Politics & Government
Chelmsford Asks To Protect Your Vote
Seek out election information from trustworthy sources, verify who produced the content, and consider their intent.
October 24, 2020
Protect Your Vote
- Know when, where, and how you will vote.
- Verify through multiple reliable sources any reports about problems in voting or election results, and consider searching for other reliable sources before sharing such information via social media or other avenues.
- Seek out election information from trustworthy sources, verify who produced the content, and consider their intent.
- For information about final election results, rely on state and local government election officials.
- Report potential election crimes—such as disinformation about the manner, time, or place of voting—to the FBI.
- If appropriate, make use of in-platform tools offered by social media companies for reporting suspicious posts that appear to be spreading false or inconsistent information about voting and elections.
- Research individuals and entities to whom you are making political donations.
- To assist in discerning rumor vs. fact go to this website created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) https://www.cisa.gov/rumorcontrol
This press release was produced by the City of Chelmsford.The views expressed here are the author’s own.
