Fair Elections Center

Election Day is next Tuesday, Nov. 3rd. Make a plan to vote. As a registered voter, you're entitled to vote a regular ballot. If for some reason the poll workers aren't seeing you on the voter rolls, DON'T panic, and DON'T walk away.

If they can’t find you on the rolls, double check that the poll workers don’t have a backup list-- sometimes they do that because they run out of time preparing the mail list. Ask “do you have a backup or supplemental list?” You can also ask them to call the election office.

If they still can’t find you on the rolls, you're still entitled to vote with a “provisional” ballot under federal law -- don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Some places call it a “failsafe” ballot or a “special” ballot.

*Note if you asked for a mail ballot, in a lot of states, you're not entitled to vote a regular ballot, but the provisional ballot you'll be directed to use will be counted if the requested ballot isn’t received.

In some places you can sign an affirmation & vote with the regular ballot and then the mail-in one wouldn’t be counted if they get it.

Provisional ballots are secure. Fill out the ballot envelope completely. Election officials in your county or city will process that ballot after the election. Once they check the registration list, if they find that you registered to vote in time, your ballot will be counted.