Intambo yokuthatha i-demokrasi eqinile emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka kanye nomthwalo wemfanelo othinta indlela yemiphakathi, izifunda, nezizwe. Kodwa ezakhamuzini eziningi, inqubo yangempela yokuphonsa ibhola engasabisa noma ibe ngqi. Ukuqonda indlela yokuvota, kusukela kumaphini angenakushelela ukuya kubavoti abachazi, kunika abantu amandla okusebenzisa izwi labo ngokuqiniseka. Lesiqondiso esikhudlwana sihlanganisa yonke into edinga isakhamuzi ukuba sazi ukuqondisa kahle okhethwe, senze izinqumo ezihlakaniphile, futhi sinqobe izithiyo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumvoti wokuqala noma udinga umqalisi, ukwaziswa okubekwe lapha kuyokusiza ukuba uhlanganyele ngokunenjongo enqubweni yentando yentando yeningi.

Ukuba Ngonokwenzeka Kokwazi Ukukhuluma

Ukuvunyelwa kwe-demokrati eningi kulawulwa imithetho kahulumeni, kazwelonke, noma yesizwe, futhi nakuba kunezimiso ezibanzi, ezicacile ziyahluka-hluka ngokobuzwe. Ngokwesibonelo, e-United States, iSichibiyelo sama-26 siqinisekisa ilungelo lokuvota izakhamuzi ezineminyaka engu-18 noma ngaphezulu. Imibuso eminingi yentando yeningi imisa iminyaka elinganayo, nakuba abanye ivumela izigebengu ezingu-16 noma 17 zeminyaka ukuba zivote kukhetho lwasendaweni noma emabuthweni angaphandle. Isifundazwe siyimfuneko yomhlaba wonke; izakhamuzi ezingahleli khona − − cishe izakhamuzi ezihlala njalo − cishe zikhona, nakuba izindawo ezimbalwa ezingavumela ukuvota okungafihliwe esikoleni noma kukhetho lukamasipala.

Ngaphezu kweminyaka yobudala nesabelo sobuzwe, abavoti kumelwe bahlangabezane nezimfuneko zokuhlala. Ngokuvamile, kumelwe uphile esifundazweni, esifundeni, noma emasimini lapho uhlose ukuvota khona. Amanye amazwe adinga isikhathi esincane sokuhlala (umz., izinsuku ezingu 30) ngaphambi kokhetho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu abaye balahlwa icala lokuvota bangase babhekane nemithetho yokuvota, kusukela ekunqanyulweni kwamalungelo okwesikhashana phakathi nokukhishwa kwemvume phakathi nokukhishwa kwesikhashana phakathi nezindawo zokuvota. Abantu abanengqondo ethile bangase futhi bavinjelwe umthetho uma inkantolo ibabusa ngokuqondile. Kuyagxeka ukuhlola imithetho yendawo yakho, njengemithetho esemthethweni. U.S., ukuvakashela iziqondiso zesikhulu sesizwe [FUFUFUR.]

Indlela Yokubhalisa

Ukubhalisa i-voter kuyinqubo esemthethweni yokuhlanganisa igama lakho nomqulu okhethiwe. Nakuba amazwe ambalwa efaka izakhamuzi ngokuzenzekelayo lapho zineminyaka engu-18, amaningi afuna ukubhaliswa ngokusemthethweni. E-U.S., ukubhalisa kungaqedwa nge-intanethi, ngeposi, noma kumuntu ezinhlanganweni ezimisiwe njenge-Divince of Mor Vehicles, imitapo yomphakathi, noma amahhovisi okuvota. Amanye amazwe anikeza ukubhalisa okufanayo kosuku olulodwa, ukuvumela izakhamuzi ezifanelekele ukubhalisa nokuvota ngesikhathi esifanayo ngoSuku Lokhetho. Amanye avala amasonto angaphambili.

Ukubhalisa, kudingeka unikeze igama lakho eliphelele, ikheli lokuhlala, usuku lokuzalwa, nohlobo oluthile lokuthola igama njengenombolo yelayisense yomshayeli noma izinombolo ezine zokugcina ze-Social Security yakho. Amazwe amaningi manje anikeza amatheku e-inthanethi lapho ungafaka khona isicelo sokubhalisa phakathi nemizuzu eyishumi. Ngemva kokubhalisa, kufanele uthole ikhadi lokuvota noma isiqinisekiso.

