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Now is the Time to Start Making Your Plans to Vote!

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Dear 1101 Members,

First, I want to thank you for your solidarity and hard work over the past several months, which have been so challenging for all of us, our families and communities. CWA members have stepped up as frontline workers in manufacturing, telecommunications, airlines, health care, journalism, government services and in many other sectors during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have fought companies, municipalities, and other employers for safer workplace conditions and adequate protections for all of us. Together, we’ve pushed our elected representatives in Congress to pass legislation that puts workers first.

 Now, one of the biggest elections of our lifetime is coming up in November. The votes that we cast as union members will be crucial in ensuring we have pro-labor candidates elected at the local and state level all the way up to the White House. CWA members need to show our voting power and solidarity at the ballot box.

 Due to Covid-19, there will be major changes to the way we vote this year. CWA members across the District are making their plans on how they will cast their vote to keep our families, workplace and communities safe. During a critical time in our nation’s history and in the midst of an uncertain pandemic it is important that we all take the necessary steps to ensure nothing prevents us from exercising our right to vote.  Start by making your plans on how you will vote – including from the safety of your home.

 The CWA website has a helpful page where you can check your voter registration status and get the information you need to vote, including polling place locations and resources to vote by mail safely, securely and on time. CWA.org/Vote.

 Below you will find information about how to vote this year, by state.

NEW YORK

There are 3 ways to vote in New York

  1. You can safely vote by mail. Request your ballot at absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov by October 27 using the “temporary illness” reason. Complete your ballot as soon as you receive it.  There are several ways you can cast your completed, signed ballot. 
    • Put it in the mail ensuring it receives a postmark no later than November 3.
    • Drop it off at your county Board of Elections Office starting September 8 through no later than November 3 by 9pm (see the list of county Boards of Elections Offices here).
    • Bring it to an Early Voting poll site between October 24 and November 1.
    • Submit it at a poll site on November 3 by 9pm.
  2. You can vote early from October 24 to November 1 at selected polling sites. Find your early voting site on your county board of election website.

3.    You can vote in person on Election Day, Nov 3 at your regular polling sites. Polling sites are open from 6 AM to 9 PM.

4.    Find more information here.

NEW JERSEY

There are 2 ways to vote in New Jersey

1.    You can safely vote by mail. New Jersey will mail a ballot to all active, registered voters for the General Election. Complete your ballot, sign, seal and return it one of the following ways:

a.       Mail it back by November 3. Your mail in ballot must be received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before November 10.

b.      Drop your ballot off into a Secure Ballot Drop Box by 8:00 p.m. on November 3.         

c.       Deliver your ballot in person to your county’s Board of Elections Office by 8:00 p.m. on November 3.

d.      Bring your ballot to your polling place by 8:00 p.m. on election day, November 3.

e.       You can track your ballot here.

2.    You can vote in person on Election Day, Nov 3 at your regular polling sites. Polling sites are open from 6 AM to 8 PM.

  1. Find more information here.

CONNECTICUT

There 2 ways to vote in Connecticut

1. You can vote by mail. All Connecticut voters will be sent an absentee ballot application including a postage-paid return envelope. Or you can use the application on this website using the COVID-19 excuse. Deadline for applications is October 27. Ballots need to be mailed back by Election Day, November 3rd or can be dropped off at a safe and secure absentee ballot drop box that is stationed outside your town hall.

2.      You can vote in person on Election Day, Nov 3 at your regular polling sites.

3.      Find more information here.

PENNSYLVANIA

​You can vote by mail-in ballot or in person in Pennsylvania.

1. You can vote by mail. You can apply for a mail-in ballot online, by mail or in person. The deadline for your county to receive your application for a mail-in ballot  is before 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election.​ Find out how to apply for a mail-in ballot here​.

Mail or hand-deliver your completed mail-in ballot to your county election office  by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day for it to be counted.

2. You can vote in person on Election Day, Nov 3 at your regular polling site. Polling sites are open 7 AM to 8 PM. 

3. Find more information here​.

Show labor Solidarity this election and vote from home. It is safe, easy, and reliable.

In Solidarity,

Keith Purce, President

CWA Local 1101