihlukene ezingathinteki ngokubhaliswa kovoti.
Amalahle Akhubazekile
Imithetho kahulumeni neyombuso inikeza isivikelo nezindawo zokuhlala ezibanzi kubavoti abakhubazekile, iqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izakhamuzi ezifanelekayo zingavota ngasese futhi zizimele kungakhathaliseki izinselele ezingokomzimba noma ezingokwengqondo.
AmaMelika ane-ADA Act (ADA) kanye neHelp America Vote Act (HAVA) adinga izindawo zokuvota ukuze zitholakale futhi zinikeze imishini yokuvota efinyelelekayo. Yonke indawo yokuvota kumelwe ibe nesimiso esisodwa sokuvota esifinyelelekayo esivumela abavoti abakhubazekile ukuba bavote ngaphandle kosizo.
Imishini yokuvota efinyelelekayo ihlanganisa izici ezinjengezikhangiso zomsindo zabavoti abakhubazekile, izinkinobho eziphathekayo nezilawuli, izihenqo zobude ezilungisekayo, kanye nokuphuza-ne-pamps izisetshenziswa zokuvota ezihamba kancane. Izisebenzi ezinamaphutha kufanele ziqeqeshelwe ukumisa nokubonisa lemishini.
Abasizi abadinga usizo ngenxa yokukhubazeka bangaletha othile abazikhethelayo ukuba abasize ekuvoteni, noma bangacela usizo ezisebenzini zevoti. Umuntu onikeza usizo akanakuba umqashi wakho noma ummeleli wenyunyana ezifundazweni eziningi.
Izisebenzi ezikhohlisayo ziletha ifomu levoti emotweni yakho, zikuvumele ukuba uvote ngaphandle kokushiya imoto yakho. Akuyona yonke imingcele enikeza ukuvota eceleni komngcele, ngakho hlola ihhovisi lakho lokuvota kusengaphambili.
Ukuvota iposi kungaba indlela enhle kakhulu kubavoti abakhubazekile abathola ukuthi kunzima ukuya endaweni yokuvota. Ikhono lokuqeda ivoti yakho ekhaya, lithatha isikhathi esiningi ngangokunokwenzeka futhi lisebenzisa noma iziphi imishini yokusiza noma usizo oludingayo, kwenza ukuvota iposi kutholakale kubantu abaningi abavoti abakhubazekile.
Abahlali Bezindiza Ababhekana Nokungabi Namakhaya
Izakhamuzi ezingenamakhaya zinelungelo lokuvota elifana nelomunye umhlanganiso, futhi izikhulu zokhetho kumelwe zihlalise abavoti abangenamakheli angokwesiko.
For voter registration purposes, voters experiencing homelessness can typically describe their place of residence, such as a street intersection, park, shelter, or other location where they stay. Some states allow voters to use a shelter address or the address of a service provider. A mailing address, which can be different from the residential address, is needed to receive election information and can be a shelter, service provider, or general delivery at a post office.
Izimfuneko zokuveza zingadala izinselele kubavoti ababhekene nokungabinamakhaya, njengoba ukuthola i-ID yezithombe zikahulumeni kudinga imvume nentela okungase kube nzima ukuyithola. I-United States enemithetho ye-ID eqinile inikeza amakhadi e-ID kahulumeni ehhala ngezinjongo zokuvota, futhi abanye banezinhlelo zabavoti abangakwazi ukuthola i-ID. Izinhlangano zezempatho zokungatholi mvume emiphakathini eminingi zisiza abantu ukuba bathole ukulahlekelwa inzuzo edingekayo ekuvoteni.
Izabelo zezindawo zokuvota zisekelwe ekhelini lendawo yokuhlala, ngakho abavoti ababhekene nokungabi namakhaya babelwa endaweni yokuvota ekhonza endaweni abahlala kuyo. Uma ungaqiniseki ngezindawo ovota kuzo, thintana nehhovisi lakho lokhetho ukuze uthole usizo.
