English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

I registered to vote when I first got out of the military over a year ago when I moved in with my parents. Then I moved out after two months to the beach. Then I met a girl and moved in with her. All three places are different voting districts within the same county. I tried calling the registrars office today and nobody picked up. I can't remember if I re-registered any time but it is highly likely that I did, somehow somewhere. All three places are about the same distance from where I work(and where I sit presently) however are quite far apart from each other. Is there any simple way to figure out where to vote without checking each one personally? Or could I simply just go tto the registrar's office and vote there? Help please?

2006-11-07 08:50:03 · 1 answers · asked by alienorgy69 3 in Politics & Government Elections

right and I do realize that, I voted last year and was expecting a card or some kind of information in the mail again this year just as last year but none came. That is why im asking here because nobody seems to be able to help me rectify this issue.

2006-11-07 09:56:04 · update #1

1 answers

States are given the obligation to regulate voting in the state by the US constitution but such regulations may not violate the US constitution. This allows voting to vary somewhat. Still, I think it's universal that the registrar must receive notification of any address changes by a certain number of days before the election is held. You should have a voter registration card and it will give you the location of the polling place to which you have been assigned. There are people who return to that location to vote even though it is probably illegal in all states to do so and some will ask you for proof of address at the poll.
The registrar's office is not usually a polling place on election day but there are states who have provisions for voting there in advance of election day.
Election day is no secret, sprung on us at the last minute. If it is important to a citizen to vote, he or she has plenty of opportunity to arrange this and to become fully informed on all issues as well as to view a sample ballot.

OK sorry if I was unsympathitic. If there was a governor position up for grabs in your state like in mine last year, that would explain it. Often those cards or announcements come from the parties and they are designed to look official. Both rep. and dem. made sure my 90 year old mother got an absentee ballot application. This year I waited for one to show up for her and finally got nervous and called the reg. office and asked when it was coming. She had me varify some info and it arrived at Mom's in 2 days. All I had to do was ask and she got to vote. I used to take her to the polls, wheel chair and all. This made a world of difference. I still go to the polls, myself, though in my state, being a care giver would qualify me to get an absentee ballot.
The party campaigns can get you confused. Next year, heck why wait, next working day you can, give the office a call and find out what you need to do so you don't lose your voice. Some where on your state's web site, you can probably read the voting laws. I hope you got to vote this year, but the timing was against your chances. You've got a year to study up and make sure it doesn't happen again.

2006-11-07 09:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by character 5 · 0 0

fedest.com, questions and answers