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NO EXCUSES : ABSENTEE VOTING: VOTING WHILE IN COLLEGE Posted on 08-02-2004

IgnoranceIsBliss
Dallas, TX
As you should know elections are coming up. A lot of college students are unaware that they have to register absentee around election time because they are out of state. I don't know about other counties but in my county you don't send the absentee form before a date in September, i'm not sure which date but call your county election offices for more excuses. Here are some links for different states about absentee voting. *You register absentee under your home state, NOT the state of your college. Alabama http://www.sos.state.al.us/election/index.cfm California http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_m.htm#apply Connecticut http://www.sots.state.ct.us/ElectionsDivision/Elecform.html Delaware http://www.co.delaware.oh.us/boe/absentee.htm District of Columbia http://www.dcboee.org/serv/absentee_voting.shtm Florida (Everybody bow your head in prayer...) http://election.dos.state.fl.us/absenteevoting.shtml Georgia http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/elections/default.htm Illinois www.elections.state.il.us/elecinfo/pages/downloads/pdf/absevote.pdf Indiana http://www.activoteamerica.com/IN/in.html Kentucky www.sos.state.ky.us/Elecfil/ Genelectionfiles/voterguide.asp Lousiana http://www.activoteamerica.com/LA/la.html Maryland www.elections.state.md.us/voters/absentee_ballot.html Massachusettes www.****.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howabs.htm Michigan www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633_11976_11987-28039--,00.html Minnesota www.sos.state.mn.us/election/absentee.html Mississippi www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/voterinfoguide.asp Missouri www.sos.mo.gov/forms/elections/absentee.pdf New Jersey www.lwvnj.org/absentee.html New York http://www.elections.state.ny.us/voting/absentee.htm North Carolina http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/voterweb/voter_ab.htm Ohio www.electionsonthe.net/oh/absentee.htm Oklahoma www.elections.state.ok.us/absentee.html Pennsylvania http://pa.lwv.org/voting/absentee.html Rhode Island http://www.elections.ri.gov/mailvote.htm South Carolina www.state.sc.us/scsec/absent.htm Tennessee http://civilliberty.about.com/od/statebystate/f/TNvoteFAQ.htm Texas http://civilliberty.about.com/od/statebystate/f/TXvoteFAQ.htm Virginia http://www.sbe.state.va.us/Election/AbsenteeVoting/absente1.htm Wisconsin http://elections.state.wi.us/sebpage33.html The states listed are purely on assumption of where most of you live. If your state wasn't mentioned hit me up and I'll find you a link. Remember that you register under YOUR STATE, not the state of your college. Also if you ain't registered, which is a damn shame :evil: , I'm sure the links will lead you to a way to registered . This privilege and right to vote is taken for granted by so many of us, but don't forget that our people fought and died for something that seems so simple for us.
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In Rod We Trust replied on 08-02-2004 09:11PM [Reply]
King_J wrote:
CTeazy wrote:
Gracias Megan. Voting is so easy and don't forget to register.
Cosign...I wish this topic would be a sticky so I won't forget..I live in GA, but I would have to come back home just to vote (dumb **** rule)
I'll do you one better its now an announcement
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La replied on 08-03-2004 12:30AM [Reply]
Question... Although I am a resident of the state of Connecticut, I am a registered voter in the state of Florida. ( cause my parents got a house down there. ) Anyways tho...I am registered to vote in Orange County...so because I will be in Leon County for school ( Tallahasse ) do I need to get an absentee voting type thing also :?: :?: :?:
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mochabonnie replied on 08-03-2004 12:57AM [Reply]
Good lookin out. My parents don't vote (religious reasons) so it's hard trying to find out about VR, and *then* they don't want *me* to vote so I can't get caught calling. It was hell trying to register this year. O_O
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La replied on 08-03-2004 02:14AM [Reply]
cinnamocha wrote:
Good lookin out. My parents don't vote (religious reasons) so it's hard trying to find out about VR, and *then* they don't want *me* to vote so I can't get caught calling. It was hell trying to register this year. O_O
Im sorry but I just gotta ask. What religious reasons make them choose not to vote??? :?
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EkWoah replied on 08-03-2004 04:15AM [Reply]
lol i dunno wtf to do now, im registered in fulton county just cuz i go to school there, but now i have to register for travis county in texas just to vote for president?
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AggieWarrior from Charlotte, NC replied on 08-03-2004 09:51AM [Reply]

hmmm... all i gotta do is drive down 85 to University Meadows Elementary School to vote... but the links do help... and Megan does bring up a good point... use this privilege to vote, especially if you're not happy w/ the state of the union right now... the biggest whiners are the ones who don't vote :!:
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replied on 08-03-2004 09:56AM [Reply]
For all the folks that have questions about what counties they are supposed to vote in etc., I would suggest calling one of the numbers provided in the link for your state. Just to make sure...wouldn't want no one on here to give you miss information...besides we need every vote we can get.
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IgnoranceIsBliss from Dallas, TX replied on 08-03-2004 10:31AM [Reply]

* $ JaMila $ * wrote:
Question... Although I am a resident of the state of Connecticut, I am a registered voter in the state of Florida. ( cause my parents got a house down there. ) Anyways tho...I am registered to vote in Orange County...so because I will be in Leon County for school ( Tallahasse ) do I need to get an absentee voting type thing also :?: :?: :?:
Whatever state and county you are registered under, that's the state and county you need to get a absentee ballott from.
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IgnoranceIsBliss from Dallas, TX replied on 08-03-2004 10:33AM [Reply]

P. Diddy brought up a good point on MTV. He said that we are controlling this election and our vote WILL almost decide this election. That's true if you think about it.
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CTeazy from Los Angeles, CA replied on 08-03-2004 02:26PM [Reply]

Most of the time we vote democratic but if we look at all of the platforms and spread out the vote we could be the determining factor for either sides of the political election. The Democrats are known for depending on the black vote and bush (idiot, ****, wtfugg? prezi) made a good point by asking 'Do they deserve your vote?' Right now, I'm wondering bout that. I'm just piggybacking off Megan's statement
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P. Diddy brought up a good point on MTV. He said that we are controlling this election and our vote WILL almost decide this election. That's true if you think about it.
Just a thought.
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