an election note-make sure you're registered

One thing that I think is absolutely crucial to mention right now, is that it's of the utmost importance to ensure your voter registration status is current. If you live in a state where you go to a physical location to cast a vote (polls), make sure your information is current by contacting your local office of the state election commissions. If you live in Oregon, you can easily confirm online that your voter registration status is active by going to:

https://secure.sos.state.or.us/eim/vr/showVoterSearch.do

In this historic upcoming election, you can't make a difference if you have a lapsed registration, or your information on file is old and outdated.