Kuwukuhlakanipha ukuqinisekisa ukubhalisa kwakho ngaphambi kokhetho, ikakhulukazi uma uthutha noma ushintsha igama lakho. Sebenzisa amathuluzi asemthethweni kahulumeni noma imithombo engekho e-partimen njenge-.Bote.org ukuqinisekisa imininingwane yakho. Izinsuku zokubhalisa ziqiniswa, ngakho phawula ikhalenda lakho: uma uphuthelwa ukususwa, ungavota noma ulinde kuze kube nokhetho olulandelayo.

Izindlela Zokusakaza

Izakhamuzi namuhla zinezindlela eziningi zokuvota kunanini ngaphambili, zinikeza ithuba lokuvumelanisa nezimiso ezimatasa, izinto ezithinta impilo, kanye nezinto ezithandwa yizo. Izindlela ezintathu eziyinhloko zivota ngokuvota kosuku lokhetho, ngokushesha ngokuvota, nangokuvota ngeposi (noma ngeposi). Ngasinye sinezinqubo zaso, izinzuzo, nokucabangela.

Ukusakaza Ngeposi Ngosuku Lokhetho

Lena indlela engokwesiko, ethatha indawo yokuhlola emisiwe ngoSuku Lokhetho olusemthethweni. Izindawo zokubheja zivame ukubekwa ngokwe-akethe yakho yokuhlala. Amahora ayahluka ngokwesifundazwe kodwa avamile ukuba ayisithupha kuya ku 7 ntambama noma afanayo. Uzohlola, ubonise uma kudingeka, uthola ibhola lokulinganisa, futhi uphawu ukukhetha kwakho endlwaneni yobuso. Amasondo noma amabhuloho asebenza; amanye amasondo asebenzisa izibuko zobuchwepheshe. Ku-tabson kunikeza ukuqiniseka kokuphonsa ibhola lakho eqophelweni, kodwa kungenza ulinde emgqeni, ikakhulukazi phakathi namahora aphezulu.

Kuqala Esontweni

Izifundazwe eziningi zinikeza isikhathi sokuvota sasekuqaleni (ngokuvamile kusuka ezinsukwini eziyishumi kuya emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi koSuku Lokhetho. Ukuvota kushesha kwenzeka ezindaweni ezimisiwe, ngezinye izikhathi kuhlanganise nezingosi ezihambayo. Kunciphisa ukucindezela kwezakhiwo ze-Evotion Day yeze-Option futhi kunika abavoti inkululeko eyengeziwe yokuhlela. Hlola ikhalenda nezindawo zokuqala zokuvota zikahulumeni wakho; ungakwazi ukuvota kunoma iyiphi indawo yokuvota yasekuqaleni esifundeni sakho kunokuba uvote indawo eyodwa eyabelwe.

Ukuthumela Iposi Nokuthumela Iposi

Ukuqamba ngeposi kukuvumela ukuba uthole ivoti ekhaya, uyigcwalise, uyibuyise ngeposi noma uyilahle ebhokisini lokufaka ibhola elilondekile. Amabhola e-bolee acelwa ngokuvamile ukuba akhethele ukuzikhethela ngoba uzoba kude ekhaya noma ungakwazi ukuvota. Ezinye izizwe zikhetha ngokuphelele ngeposi noma zinikeza ukuvota okungekhoyo, zisho ukuthi noma ubani angacela ibhola leposi ngaphandle kokunikeza isizathu. Abanye badinga izaba ezinjengalokhu ukugula, ukuhamba, noma inkonzo yezempi.

Uma uvota ngeposi, landela iziyalezo ngokunembile: sebenzisa imvilophu efanele, sayina i-affidavit, futhi ufeze uphawu noma isikhala esimisiwe. Buyisela ifomu lakho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ugweme ukubambeka kweposi. Izizwe eziningi zikuvumela ukuba ubhale phansi incwadi yakho yokuthumela ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi yamukelwa futhi yabaliwe.

