Vote 2020 Town Hall: What to know before Election Day

Voter registration, information and resources from Vote.org

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Thursday, October 8, 2020
Vote 2020 Town Hall Part 1
Host Sade Baderinwa and a panel of experts navigate everything you need to know for the 2020 election.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- ABC7NY held another a Vote 2020 Your Voice Town Hall on getting out the vote, voter registration, and other important things to know ahead of the election.



Host Sade Baderinwa and a panel of experts navigated everything you need to know for the 2020 election.



The guests included:



Jo-Ann Yoo, Executive Director of the Asian American Federation


Laura W. Brill, Director of The Civics Center


Andrea Hailey, CEO of vote.org


Ralina Cardona, National Vice President for the Northeast League of United Latin American Citizens



WATCH PART 1 ABOVE

PART 2:


Host Sade Baderinwa and a panel of experts navigate everything you need to know for the 2020 election.


PART 3:


Host Sade Baderinwa and a panel of experts navigate everything you need to know for the 2020 election.




Below is what you need to know for the Tri-State area ahead of Election Day on November 3, 2020. Scroll down for additional resources from Vote.org.



CONNECTICUT


Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 27, 2020, same-day registration available on Election Day



You can register online here.


Print and mail this registration form.


Same-day registration is available on Election Day here.



NEW JERSEY



Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 13, 2020



Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey residents can now register to vote online. New Jersey will hold its first-ever general election mostly by mail this year because of the governor's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The governor and Democrat-led Legislature passed a measure to require all registered voters be sent a mail-in ballot.



Register to vote online


Print and mail this registration form.


Register to vote in person here.



NEW YORK


Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 9, 2020



New York City Board of Elections director Michael Ryan says the city has received hundreds of thousands of absentee ballot applications, and an absentee ballot drop off box will be stationed at every Election Day site and at all early voting sites.



The boxes will also be at the front reception counters at the borough Board of Election offices. CLICK HERE for a clickable map to show your local Board of Elections office



Register online here.


Print and mail this registration form.



Request a voter registration form be mailed to you by calling 1-800-FOR-VOTE


Register in person here.


SEE ALSO: FiveThirtyEight's state-by-state guide to voting in the age of COVID-19

"Good Morning America's" debrief on the rules and voting deadlines in some key battleground states.

2020 VOTE RESOURCES



League of Women Voters of the City of New York


Board of Elections in New York City


NY Voter Registration and Poll Site Search



2020 VOTE COVERAGE


Eyewitness News Elections Coverage


ABC News Elections Coverage


FiveThiryEight.com

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