Ukuqonda Amalungelo Akho Njengencwadi
Ukwazi amalungelo akho njengomvoti kukunika amandla okuzimelela uma kuvela izinkinga futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi ungahlanganyela ngokugcwele enqubweni kavoti. Imithetho kahulumeni neyombuso inikeza isivikelo esikhulu kubavoti, futhi izikhulu zokhetho zinesibopho sokusekela lamalungelo.
Ilungelo Lokudlala
Uma ungumvoti obhalisiwe, ofanelekayo, unelungelo lokuvota. Lelilungelo eliyisisekelo alinakuphikwa ngenxa yohlanga, umbala, isimo sangaphambili sobugqila, ubulili, noma ubudala uma uneminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili noma ngaphezulu. Awunakudingeka ukuba ukhokhe intela yokuvota noma udlulise ukuhlolwa kokufunda nokubhala ukuze uvote.
Uma usemgqeni lapho uqeda ukuvota, unelungelo lokuvota. Izisebenzi ezinamavoti azinakuxosha abavoti abafika ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokuphetha, ngisho noma bengafiki endaweni yokuvota kuze kube yilapho sekusondele ukuvota.
Uma igama lakho lingekho ohlwini lwabavoti kodwa ukholelwa ukuthi ubhalisile, unelungelo lokufaka ifomu le-opera. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi uvoti yakho iyakubalwa uma nje uqinisekisiwe.
Ilungelo Lokusiza
Unelungelo lokuthola usizo lokuvota uma udinga usizo ngenxa yokukhubazeka, ukungakwazi ukufunda noma ukubhala, noma ubunzima ngesiNgisi. Ungaletha othile okhethe ukukusiza, ngaphandle kwalapho emazweni amaningi umqashi wakho noma ummeleli wenyunyana engakwazi ukunikeza usizo.
Izisebenzi zezembobo kufanele zikwazi ukuphendula imibuzo ngenqubo yokuvota, indlela yokusebenzisa imishini yokuvota, nezindaba ezingokwesiko.
Ilungelo Lokuba Wedwa
Unelungelo lokuvota ngasese. Akekho ongabheka emahlombe akho, afune ukwazi ukuthi uvota kanjani, noma afune ukuba ufakazele ukuthi uvota kanjani. Ukuvota amadokodo nezinqubo kuklanyelwe ukuvikela isifuba sokufihla ibhola.
Ezifundazweni eziningi, akunakudingeka ukuba ubonise umuntu incwadi yakho yokuvota noma uthathe isithombe sephepha lakho.
Ilungelo Lokuthatha Ibhola Elingenayo
Uma wenza iphutha ephepheni lakho lokuvota, unelungelo lokucela ivoti yokubuyisela. Izisebenzi zempoqo kufanele zikunike ivoti elisha futhi zonakalise elingalungile. Unelungelo lokufaka amavoti amabili okubuyisela uma wenza amaphutha.
Uma ucele i-posi yokuvota kodwa unqume ukuvota umuntu, ungaletha i-collet yakho yeposi engekho e-mdlalweni endaweni ovotela kuyo, uyinikele, futhi uyivote. Uma ungenayo i-posi yakho yokuvota, kungadingeka ufake i-collet ye-ace comb ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi awuvoti kabili.
Ilungelo Lokubika Izinkinga
Uma ubhekene nezinkinga zokuvota, unelungelo lokubika futhi ufune usizo.
I-Ecount Protectionline eshisayo (1-866-OUR-VOTE) inikeza usizo kubavoti ababhekene nezinkinga. Izisebenzi zokuzithandela eziqeqeshiwe zingaphendula imibuzo, zisize ekuxazululeni izinkinga, kanye nezincwadi zokulandela.
Uma wesatshiswa, kwenzela izisebenzi zokuvota, izikhulu zokhetho, noma zifaka umthetho, zibika ngokushesha.
