| MSNBC prediction | Links to Obama's State Pages | Strong Strategic Suggestions (location dependent) | Official Board of Election Homepage | Absentee Ballot Registration forms & Instructions | Military or Overseas voting instructions and forms | Regular Voter Registration form | Local College Student voter registration info |
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| Likely McCain | Alabama | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sos.state.al.us | link to form | Instructions Page | sos.state.al.us | link to form | registration page |
| Lean McCain | Alaska | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | ltgov.state.ak.us | link to form | Instructions Page | elections.alaska.gov | link to form | |
| Likely McCain | Arizona | Help in Nevada, New Mexico, or Colorado, and make calls to swing states | azsos.gov | not available | Instructions Page | azsos.gov | link to form | |
| Likely McCain | Arkansas | Help in Missouri, and make calls to swing states | votenaturally.org
or state.ar.us/sbec | not available | Instructions Page | sos.arkansas.gov | link to form
Spanish version | registration page |
| Likely Obama | California | Help in Nevada, and make calls to swing states | sos.ca.gov | link to form
Spanish version | Instructions Page | sos.ca.gov | link to form | |
| Toss Up | Colorado | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | elections.colorado.gov | link to form
Spanish version | Instructions Page | Couldn't find the link | link to form | |
| Likely Obama | Connecticut | Help in Pennsylvania, or New Hampshire, and make calls to swing states | ct.gov | link to form | Instructions Page | fvap.gov | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Likely Obama | Delaware | Help in Pennsylvania, or Virginia, and make calls to swing states | elections.delaware.gov | link to form | Instructions Page | electionsncc.delaware.gov | link to form | registration page |
| Likely Obama | District of Columbia | Help in Pennsylvania, or Virginia, and make calls to swing states | dcboee.org | link to form | not available | Couldn't find the link | link to form | |
| Toss Up | Florida | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | election.dos.state.fl.us | not available | Instructions Page | doe.dos.state.fl.us | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Lean McCain | Georgia | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sos.georgia.gov | not available | Instructions Page | eac.gov | link to form | registration page |
| Likely Obama | Hawaii | Call swing states. | hawaii.gov | link to form | Instructions Page | fvap.gov | link to form | |
| Likely McCain | Idaho | Help in Nevada, or Montana, and make calls to swing states | idahovotes.gov
or idsos.state.id.us | link to form | Instructions Page | idahovotes.gov | link to form | registration page |
| Likely Obama | Illinois | Help in Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, or Indiana, and make calls to swing states | elections.state.il.us | not available | Instructions Page | elections.state.il.us | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Lean McCain | Indiana | Help in Ohio, or Michigan, and make calls to swing states | state.in.us/sos | link to form
Spanish version | Instructions Page | in.gov | link to form
Spanish version | registration page
Spanish version |
| Leaning Obama | Iowa | Take care of things at home, help in Missouri, and call swing states. | sos.state.ia.us | link to form | Instructions Page | fvap.gov | link to form | registration page |
| Likely McCain | Kansas | Help in Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, or New Mexico, and make calls to swing states | kssos.org | link to form | Instructions Page | kssos.org | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Likely McCain | Kentucky | Help in Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, or Virginia, and make calls to swing states | elect.ky.gov | not available | Instructions Page | kentucky.overseasvotefoundation.org | link to form | |
| Likely McCain | Louisiana | Help in Florida, and make calls to swing states | sos.louisiana.gov | link to form | Instructions Page | sos.louisiana.gov | link to form | |
| Likely Obama | Maine | Help in New Hampshire, and make calls to swing states | maine.gov/sos | link to form | Instructions Page | Couldn't find the link | link to form | |
| Likely Obama | Maryland | Help in Pennsylvania, or Virginia, and make calls to swing states | elections.state.md.us | link to form
Spanish version | Instructions Page | elections.state.md.us | link to form | registration page |
| Likely Obama | Massachusetts | Help in Pennsylvania, or New Hampshire, and make calls to swing states | sec.state.ma.us | link to form
Spanish version | Instructions Page | sec.state.ma.us | link to form | |
SPECIAL NOTE FOR MICHIGAN: The following is copied and pasted from an email I just received;Hello all, as the count down approaches!!!!!!!!!!
Please, please, please advise everyone you know that they absolutely
can not go to the polls wearing any Obama shirts, pins or hats, it is
against the law and will be grounds to have the polling officials to turn you
away. That is considered campaigning and no one can campaign within so many feet of the polls. They are banking on us being excited and not being
aware of this long standing law that you can bet will be enforced
this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are also hoping that if you are turned away you will not go home and change your clothes. Please just don't wear Obama gear of any sorts to the polls!! please share this information. Oh and for those of you who were already aware... ...this was not meant to insult your intelligence. Just trying to cover all grounds.