I - “Curbside ” Voting

Ukuvota ngaphandle kwe-Curbde kuyindlela yokuvota abakhubazekile noma abangakwazi ukungena kalula endaweni yokuvota. Isisebenzi sokuvota siletha ibhodi levoti emotweni yakho. Qaphela nehhovisi lokhetho lasendaweni yakini ukuze ubone ukuthi ukuvota ngapha nangapha kukhona yini nokuthi kungacelwa kanjani.

Amacebiso Abalulekile Okukhuluma

  • phawula izinga lakho lokubhalisa okungenani inyanga ngaphambi kokhetho. Bhalisa kusenesikhathi uma ungekho emilotheni.
  • Yazi indawo yakho yokuvota. Kungenzeka ukuthi ishintshile kusukela kukhetho lokugcina ngenxa yokulungisa indawo noma ukuqinisa. Qinisekisa indawo, amahora, kanye nokuthola.
  • Phuthukisa abazovota kanye nomagazini. Hamba udlule izihloko eziphambili. Funda amapulatifomu, iziqondisi zamavoti, nezilinganiso ezisemthethweni. Ama-gaspect avame ukutholakala kulayini.
  • Uletha incazelo eyamukelekayo.[ Imithetho ye- Voter ID iyahlukahluka kakhulu. Ezinye izimo zidinga i-ID yesithombe; ezinye zithatha ibhukwana elinga-photo njengesikhwama senzuzo noma isitatimende sebhange. Uma ungabaza, uletha izinhlobo eziningi ze-ID.
  • [[NTL:0] Ukuvota kusenesikhathi uma kungenzeka. Ukuvota kugwema izinkinga zesikhashana ezithatha isikhathi eside njengemigqa emide, izimoto, noma izimo eziphuthumayo ezingalindelekile ngoSuku Lokhetho.
  • Lungela imigqa nokulibala. ulethe amanzi, amaphama, nocingo olunoshelelo. Uma uselayinini uma ukuhlola kuphela, unelungelo lokuvota (-screens).
  • [[NTL:0] Bheka ibhola lakho lokukhetha amaphutha. Hlola ukuthi uphawule zonke izikhethelo ozifisayo futhi awuziphawuli ngengozi (ukhetha amakhetho amaningi kunalawo avunyelwe). Ezinye izinhloli ze-scalet zizokuxwayisa ngamaphutha.

Izinhlobo Zokukhetha

Ukuqonda izinhlobo zokhetho ozobhekana nalo kukusiza ukuba uhlele futhi ubeke izinto eziza kuqala. Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa:

  • Okhetho olungathwini: luthathwa amaqembu ezombangazwe ukukhetha izinyunyana zawo zokukhetha uhulumeni. Bangase bavuleke (noma yimuphi umvoti obhalisiwe angahlanganyela) noma avale (amalungu eqembu kuphela). Ezinye izizwe zisebenzisa isimiso esiphezulu-kabili lapho bonke abazocela i-collet bevela khona.
  • Okhetho oluyinhloko: Ukhetho oluyinhloko lapho abavoti bekhetha khona phakathi kweqembu ukugcwalisa amahhovisi omphakathi(parent, umbusi, amalungu eSishaya-mthetho, izishayamthetho zikahulumeni, nezikhulu zendawo.
  • Okhetho lwendawo: ngokuvamile luba nezinsuku ezihlukene zomkhandlu wedolobha, ibhodi yesikole, ikhomishane yesifunda, nezindlela zokuvota. I-Turnout ivame ukuba phansi, kodwa lolukhetho luthinta ukuphila kwansuku zonke (ukukhokha izintela okufanelekile, ukukhokha, izikole zomphakathi, nokuxhasa ngemali.
  • Okhetho olukhethekile: bethiwe ukuba kugcwaliswe isikhala (umz. ummeleli udebeselele) noma ukunquma umbuzo othile wesimiso, njengokuvuma isilinganiso sesibopho.
  • [[FLT: 0] ukhetho olusebenzayo: Luyenziwa uma kungekho mgomo ofunekayo (okanye 50%) kukhetho oluyinhloko noma oluvamile. Ruffs uvale insimu kwababili abazobhapathizwa abaphezulu.