Ngemva kokuzwa: Ukuqinisekisa nokulandelela
Ukuhlanganyela kwakho emphakathini akupheleli lapho ufaka ivoti yakho. Ukulandela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uvoti yakho ibalwa futhi uhlale uhilelekile enqubweni yokukhetha kusiza ekuvikeleni ubuqotho bokhetho namalungelo akho siqu okuvota.
Ukuqikelelwa Komsebenzi Wakho
Amazwe amaningi manje anikeza izimiso zokubhala ama-collet ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uvoti yakho yamukelwa futhi yabalwa, ikakhulukazi ama-collet eposi. Lezizimiso zivame ukukuthumelela i-imeyili noma izimemezelo zombhalo lapho i-colot yakho yamukelwa, uma yamukelwa, futhi uma ibalwa. Ungahlola futhi isimo sokuvota kwakho ku-inthanethi usebenzisa inombolo yokubhala noma ulwazi lwakho lokuvota.
Uma uvota ngeposi futhi i-collet yakho yenqatshwa, kufanele uthole isaziso esichaza isizathu. Izizathu ezivamile zokwenqatshwa zihlanganisa ukulahleka noma ukungafanelani kwezignesha zobufakazi, ukulahleka kophawu lapho kudingeka khona, noma isigqebhezana esifikayo ngemva kokuphela konyaka. Ezinye izigodlo zinikeza ithuba lokwelapha lezi zici ngokunikeza ukwaziswa okwengeziwe noma ibhukwana elisemqoka efuleni elimisiwe. Samukela ngokushesha uma uthola isaziso sokuthi ibhola lakho le-odocket lalahliwe futhi ulandele iziyalezo zokwelapha inkinga.
Uma ufaka ifomu lokubhala, kufanele uthole ukwaziswa kokuthi ungalihlola kanjani ukuthi libaliwe yini.
Ukuqonda Imiphumela Yokukhetha
Imiphumela yokukhetha ibikwa kakhulu ngobusuku bokuvota, kodwa lemiphumela engagunyaziwe esekelwe ekuhlolweni kwevoti ebikwa emagcekeni nasemaphethelweni. Imiphumela engokomthetho iyafakazelwa kamuva, ngemva kokuba izikhulu zokhetho seziqede izinqubo zokuvota, ziqinisekisa ingqikithi yamavoti, izinombolo zeposi ezihlelwayo nezifika ngasekupheleni kwenkathi, futhi zixazulula noma yikuphi ukuphikisana.
Isimiso sokuqinisekisa imiphumela yokuvota siyahlukahluka ngokwezwe, ngokuvamile kusukela emasontweni asukela kulelo kuya kwamane ngemva kosuku lokhetho. Phakathi nalenkathi yokuhlola, izikhulu zokhetho ziqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izivoti zibalwa kahle futhi ingqikithi yamavoti iyalingana nenani labavoti abahlola ezindaweni zokuvota.
Ukhetho oluseduze lungaqala ukulandisa okuzenzekelayo kwezinye izifundazwe. Izinqubo zendaba nezingosi ziyahlukahluka, kodwa uma i-pane ye-ace ingaphansi kwengxenye ethile, ngokuvamile i-0.5% noma 1%, i-openthings iyazihlelwa ngokuzenzekelayo. Amakhandi angacela futhi ukuba kulandiswe emazweni amaningi, ngezinye izikhathi ngezindleko zabo uma ububanzi bedlula umnyango ozenzekelayo.
Imiphumela yokhetho lukamongameli ekugcineni inqunywa yi-Electoral College, hhayi amavoti athandwayo esizwe. Amavoti kahulumeni ngamunye avunywa ngokusekelwe kumavoti athandwayo kulesosifundazwe, namazwe amaningi esebenzisa isimiso sokuwina. I-Electoral College ihlangana ngoDecember ukuze ivotele umongameli, futhi i-Congress ibala amavoti ekuqaleni kuka-January.
