Good morning! 24 days to go until the election - which means 24 days to think about how you can help make sure it is free and fair, and what you will do if it isn't. I wrote down some ideas here, will attach some to this email and add a few more:
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Vote. Here are the rules, in all 50 states, if you have any doubts:

howto.vote
Vote early. Here are the rules, in all of the states that allow it:

vote.org/early-voting-c…
be a poll worker! In some places, you might even get paid. Here's how you can sign up, anywhere:

powerthepolls.org/ProtectDemocra…
Find yourself in a long line on voting day, or while voting early? Call Pizza to the Polls, and they will cheer everybody up

polls.pizza
Don't live in a battleground state? Adopt one! Give voter advice, and work a phone bank in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania or Wisconsin, with VoteSaveAmerica

votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/
Talk to people! Talk to your friends, your family members, people who aren't voting, get them to change their minds. Standup Republic has some ideas on how to discuss the election with Republicans in particular:
standuprepublic.com
Join, follow, contribute to Protect Democracy, a bipartisan group of lawyers and others fighting hard for voting rights and citizens' rights. If anything goes wrong, you want to be on their mailing list.

protectdemocracy.org
If things do wrong - here are some more suggestions for how to discuss the election with people you disagree with, from More in Common:
democracyforpresident.com
if all else fails, Protect the Results will be organizing, communicating, giving you ideas about what to do. Follow them now too

protecttheresults.com
a few more...check out My Ballot Drop to find out where to find secure ballot drops in your area

myballotdrop.com/#/
follow the news and videos put out by the Renew Democracy Initiative

rdi.org
I know many are worried, because I keep hearing from you: channel that anxiety into action. If none of the groups above appeals, call local politicians, election boards, churches that might be driving people to the polls - many of them will have volunteer opportunities. Vote!

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here's the Giuliani story if you missed it

edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/pol…
We have absolutely no idea what the world would look like in another 19 years, so don't take anything for granted
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