Hlola ikhalenda lakho lokhetho lwendawo yakho yakho mayelana nazo zonke izinqumo ezizayo qha hhayi iminyaka yobumongameli kuphela. Kuze kube manje nokhetho olungavamile oluthatha iminyaka eminingi luvame ukuba nezinqumo ezibaluleke kakhulu zendawo.

Ukuqonda Ibhola Lakho

Ibhola lingaqala ku-inketho (umjaho owodwa) kuya emahhovisi ayinkimbinkimbi (amahhovisi amaningi kanye nezilinganiso eziningi, izinguquko zomthetho-sisekelo, nemibuzo ebhekiswe phambili yomthetho-mthetho). Ngaphambi kokuba ungene ekamelweni lokuvota, ujwayelane nendawo ehleliwe. Izifunda eziningi zinyathelisa amabhola asemasontweni angaphakathi ngaphambi kokhetho. Zifunde futhi uphawule ukuthi iziphi izinhlanga ofisa ukucwaninga ngokujula.

Amabhola ahlelwe ngesilinganiso samahhovisi", isifundazwe, isifundazwe, indawo. Phakathi kwebanga ngalinye, amahhovisi avela ngokulandelana kokuvelela (umz., uMongameli kuqala, iSigele, iNdlu, njll.). Okhetho lokwahlulela, amagunya athile asebenzisa ama-bootat (yebo/novhoti ekugcineni umahluleli). Izinyathelo zeBallot zingahlanganisa inyathelo, i-tempendiums, noma izicelo zesibopho (isihloko sendlu, uMbusi, njll. i-Nonpartasnerrter iziqondiso zovotager, njenge [[FLT:]] I-Legate of Women Voters Vote’s [11] [FLT]], zinganikeza izincazelo ezicacile zenyathelo lebhola.

Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi ungabhaka kanjani ibhola lokuvota (ukugcwalisa i-oval, ukuxhumanisa umcibisholo, noma ukusebenzisa isikhuseli), buza isisebenzi sokuhlola ukuba sithole iziyalezo. Amaphutha anjengezingqwembe ezilahlekile noma izishunqulelo ezingafanele zingalehlisa ivoti yakho kulowomncintiswano noma ngisho nakuwo wonke umjaho, kuxhomeke emithethweni kahulumeni.

Imithetho Ecacile

Izimfuneko ze-Voter ID ziphakathi kwemithetho eguquguquka kakhulu nephikisana kakhulu. Ezinye izifunda-zwe zinemithetho ye-ID yezithombe eqinile: Kumelwe unikeze i-ID yezithombe zikahulumeni, njengelayisense yomshayeli, i-passport, noma ikhadi le-ID kahulumeni. Ezinye zivuma ukuthi awufuni ukuchazwa njengemali esemthethweni, isitatimende sebhanki, noma ikhadi lokuvota. Amazwe ambalwa awafuni nakancane ukuba athole ukwaziswa; umane uqinisekise ukuthi ungubani ngokusayina incwadi ye-potory, i-'sport's'oply', noma ngokusho igama lakho nekheli.

Uma ungenayo i-ID eyamukelwayo, izifunda eziningi zinikeza i-ID ye-ID yamavoti yamahhala. Ungavota futhi i-oceal bolot, ezobalwa uma kamuva unikeza izikhulu ze-ID ezisemthethweni. Ukugwema izinkinga, hlola izimfuneko ze-ID zikahulumeni wakho ngaphambi koSuku Lokhetho. ACLU’S facer transfer transfer transfer percented percentive per seright divisions profectives systemments mes metages metaciption resour profectivements syntial synding betwes provision. [[FLLD]'s]

Indlela Yokucwaninga Nezindaba

Ukuvota okuqashelwe kuwukuvota okunesibopho. Kunokuba uthembele kuphela ezikhangisweni noma kwimithombo yezokuxhumana, sebenzisa imithombo ehlukahlukene ethenjwayo ukuze uhlole abazobhapathizwa nezimiso. Qala ngamawebhusayithi asemthethweni ```````'''''''. Bamisa izikhundla zabo, ama-biographia,' nokugunyaza. Qhathanisa amapulatifomu abo kulabo abamelene nabo. Bheka [FLT: 0]npartisan aqondisa [[[ ekhiqizwe yizinhlangano ezinjengeNhlangano Yabesifazane Voters, Ballottedia, noma iphephandaba lendawo. Lezi ziqondisa zihlanganisa abaqondisi bemibuzo ebhekiswe kunoma ubani.