Ukuqhubeka Nangemva Kosuku Lokhetho
Ukuhlala wazi ukuthi izikhulu ezikhethiwe ziyabusa kanjani, ukuxoxa nabameleli bakho ngezindaba ezibaluleke kuwe, ukuya emihlanganweni yomphakathi, nokuhlanganyela emphakathini wakho kuqinisa konke ukubusa kwentando yeningi.
Bheka indlela izikhulu zakho ezikhethiwe ezivota ngayo emirandweni nakunoma zigcina izithembiso zazo zomkhankaso. Xhumana nabameleli bakho ukuze baveze imibono yakho ngezindaba ezikhona zomthetho noma zesimiso. Izikhulu eziqashelwe zinaka ukuxhumana okuhlangene, futhi ukufakwa kwakho kungathonya izinqumo zazo.
Izinqumo zikahulumeni wendawo zivame ukuthinta ukuphila kwakho kwansuku zonke, zithinta izikole, imigwaqo, ukuphepha komphakathi, nezinkonzo zomphakathi.
Ukuthembisana ngezindlela eziningi ngaphandle kokuvota, futhi ukunikela ngesikhathi sakho namakhono ezinhlanganweni zomphakathi kuqinisa ithonya lakho.
Siza abanye ngokuhlanganyela ukwaziswa okuphathelene nezinsuku zokubhalisa, izinqubo zokuvota, kanye nabazovota. Zimisele ukusiza omakhelwane asebekhulile, abantu abakhubazekile, noma abanye abangase babhekane nezinselele zokuthola izinselele zokuhlola. Zibophele njengesisebenzi sokuvota ukuze sisize ekuqondiseni okhetho emphakathini wakini. Izisebenzi ezikhombayo zibalulekile ekusebenzeni kokhetho, kanye nasezindaweni eziningi ezibhekene nokuswela kwezisebenzi zokuvota, ikakhulukazi izisebenzi ezisezincane.
Ukuphana Izinselele Nezixazululo Ezivamile
Naphezu kwesisekelo esikhulu esisekela okhethweni, abavoti ngezinye izikhathi babhekana nezinselele. Ukuqonda izinkinga ezivamile namakhambi abo kukusiza ukuba ulawule izinkinga futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uvoti wakho uyabalwa.
Izinkinga Zokubhalisa
Uma ubhalisa ukuvota kodwa igama lakho aliveli ebhokisini lamavoti, okokuqala qinisekisa ukuthi usendaweni yokuvota elungile. Uma usendaweni okuyiyo kodwa nokho ungekho ohlwini, cela izisebenzi zokuvota ukuba zihlole amanye amagama egama lakho noma zisesha ngekheli noma ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho. Amaphutha okwaziswa komthola-lwazi ngezinye izikhathi abangela ukuba amagama ahlelwe ngokungeyikho.
Uma izisebenzi zokuvota zingakutholi ukubhaliswa, cela ukuphonsa ibhodi lokubhalisa. Dwelisa noma yiliphi iphepha olibhalisile, njengesiqinisekiso sokuvota noma irisithi. Ngemva kokhetho, landela nehhovisi lakho lokhetho ukuze uxazulule inkinga yokubhaliswa kokhetho lwesikhathi esizayo.
Uma uthutha futhi ulungise ukubhalisa kwakho kodwa ushintsho lungalungiswanga, kungadingeka uvote endaweni yakho yokuvota yangaphambili noma ufake isikhwama esisemthethweni endaweni yakho entsha yokuvota. Ukuze uthole ukhetho lwesikhathi esizayo, lungisa ukubhalisa kwakho ngaphambi kwesikhathi futhi uqinisekise ukuthi i-propective yashintshwa.
Izinkinga Eziwukucathula
Uma ufika endaweni yakho yokuvota ngaphandle kokuthola izimpawu ezidingekayo, buza izisebenzi zokuhlola mayelana nezinye izindlela. Ezinye izifundazwe zikuvumela ukuba usayine i-affidavit efakazela ukuthi ungubani, ufake i-colal bollat, noma unikeze isikhombi kamuva ukuze ubelwe i-ballcot yakho.
