All you need to know before you vote

PREDICTING a "messy" Election Day, Committee of Seventy President Zack Stalberg promises to send 800 volunteers into the five-county Philadelphia region to help at the polls.

"Am I concerned about misinformation? Yes," Stalberg said at a news conference with city officials Monday. "We're talking about a race that is neck-and-neck nationally. And we're in a state that has moved back into swing-state status."

Stalberg also said the good-government group would have 100 volunteers manning phones to deal with questions.

District Attorney Seth Williams said his office had received no pre-election complaints. He promised to keep voting orderly and urged voters to call his office if they spot any irregularities or voter intimidation.

"Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Williams said.

Here's what you need to know as you head to the polls Tuesday:

*  The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can find your polling place at votespa.com or phillyelection.com, or by downloading the city's 3-1-1 app for your smartphone at www.phila.gov/311/mobileapp.html.

*  For voting complaints in Philadelphia, contact the District Attorney's Election Day Complaint Unit at 215-686-9641, -9643 or -9644.

* Call the Committee of Seventy's Election Protection Hotline

at 1-866-687-8683 with questions and to report voting issues.

*  The state voter-ID law is not in effect for this election. Poll officials may ask for photo IDs, but they are not required.

* Some form of ID (photo or non-photo) is required for first-time voters and voters going to a new polling place for the first time. Acceptable forms of photo ID: driver's license or state-issued photo ID, passport, armed forces ID, student ID, employee ID. Acceptable non-photo ID: voter registration card, gun permit, current utility bill, current bank statement, current paycheck with full name and current address.