Kuzo izibalo ze-bolot, funda umbhalo ophelele nanoma yikuphi ukufushaniswa kwesikhulu okuvela kunobhala wezwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, funa ukucubungula okuzimele ezinhlanganweni zezimiso noma izinkonzo zokuhlanganisa amayunivesithi. Izimpikiswano zokuhlola isigaba noma amahholo amadolobha uma ekhona. Qaphela ukwaziswa okusolwa noma okudukisayo kwezezezenhlalo; qinisekisa izingosi ezihlola amaqiniso njenge-Check.org noma i-Politifact.

Lapho ucwaninga izinhlanga zendawo, ezingatholakali kakhulu, uvakashela amawebhusayithi esifundazwe, ufunda ama-mosfeal, noma uthintana namaqembu omphakathi wendawo.

Ukunqoba Izithiyo Ezivamile

Abavoti abaningi abafanelekayo babhekana nezithiyo ezibavimbela ekufakeni ibhodi lokuvota. Nansi imigoqo namasu okuzisingatha:

  • Izingxabano zasemsebenzini:[ Izifundazwe eziningi zifuna abaqashi ukuba banikeze abaqashi isikhathi sokuvota, ngokuvamile kuze kube amahora amabili. Hlola umthetho wezwe lakho nesikhathi sokucela kusengaphambili. Ukuvota kwakuqala noma ama-opera kunikeza ukuvumelana okungcono kakhulu.
  • [[NTL: 0] Izindawo zokuthela indle zingaba kude kakhulu nekhaya. Hlela ukugibela nomngane, sebenzisa uhambo lomphakathi, noma hlola ukuthi ihhovisi lakho lokhetho linikeza ukugibela mahhala nge-Evolution Day (ezinye izinkampani ezithwala amashalo zinikeza uhambo olulahliwe noma olukhululekile lokuhlola). Ukuvota eCurbsejini kungasiza uma ungakwazi ukushiya imoto yakho.
  • Ukufinyelela: umthetho we-Federal udinga izindawo zokuhlola ukuze zingene kubantu abakhubazekile. Uma uhlangana nemingcele, ungacela ukuvota ngaphandle noma ucele isisebenzi sokuvota ukuze sisizwe. Ezinye izifundazwe zinikeza imishini yokuvota efinyelelekayo ngomsindo, nge-conutelle, noma ngemigqa emikhulu yokunyathelisa.
  • Usizo lolimi:[[FLT: 0] Ngaphansi koMthetho wama lungelo, ama-voting Rights athile kumele anikeze izinketho nezinsiza-mali ezibhalwe ngokwezibilini ezimbili. Uma isiNgisi singesona isilimi sakho sokuqala, hlola phambili izinto ezihunyushweyo noma ulethe umhumushi (umthetho kahulumeni uvimbela amalungu angewona amalungu omkhaya).
  • U-Leach we-ID noma ibhukwana: Uma ungena-ID evumelekile, thola i-ID yamavoti ekhululekile evela ehhovisi lokhetho lombuso wakho noma vota i-oceal boot bese ulandela ngemibhalo.
  • Imigqa ede futhi ulinde izikhathi: Ukudlala phakathi namahora okungaphumi (intambama noma ntambama) noma ukusebenzisa ukuvota kwasekuqaleni. Gqoka izicathulo ezithokomele, hlala umanzi, futhi uma ulindile, jabulela ubuhlobo obuseduze bezakhamuzi ezikanye nazo ezisebenzisa idemokrati.

Uma ubhekene nendaba ethile endaweni ovota kuyo, ungashiyi ngaphandle kokuvota ibhola le-parel uma kudingekile. Phofu ubize i-opartisan Eproution troutline eshisayo ku-866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-883) ukuze uthole usizo.

