im confused on the vote elections?

Question

ok im confused im 17 turning 18 on jan 1 but i know america is voting for our next president and i never voted and id like to take part in my 1st vote. but when does voting start?? will it before my 18th birthday and i wont be able to vote or after? or if u can give me alink on more info that would be great.

Answer 1

If you are turning 18 on Jan 1, 2008 then you will be eligible to vote in the presidential election (on Nov 4, 2008), and most likely in your state's primary as well.

If you click on the following link, you can find your state's voter registration rules as well as the date of your state's primary.
http://www.declareyourself.com/voting_faq/state_by_state_info_2.html

Answer 2

Right now it is 3:21 in the US Eastern time zone Which is Greenwich -5 which means we are five hours behind y'all on our east coast. The Earliest projections (not official results) will start to come out between 7:30-9:30 P.M. our time which is half past midnight to two thirty in the morning for y'all. If it's an Obama landslide it might become clear that he has won a couple of hours after that, if it is really close it could be until midnight EST (GMT-5), if it is really really close it might not be decided until the lawyers and the Supreme Court have their say and it might be a week. I'm hoping for the earliest of all those scenarios.

Answer 3

All of the primaries and caucuses will take place after January 1st (unless New Hampshire decides to go in December) with the dates ranging from January 3rd in Iowa until the first Tuesday in June. As such, you will be eligible to vote in your state's presidential primary (or participate in a caucus) if you are registered before your state's deadline. As noted in other answers, the general election will take place in November, but the primaries help decide who will be on the general election ballot so they are important too.

In most states, you can register before your eighteenth birthday if you will be 18 on the date of the election. As such, you need to check with your local election authority (county clerk, county registrar of voters, county election board, or something else similar) to find out how to register, the date of the presidential primary, and the deadline for registering.

Without knowing your state, I can't give you a link. However, if you use any search engine and search based on your state's name and "government," it should give you the link for your state government homepage. Most state governments have a link to the state election authority which should have information and/or a link for your local election authority.

Answer 4

You register to vote with the county that you live in. You can usually find registration materials at public libraries or post offices. Voting happens on one day next November, and there will be other elections before then to decide other civic positions and initiatives.

Answer 5

When you turn 18, contact your county board of elections and they will help you register. You will be all set to vote in the presidential elections in November 2008.

Answer 6

The presidential election is in November 2008. Make sure you register to vote ahead of time.

Answer 7

The pesidential election is held in november, but you will want to register to vote now, so you can vote in the primaries. which are going to be held Feb 5th in most states except a couple of rouge ones.

Answer 8

it doesn't matter if you vote they dont change anything the world keeps getting worse and worse jesus said it would so why do people think these people will make a change

Answer 9

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