Election Day is here!
It’s Election Day in the US! Thank you to our wonderful Those Nerdy Girls community for joining us for our series on voting – something near and dear to our hearts. To celebrate this important day, we wanted to share some tips and remind you to VOTE if you haven’t already!
➡️ BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
✅ DOUBLE CHECK your voter registration and polling place.
✅ REMEMBER REQUIRED ID: Make sure you know your state’s voter ID requirements before you go.
✅ RESEARCH YOUR VOTES: Take the time to know what options you face at the polls to spend less time in the voting booth.
✅ MENTALLY PREPARE: You can’t control everything that happens at your polling place. Think ahead to some de-escalation techniques that you could employ if tensions are running high, like keeping your body language calm and listening to others’ concerns with empathy.
➡️ PROTECT YOURSELF:
Protect yourself from misinformation and misleading stories by using Lindsey’s Laws:
1) demand evidence for outrageous claims,
2) seek out opposing viewpoints, and
3) focus on good info by using a “truth sandwich” to debunk anything false or misleading. For more on this, read up on using Lindsey’s Laws to fight misinformation in the political news cycle.
➡️ MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD:
Still undecided about voting at all? We encourage you to make your voice heard, particularly because voting for local, state, and federal officials has a lot to do with shaping the health of our communities. For one of many reasons why your vote is important, see this TNG post on the connection between health and voting.
➡️ BOTTOM LINE:
We hope you all can exercise your right to vote safely and effectively, whether you did it already by mail or early voting, or if you’re heading to the voting booth today. Whatever your voting option, THANK YOU for participating in this important way to support public health.
Stay safe. Stay sane,
Those Nerdy Girls
This post is a compilation of originals written by Nerdy Girl Alumna Rebecca Doyle on November 3, 2020, and October 27, 2020.