This message comes courtesy of Barb Miller, Michelle Beard, Sireece Martin, and Jeffery whom are the email chain that got the message to me. As to the validity of the claim, I felt it was safe to believe it on it's face because it is not an unreasonable sounding law. If you have evidence that would prove or disprove this, I would be glad to hear about it. WNYmathGuy@Yahoo.com |
| Toss Up | Michigan | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | michigan.gov/sos | link to form
Spanish version | Instructions Page | Form
Instructions | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Leaning Obama | Minnesota | Help in Michigan, or the Dakota's, and make calls to swing states | sos.state.mn.us | link to form
Spanish version | not available | minnesota.overseasvotefoundation.org | link to form
Spanish version | registration page |
| Likely McCain | Mississippi | Help in Florida, and make calls to swing states | sos.state.ms.us | not available | Instructions Page | sos.state.ms.us | link to form | |
| Toss Up | Missouri | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sos.mo.gov | not available | Instructions Page | sos.mo.gov | link to form | |
| Lean McCain | Montana | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sos.mt.gov | link to form | Instructions Page | sos.mt.gov | link to form | |
| Likely McCain | Nebraska | Help in Missouri, Iowa, or Colorado, and make calls to swing states | sos.state.ne.us | link to form | Instructions Page | sos.state.ne.us | link to form | |
| Toss Up | Nevada | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sos.state.nv.us | not available | Instructions Page | sos.state.nv.us | link to form | registration page |
| Toss Up | New Hampshire | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sos.nh.gov | link to form | Instructions Page | sos.nh.gov | link to form | registration page |
| Likely Obama | New Jersey | Help in Pennsylvania, Virginia, or New Hampshire, and make calls to swing states | njelections.org | link to form
Spanish version | Instructions Page | state.nj.us | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Toss Up | New Mexico | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sos.state.nm.us | link to form | not available | fvap.gov | not available | |
| Likely Obama | New York | Help in Pennsylvania, Virginia, or New Hampshire, and make calls to swing states | elections.state.ny.us | link to form | Instructions Page | fvap.gov | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Lean McCain | North Carolina | Take care of things at home, help in Virginia, and call swing states. | sboe.state.nc.us |
Regular Absentee Voting Instructions Page
| “One-Stop” Absentee Voting Instructions Page | fvap.gov | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Lean McCain | North Dakota | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | nd.gov/sos | link to form | Instructions Page | Abroad
Stateside | link to form | registration page |
| Toss Up | Ohio | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sos.state.oh.us | link to form | not available | ohio.overseasvotefoundation.org | link to form | |
| Likely McCain | Oklahoma | Help in Missouri, Colorado, or New Mexico, and make calls to swing states | state.ok.us | link to form | Instructions Page | fvap.gov | link to form | |
| Likely Obama | Oregon | Help in Nevada, or Montana, and make calls to swing states | sos.state.or.us
or sos.state.or.us | link to form | Instructions Page | (wait till Oct 6th 2008) sos.state.or.us | link to form | |
SPECIAL NOTE FOR PENNSYLVANIA: The following is copied and pasted from an email I just received;It looks like the controversy actually started in Pennsylvania. There is a law that does not permit "passive electioneering" at the polls. What constitutes "passive" has been left up to the counties' interpretations, and it's usually applied to distribution of literature, hanging signs or openly speaking to voters about a specific candidate within a certain distance from the poll. There have been counties in the past that have gone as far as asking people to turn tee shirts inside out before they could vote. Our governor asked the counties to soften their stance, but it looks like there may be some issues at the polls if the counties wish to enforce the law.
The law has not been typically applied to clothing in Philadelphia, but you never know. In any case, if you want to show your support on election day, wear something you can easily remove before you go in to the polls. The law to prevent you from voting if you're wearing candidate specific paraphernalia could be enforced. The lines will be long. You don't want to give some election staffers an excuse for you to go to the back of the line. (Sounds a little like back of the bus). L
This Snopes article will provide you with more info. snopes.com/politics/ballot/electioneering.asp
This message comes courtesy of Emma and Pauline Walley the »NC for Obama” group. As to the validity of the claim, I felt it was safe to believe it on it's face because it is not an unreasonable sounding law, and Snopes did some investigation on it. If you have evidence that would prove or disprove this, I would be glad to hear about it. WNYmathGuy@Yahoo.com |
| Toss Up | Pennsylvania | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | votespa.com | link to form | Instructions Page | votespa.com | link to form | registration page |
| Likely Obama | Rhode Island | Help in New Hampshire, or Pennsylvania, and make calls to swing states | elections.state.ri.us | not available | Instructions Page | sec.state.ri.us | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Likely McCain | South Carolina | Help in Florida, Virginia, Georgia, or North Carolina, and make calls to swing states | scvotes.org | not available | Instructions Page | scvotes.org | link to form | |
| Lean McCain | South Dakota | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sdsos.gov | link to form | Instructions Page | fvap.gov | link to form | |
| Likely McCain | Tennessee | Help in Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina, or Georgia, and call swing states. | state.tn.us/sos | link to form | Instructions Page | state.tn.us | link to form | |
| Likely McCain | Texas | Help in Missouri, Colorado, or New Mexico, and make calls to swing states | sos.state.tx.us | not available | Instructions Page | texas.overseasvotefoundation.org | link to form | registration page |
| Likely McCain | Utah | Help in Nevada, New Mexico, or Colorado, and make calls to swing states | elections.utah.gov | link to form | Instructions Page | elections.utah.gov | link to form | |
| Likely Obama | Vermont | Help in New Hampshire, and make calls to swing states | vermont-elections.org | link to form | Instructions Page | vermont-elections.org | link to form | registration page |
| Toss Up | Virginia | Take care of things at home, and call swing states. | sbe.virginia.gov | link to form | Instructions Page | sbe.virginia.gov | link to form
Spanish version | registration page |
| Likely Obama | Washington | Help in Nevada, or Montana, and make calls to swing states | secstate.wa.gov | not available | Instructions Page | secstate.wa.gov | link to form | |
| Likely McCain | West Virginia | Help in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Virginia, and make calls to swing states | wvsos.com | see information page ==> | Instructions Page | wvsos.com | link to form | registration page |
| Leaning Obama | Wisconsin | Take care of things at home, help in Michigan, and call swing states. | elections.state.wi.us | link to form | Instructions Page | Away
Not-away | link to form
Spanish version | |
| Likely McCain | Wyoming | Help in Colorado, the Dakotas, or Montana, and make calls to swing states | soswy.state.wy.us | link to form | Instructions Page | fvap.gov | link to form | |