Can I only vote for the representatives from my home district? Or can I vote for ANY representatives from ANY district?
If I can only vote for one district, would it be my home district, or the district I am in at the time of the elections? I ask this because I am initially from the San Francisco Bay Area, but will be in Los Angeles at the time of the elections (I am a student at UCLA).
2006-09-02 16:02:02 · 4 answers · asked by spootyostrich2005 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
But, for example, if I'm in LA, can I vote for a certain representative for a district in, say, Florida? Or can I ONLY vote for the representative for LA?
2006-09-02 16:23:43 · update #1
The answer is -- either but not both. Check with the residency requirement for your state (Secretary of State's office web-site probably has this).
In most cases, you can register where you are a student, or you can vote absentee in the previous location.
BUT -- you cannot vote in both (a crime which, while rarely prosecuted, ought not be committed). On the other hand, dead people vote in Chicago every year so ... never mind.
2006-09-02 16:06:40 · answer #1 · answered by robert_dod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, if you are in LA then your home district is LA. The only names on the ballot will be those who will represent you.
In CA it will all depend upon where you are registered. If you want to vote for SF people because you will go back there after school, then stay registered there and vote absentee. If you think you would like more impact on the area you are currently living in, register in LA and vote for those.
Basically, you cannot register where you have no connection, so Florida is out of the question, if you still have parents or your main residence in SF, then that's enough, otherwise you HAVE to register in LA.
Good Luck! any other questions, you can email me.
2006-09-03 00:59:06 · answer #2 · answered by grim reaper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get your ballot (from the SF Bay Area) mailed to you anywhere. The ballot you receive is based on your residence address, not your mailing address.
Candidates for your local congressional seat would be on the ballot in November, since members of Congress are elected every two years. U.S. senators from California might also be on your ballot, plus your state assembly person and your state senator.
2006-09-02 23:35:01 · answer #3 · answered by davidepeden 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you have to vote in the polling place you are registered, and you register at your "home" so where are you regiestered ?
If it is in San Francisco, you will have to get an absentee ballot and vote pior to the election date.
You can't just vote anywhere you are at, you can only vote in the exact area you are registered.
2006-09-02 23:06:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