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The Nov. 7 election will test our nation's evolving voting technology as well as the effectiveness of voters' rights protections under federal law. Nonpartisan nonprofits can help by providing information to voters and reporting problems. Here are some resources to help:

A Baltimore Times article describes the assistance available from 1-800-OUR-VOTE (687-8683):

"Trained volunteers will staff the hotline providing immediate, state specific, assistance to callers. Call center operators will inform voters and solve problems on issues such as voter identification requirements, voting machine malfunctions, problems at the polling place, and voter intimidation...While the toll-free hotline will be available to voters nationwide, EP's ground operations will be concentrated in precincts most at risk for disenfranchisement, including low-income communities, African American and Latino communities, and areas with a history of voting irregularities."