Uma ulwazi lwakho lubonisa ikheli elihlukile kunekheli lakho lamanje, lokhu akuyona inkinga uma nje igama lifana. I-ID yakho ayidingi ukubonisa ikheli lakho lamanje ezifundazweni eziningi, nakuba ezinye izifundazwe ziyidinga.
Uma igama lakho e-ID alifani ngqo negama lakho ohlwini lokubhalisa lomvoti ngenxa yomshado, isehlukaniso, noma ezinye izinguquko, chaza isimo kuzisebenzi zokuvota. Izifundazwe eziningi zinezinqubo zokusingatha ukungavumelani okuncane. Ungadinga ukusayina i-affidavit noma ukunikeza imibhalo yenguquko yegama.
Imigqa Emide Nezikhathi Zokulinda
Izikhala ezinde ezindaweni zokuhlola zingakhungathekisa futhi zingase zivimbele abanye abantu ekuvoteni uma bengakwazi ukulinda.
Ukuze ugweme imigqa emide, cabangela ukuvota phakathi namahora okuvota, ngokuvamile phakathi nobusuku noma ntambama. Ukuvota kwangesikhathi kuvame ukuba nemigqa emifushane kunosuku lokhetho. Uma uthembisa ukuvota, ukuvota ngeposi kuqeda isidingo sokulinda ngomugqa ngokuphelele.
Dweba izicathulo ezithokomele kanye nezingubo ezifanele uma kungenzeka ulinde ngaphandle. Amanye amazwe avimbela ukunikeza ukudla noma amanzi abavoti emgqeni, kuyilapho amanye ekuvumela, ngakho qaphela imithetho yendawo.
Uma ukhubazekile noma unesifo sezokwelapha esenza kube nzima ukuma emgqeni, nikeza izisebenzi zokuvota. Izindawo eziningi zivumela abavoti abakhubazekile ukuba bahambe phambili emgqeni noma banikeze izihlalo emgqeni.
Imisebenzi Ewusizo
Imishini yokuthumela ngezinye izikhathi ayisebenzi kahle, ibangela ukulibala noma ivimbele abavoti ukuba bafake amavoti. Uma imishini yokuvota endaweni ovota kuyo ingasebenzi, izisebenzi zokuvota kufanele zibe nezinqubo zokusekela, njengezinombolo zephepha ezingabalwa kamuva noma ngezinye imishini.
Linda ukuba izisebenzi zokuvota zisebenzise izinqubo zokusekela noma zithintane nezikhulu zokhetho ukuze zithole usizo. Uma kudingekile, faka isikhokhelo sokuvota ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ivoti yakho ibhaliwe.
Uma i-cob sicket yomshini wokuhlola inqaba i-collet yakho, izisebenzi zokuvota kufanele zikusize ukuba uthole inkinga. Kungenzeka ukuthi ungene kakhulu emncintiswaneni, ushiye i-colot ingabhalwanga lutho, noma wenze amachashaza adidayo. Ungacela ibhola elithathelwe indawo ukulungisa inkinga, noma ungakhetha ukuphonsa ibhola lomshini njengephawulwe uma uthanda.
Izinkinga zebhola lokuthunga iposi
Uma ucele iposi lokuvota kodwa alifikanga, thintana nehhovisi lakho lokhetho ngokushesha. Bangaqinisekisa ukuthi i-colot ithunyelwe nanoma yiliphi ikheli. Uma kusenesikhathi ngaphambi kokhetho, bangakwazi ukuthumela ivoti lokuvota elithathelwe indawo. Uma iseduze kakhulu nokhetho, kungase kudingeke ukuba uvotele umuntu othile esikhundleni salo.
Uma wenza iphutha ebhokisini lakho lokubhala iposi, thintana nehhovisi lakho lokukhetha ngokuthatha indawo. Amanye ama-gundane akuvumela ukuba ucele i-collet yokufaka iposi esikhundleni, kuyilapho amanye angase afune ukuba uvote kuwena.
