Voice Your Vote!
The Voice Your Vote! Project is dedicated to voter engagement in the counties that house the three cities we serve: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland. Through telephone banking, door canvassing, and other grassroots efforts, the Voice Your Vote! Team makes sure communities understand the local political landscape not only during election season, but year-round. In addition, New Voices educates community members on accessing the tools needed to register to vote.
CLEVELAND
NEXT ELECTION
November 7, 2023
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE
October 10, 2023
LAST DAY TO REQUEST MAIL-IN BALLOT
October 31, 2023
LAST DAY TO POSTMARK MAIL-IN BALLOT
November 6, 2023
IMPORTANT RACES
Ohio Issue 1 - 60% Vote Requirement to Approve Constitutional Amendments Measure
A "yes" vote supports amending the Ohio Constitution to:
require a 60% majority from voters to approve a constitutional amendment;
require initiative petitions proposing a constitutional amendment to be signed by at least 5% of the electors in each of Ohio's 88 counties, rather than in 44 counties, though still require signatures from 10% of the electors that have voted for governor in the previous gubernatorial election; and
remove the 10 day period for petitioners to gather additional signatures for a constitutional amendment if they filed an insufficient amount of signatures.
A "no" vote opposes amending the Ohio Constitution regarding constitutional amendments, thus upholding the status quo of requiring a simple majority (50.01%) from voters to approve a constitutional amendment, requiring initiative petitions proposing a constitutional amendment to both be signed by at least 10% of the electors that have voted for governor in the previous gubernatorial election and 5% of the electors in 44 counties, and keeping the 10 day period for petitioners to gather additional signatures for a constitutional amendment if they filed an insufficient amount of signatures.
IMPORTANT UPDATES:
The Ohio Ballot has added Issue 2 Recreational Mariujana use legalization for Nov. 7 Related Article The proposal would allow Ohioans age 21 and older to buy and possess 2.5 ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of concentrates. They could also grow up to six plants individually and no more than 12 in a household with multiple adults.
A coalition New Voices participates in, OURR "Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights" has sued Ohio Ballot Board for “deceptive” summary. Asking the Ohio Supreme Court either to order the ballot board to use the full text of the amendment on ballots this November, or to “correct blatant inaccuracies” and use “language that fully, accurately and impartially describes the amendment’s scope and effects.”Related Article
Voice Your Vote! Cleveland donated $1000 in school supplies to Healthy Fathers Healthy Children & $1300 to Norma Herr Women's Shelter
PHILADELPHIA
NEXT ELECTION
November 7, 2023
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE
October 23, 2023
LAST DAY TO REQUEST MAIL-IN BALLOT
October 31, 2023
IMPORTANT RACES
Mayor
City Commission
City Council
Municipal Court
Sheriff
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
PITTSBURGH
NEXT ELECTION
November 7, 2023
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE
October 23, 2023
LAST DAY TO REQUEST MAIL-IN BALLOT
October 31, 2023
IMPORTANT RACES
County District Attorney
County Council
County Executive
County Treasurer
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
General Voting Rights
No matter where you live:
If the polls close while you’re still in line, stay in line – you have the right to vote!
If you make a mistake on your ballot, ask for a new one.
If the machines are down at your polling place, ask for a paper ballot.
Voters are entitled to a provisional ballot, even if they aren’t in the poll book.
After Election Day, election officials must investigate whether you are qualified to vote and registered. If you are qualified and registered, they will count your provisional ballot.
To report problems with or ask questions about voting, your rights as a voter, or other issues on Election Day, call the Election Protection Hotline:
English: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-866-687-8683
Spanish: 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA / 1-888-839-8682
Arabic: 1-844-YALLA-US / 1-844-925-5287
For Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, or Vietnamese: 1-888-274-8683
If you are turned away or denied a provisional ballot, call the Election Protection Hotline using the numbers above.
Report your experience to local election officials