Law students to host W&M VOTEline
Students at William & Mary Law School are set to run the W&M
VOTEline, a voter assistance hotline aimed at responding to questions local
citizens have about voting. This non-partisan voter assistance hotline will be
operated by student members of the school's Election
Law Society and other volunteers.
"Voting is an important civic duty," Election Law Society
President Anisa Somani '13 said. "We want to ensure that all voters - young and
old - who are properly registered to vote can do so. We will be manning the
VOTEline phones on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, to answer any questions that
might arise as voters arrive at a polling place to cast their
vote."
VOTEline is an annual service provided by the William & Mary
Election Law Society to prevent confusion at local election precincts. The
Election Law Society has operated VOTEline since November 2007. Any citizen who
wants to vote in the local election may call the hotline on Nov. 8 at (757)
221-2890 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to seek information regarding their rights at the
polls.
"I encourage William & Mary students and members of the
Williamsburg community at large to call the VOTEline with any questions or
concerns they may have at the polls on Election Day," Somani
said.
Voters are reminded to bring a government issued form of
identification to the polls on Election Day. Valid forms of identification
include a voter identification card, a valid driver's license, and a W&M ID
card for certain voters. Also due to redistricting, polling places and
Assembly and Senate districts may have changed. All voters should receive
updated Virginia Voter Information Cards prior to Election Day.
For more
information about VOTEline, call or e-mail Grant McLoughlin '14 at (202)
495-1121 or grmcloughlin@email.wm.edu.