Uma ukhathazekile ngokuthi i-collet yakho yeposi izofika ngesikhathi uma uyithumela, sebenzisa ibhokisi lokufaka iposi noma uliyise ngokoqobo ehhovisi lakho lokhetho. Izizwe eziningi zikuvumela ukuba ubuyisele iposi yakho ebhayisithini lakho lokuvota ngosuku lokhetho.
Uma uthola isaziso sokuthi i-bollat yakho yeposi yenqatshwa ngenxa yenkinga yokusayinwa, sabela ngokushesha ukwelapha lesisici uma i-mouse ikuvumela. Kudingeka unikeze ikhophi ye-odavit yakho noma usayina i-affidavit ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uqede i-collet. Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokwelapha ukukhubazeka kwe-bollat sivame ukuba sifushane, ngokuvamile izinsuku ezimbalwa ngemva kokhetho, yenza ngokushesha.
Ukubaluleka Kokufundisa Ekwamukelweni Komongameli
Ukhetho lomongameli lunquma ukuhola kwesizwe neziqondiso zesimiso ezithinta zonke izici zokuphila kwaseMelika neMelika. Umongameli uthonya isimiso sasekhaya, isimiso sangaphandle, ukumiswa kokwahlulela, ukuhola kwezezikhundla zezezwe, kanye nezinhlelo zezwe. Ukuqonda ukubaluleka kokhetho lomongameli kuqinisa ukuthi kungani izindaba zokuvota nokuthi kungani isakhamuzi ngasinye esifanelekayo kufanele sihlanganyele.
Ithonya Lesimiso
Ngomyalo wabaphathi, izinqumo zokuqondisa, iziphakamiso zezimiso zokusetshenziswa kwemali, nokugunyaza imithetho yemithetho, umongameli uthonya ukunakekelwa kwempilo, imfundo, isivikelo sendawo ezungezile, isimiso sezomnotho, amalungelo omphakathi, ukufuduka, ukulondeka kwesizwe nezinye izindaba ezingenakubalwa.
Ukhetho lukamongameli luvame ukuxhomeke ekuhlukaneni kwezimiso okukhulu phakathi kwabazohlolwa. Abavoli bakhetha phakathi kwemibono encintisanayo yesikhathi esizayo sezwe, izindlela ezihlukene zokuxazulula izinselele zezwe, kanye nezinto eziza kuqala ezihlukile zesenzo sikahulumeni. Ivoti yakho isiza ekunqumeni ukuthi yisiphi isimiso esiqondisa isizwe.
Ukumiswa Kokwahlulela
Umongameli umisa amajaji kahulumeni, kuhlanganise namajaji eNkantolo Ephakeme, asebenza ekumisweni nasekuhlelweni komthetho waseMelika ukuphila konke ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Izinqumo zeNkantolo Ephakeme zithinta amalungelo ayisisekelo, ukulinganisela kwamandla phakathi kohulumeni bakahulumeni nohulumeni, ubukhulu begunya lokubusa nelokushaya umthetho, nokuchazwa kwezimiso zomthetho - sisekelo.
Abahluleli abamiswe umongameli nizosiza ekunqumeni amacala ngemva kwesikhathi eside lowo mongameli ephumile, enza ukumiswa kokwahlulela kube ngenye yemiphumela ehlala njalo yokhetho lukamongameli.
Abaholi Bomhlaba Wonke
Njengomphathi omkhulu nomphathi we-compal, umongameli umelela i-United States ezindabeni zomhlaba wonke, uxoxa ngezivumelwano, uqondisa imisebenzi yezempi, futhi ulolonga ubuhlobo baseMelika namanye amazwe. Izinqumo zikamongameli zithinta impi nokuthula, ukuhwebelana kwezizwe zonke, izivumelwano zesimo sezulu, amalungelo abantu, nendima yeMelika ezinhlanganweni zomhlaba wonke.