Ukubaluleka Kokupha Izandla Kuzo Zonke Izinhlobo

Ngokuqondakalayo, ukhetho lukamongameli lukhipha i-partment ephakeme kakhulu, kodwa ukhetho lwendawo kanye nolwesikhathi esithile luvame ukuba nethonya eliqondile ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke. Amabhodi ezikole anquma izikole zesikole kanye nemali; imikhandlu yamadolobha inquma ukuhlelwa kwezindawo, izimali zamaphoyisa, nezindawo zokuhlala; amakhomishane esifundazwe alawula iminyango yezempilo namajele; izishayamthetho zikahulumeni zibhala imithetho ephathelene nezempilo, imfundo, nentela. Uma uvota kuphela ezigabani eziphakeme zemidlalo, uphuthelwa ithuba lokuhlela izimiso ezikuthinta kakhulu.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuvota okungaguquki kwenza izwi lakho lizwakale ezimpikiswaneni eziningi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Abavoti kanye namadili banaka kakhulu inani labantu abavota njalo. Ngokuhlanganyela ezihlalweni eziphezulu nakukhetho lwendawo, nisiza ekutholeni ukuthi ubani ovela kukhetho oluvamile olunokhetho (-/nanoma obani abazobhapathizwa abasesilinganisweni noma abeqisayo. i-vote yakho ivimbela ukwakha izinqumo ezihlangani. Zonke izindaba zokukhetha.[]

Ongakwenza Uma Ubhekana Nezinkinga

Naphezu kokulungiselela, ungabhekana nezindaba: igama lakho alikho kumqulu wokuvota, isisebenzi senhlawulo sikutshela ukuthi awunakuvota, noma umshini wokuvota ungasebenzi kahle. Yazi amalungelo akho namakhambi:

  • Izibalo zezembumbuluko: Uma uvuma, unelungelo lokuphonsa i-actal bolot. Kuzobalwa ngemva kokuba izikhulu zokhetho ziqinisekisa ukubhaliswa kwakho. Ezinye izifundazwe zifuna ukuba ubuye nge-ID noma ngemibhalo.
  • [[NTL: 0] Usizo lwangaphandle: Uma ungakwazi ukungena endaweni yokuvota, isicelo sokhetho oluseceleni komngcele. Unelungelo lokusiza ekuphawuleni ibhola lakho, nomsizi wentando yakho (ngaphandle komqashi noma ummeleli wenyunyana).
  • I-voter litera ama-pane:[ Wiza i-EFUUR Protection troline (866-OUR-VOTE) noma ihhovisi lokhetho lasendaweni yakini ukuze uthole usizo lwangempela. Abameli bokuzithandela nabasekeli abaqeqeshiwe bangangenela.
  • Umbiko: Inkinga ibhalwe phansi isikhathi, indawo, namagama ezisebenzi zokuvota uma kungenzeka. Ngemva kokhetho, faka isikhalo ebhodini lakho lokhetho lwezwe noma eMnyango weJaji we-U.S. Voting Gard.

Ungalokothi wesatshwe ukuba uhambe ngaphandle kokuvota, hlala uzolile, ugcizelele amalungelo akho ngesizotha, futhi ucele ukukhuluma nomphathi noma ucele usizo.

Isiphetho

Ukuqonda indlela yokuvota kuguqula ilungelo libe ikhono elisebenzayo. Kusukela ekubhaliseni nasekucwaningeni kuya ekunyatheleni ibhokisi le-colot, isinyathelo ngasinye sifinyeleleka uma wazi ukuthi yini okumelwe uyilindele. Umzamo owutshalayo ekufundeni izintambo uletha inzuzo: izwi lakho liba ingxenye yesinqumo esibumbene esilawula umphakathi nesizwe sakho. Khuthaza abanye ukuba bahlanganyele nawe ekuletheni umngane kulokhu kuhlola, bahlanganyele nalo mqondisi, futhi basize ekuvoteleni umkhuba. i-democracy iphumelela lapho izakhamuzi zitshelwa, zilungiselele, futhi zibolekile.