This is one of the most critical elections in memory. For those of us who work in and care about public education, sitting on the sidelines is definitely not an option. As NYSUT puts it here, “[p]olitics impacts every school district and public higher education institution, and the working conditions of every school employee, because laws and regulations affecting every member’s terms and conditions of employment are passed by lawmakers and implemented by government agencies in Albany and Washington, D.C. Please don’t forget to vote! NYSUT has published a voter guide which is available here. If you want to go further, and I strongly encourage you to do so, you can participate in NYSUT’s efforts to get out the vote by using the links below.
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MAKE CALLS
- Click to Sign Up to Make NYSUT Calls for the 2020 Election
- Click to make calls for Jackie Gordon
- Click to make calls to AFT Members in Pennsylvania
- Click for phone bank instructions
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VOTE EARLY
- Early Voting: October 24 to November 1, 2020
- Click to Look Up Your Local Early Voting Options
- Click to Look Up Your Polling Place for Election Day (November 3, 2020, 6:00am-9:00pm)
- Click for a Complete List of Nassau & Suffolk Early Voting Sites
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VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
- Click for Absentee Ballot Instructions
- Deadline to apply by mail: 10/27
- Deadline to apply in person: 11/2
- Ballot must be postmarked by 11/3 OR delivered in person by 11/3
Click for updated NYS Time Off to Vote Provisions*
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*most teachers no longer qualify for this time off to vote