Indlela kamongameli wenkambiso yakwamanye amazwe ithonya ukuma kweMelika emhlabeni, ukulondeka kwamaMelika ekhaya nakwamanye amazwe, kanye nezinselele zembulunga yonke zezwe ezibeka izinto eziza kuqala. Ukuvota kwenu kuyasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi ubani ozomelela izithakazelo nezindinganiso zaseMelika emhlabeni wonke.
Ukuba Umthetho Wentando Yeningi
Umvoti omkhulu uqinisa ukubusa ngentando yeningi futhi uqinisekisa ukuthi izikhulu ezikhethiwe zimelela intando yabantu ngempela.
Ngokuphambene, ukuthatha indawo ephansi kungaphumela ekukhetheni amaqembu athile amanani abantu noma lawo anemithombo evumelana nezimo ukuze avote kalula. Ukuhlanganyela ezindaweni ezibanzi kuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke amazwi azwakalayo nokuthi izikhulu ezikhethiwe kumelwe zisabele ekwahlukahlukaneni okugcwele kwabantu baseMelika.
Uvoti wakho ngamunye ufaka isandla ekubonakalisweni kwentando yeningi. Nakuba kungavamile ukuba ivoti eyodwa inqume ukhetho, ukuvota okukhishwayo kwezinqumo zokuvota ngakunye kunquma imiphumela. Ukuvota kuye kwanqunywa ngezindawo ezincane, ngezinye izikhathi amakhulu amakhulu nje amavoti akhishwa ezigidi, ebonisa ukuthi wonke amavoti angabalulekile ngempela.
Isiphetho: Ukusebenzisa Ilungelo Lakho Lentando Yeningi
Ukuqamba ehholweni lomongameli kuyilungelo eliyisisekelo kanye nesibopho somphakathi. Lenqubo ihilela izinyathelo eziningi, kusukela ekubhaliseni ukuvota ngokufaka ibhodi lakho lokuvota nokuliqinisekisa ukuthi libaliwe, kodwa isinyathelo ngasinye silawulwa ngokulungiselela nokuqonda okufanele. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uvota kumuntu ngosuku lokhetho, usiza ekuvoteleni kwasekuqaleni, noma uphonsa iposi, ukukhetha okuningi kukhona ukuze uhlalisane nezimo nentando ehlukile.
Ukuqonda amalungelo akho njengomvoti kukunika amandla okusebenzisa izinselele futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi izwi lakho liyazwakala. Ukwazi izikhathi zokubhalisa, izimfuneko zokuzichaza, indawo yokuhlola, nezinqubo zokuvota kuvimbela izinkinga ezivamile futhi kwenza okuhlangenwe nakho kokuvota kube okushelelayo. Uma kuphakama, kuba khona imithombo yokukusiza ukuba uxazulule futhi uqinisekise ukuthi ivoti yakho ibalwa.
Umongameli wokhetho uhlela isiqondiso sesizwe iminyaka eminingi ezayo, uthonya isimiso sokwahlulela, ukumisa, ubuhlobo bomhlaba wonke, kanye nobuntu obuyisisekelo be-demokrati yaseMelika. Ukuhlanganyela kwenu kule nqubo, kunengxenye ekwenzeni izinqumo ezihlanganisa ukubusa kwentando yeningi. Ngokulandela izinyathelo ezibekwe kulolu mqondisi, ungasebenzisa ilungelo lakho ngokuqiniseka ukuvota nokufeza umthwalo wakho njengesakhamuzi wokuhlanganyela ekukhetheni ukuhola kwesizwe.
Yenza icebo lokuvota kukhetho lomongameli olulandelayo. Bhalisa uma ungakaqiniseki, qinisekisa isikhundla sakho sokubhalisa, hlola abazovota, qonda ukukhetha kwakho, futhi uzibophelele ekufakeni i-codemocracy yakho. Ukuthatha kwakho i-democracy kuxhomeke ekuhlanganyeleni kwezakhamuzi ezinolwazi, ezithembisiwe. Ukuvota kwakho kuyizwi lakho eMelika elilawulwa ngentando yeningi.