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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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IgnoranceIsBliss from Dallas, TX replied on 08-05-2004 10:38AM [Reply]

Kentucky's up there now! Thanks Jayonce!
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diamond_princess04 replied on 08-05-2004 10:46PM [Reply]
I am so confused because I live in MD and I will be going to school @ Coppin, but I live 90 minutes away from the city. From reading all these posts I am not sure whether or not I have 2 back home just 2 vote. If someone know plz help me!
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IgnoranceIsBliss from Dallas, TX replied on 08-06-2004 08:40AM [Reply]

^^Where ever you are registered to vote, that's who you request an absentee ballot from. If you are already registered in the city of your school, go ahead and vote regularly there.
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replied on 08-17-2004 07:32PM [Reply]
ACTUALLY, VOTING ABSENTEE IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. WITH BUSH IN OFFICE STUFF GETS LOST A LIL TOO OFTEN. WHAT ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD DO IS REGISTER IN THE STATE WHERE THEY ATTEND SCHOOL. THIS WAY YOU GO DIRECTLY TO THE POLLS AND DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT UR BALLOT GETTING LOST IN THE MAIL.
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Hahaha replied on 08-21-2004 01:09PM [Reply]
smh... :?
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P o e t i q R e i g n from Greensboro, NC replied on 08-25-2004 04:45PM [Reply]

i checked online 2 make sure i'm registered... & everything is str8 except....my middle name is spelled slightly wrong... they have "larneDa" instead of "larneVa"....does that matter, i wonder? wanna make sure my vote counts...& don't want to be ruled out on a technicality...like no such person as "Jameya LarNeda Porter" exists :?
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nubiansunshine from Lorman, MS replied on 09-23-2004 04:41PM [Reply]

AggieWarrior wrote:
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 :!:
Yes! What he said is a fact. I just want to reinforce exactly what he said. If you dont vote then why complain? Non Voters have no say so and their concerns are of no importance cause talk is nothing but vibrations in the air. What good is that?
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BrownSugar from Columbus, OH replied on 10-14-2004 08:44AM [Reply]

I SENT OFF MY ABSENTEE VOTE TODAY!!!!
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ShabazzKMartin from Baltimore, MD replied on 10-20-2004 02:33PM [Reply]

Definitely appreciate the concern and information you just gave. I really was unaware of these circumstances regarding the elections for the past year or so...I have filled out three voters registration apps and I haven't received any of them back...So, hopefully I will get it back the fourth time...peace!!!
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SC_Shawty from Columbia, SC replied on 10-24-2004 02:38PM [Reply]

Yep make sure you do what you got to do nd get out there and vote. I already sent off my absentee ballot.
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