Day 13
Published last at 10:50pm CDT October 21 2020, subject to change throughout the day.
43,161,277 ballots have been cast for Election 2020 thus far accounting for 31.3% of the total votes cast in the 2016 general election. 31,259,017 mailin ballots and 11,902,260 in-person votes.
13 days to November 3rd 2020.
Also, Mel Brooks even chose to get political this year.
My father, @MelBrooks, is 94. He has never made a political video. Until now. #MelBrooks4JoeBiden#BidenHarris#GrassrootsDemHQ pic.twitter.com/yQZhopSbNV
— Max Brooks (@maxbrooksauthor) October 21, 2020
P.S. Where do I get the "BYEDON" sign?
News
- Election 2020 - Biden endorsement USA TODAY - Elect Joe Biden. Reject Donald Trump.
- Election 2020 - #USWBatLight has you covered Block Club Chicago - Meet The Midwestern Women Steelworkers Who Put A Pro-Biden Bat Signal On Trump Tower
- Election 2020 - Cybersecurity NPR - U.S. Blames Iran For Threatening Election Emails, Says Russia May Interfere Too
Election 2020: Voting Guides
Cook County Illinois - If you're in Cook County, look no further for information on how to vote on your judges. Injustice Watch has a guide for you. - Girl, I Guess has a progressive voters guide as well. Also available in Spanish!
California - Cal Matters - Greenlining on Ballot Propositions
I'm collecting voting guides over at #GetYourVotingGuide! If you have one please contribute and share widely!
Events
- Tomorrow is the last Presidential Debate, you can watch it on CSPAN here. For more details read here.
Call to Action
- Help today to reach folks and educate them about the importance of completing the Census - the North Carolina Demography, part of the Carolina Population Center (CPC), has compiled some tools to help you, read more here. And if you haven't already, go to My 2020 Census and complete your Census online!
- Are you a cybersecurity professional? University of Chicago's Election Cyber Surge (ECS) program is seeking cyverseurity and IT professionals to offer assistence ahead of and on Election Day. Fill out the form here to help.
- If you can, donate to help Democrats take back the USA Senate with impact-optimized donations. ActBlue has donations targeted to key states like Senate race in Maine with candidate Sarah Gideon. Donate today!
- If you voted early, keep your eyes peeled to confirm your vote has been 1.) received and 2.) approved. Examples of ballot tracking programs include BallotTrax and BallotTrace. Here's an article to help you get started.
- Get your flu shot, here's a list of where to get it.
- Download and use this "Donald Trump Must [Bin]Go" card that includes actionable items you can do now until Election Day 2020 by Clara Bellum!
- Read and prepare to vote. Here's a "How to Vote in the 2020 Election" guide prepared by FiveThirtyEight.
Just for fun
Trevor Noah took us on a tour of Trump and his Wall, enjoy ....