briv1016
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:11 PM
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My absentee ballot never showed up? |
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I am away at college so my only option is to vote absentee. I sent in the application on-time but I never got my ballot. The ballot has to be postmarked by midnight so after an entire year of working for Obama I can't vote. :-(
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:13 PM
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1. Call the election office. |
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Maybe they can fax it to you? There has to be other options. Best of luck!
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GreenPartyVoter
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:13 PM
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2. Oh no! *hugs* that sucks so bad |
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:14 PM
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3. Are you outside the country?! |
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:14 PM
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4. How far a drive is it to home. |
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I can sympathize. People bitch about the youth vote not coming out enough, but a lot of the time we are depending on the orderly functioning of a system that is really fucked up to allow us to get a chance to vote. Registration's easy if you're always in the same place, but when you move each year and you're far from home it can be a real bitch.
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:14 PM
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5. Call the election center and demand they send you one overnight |
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:15 PM
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The Obama website also has a form you can fill out. http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/vpcreport
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:16 PM
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7. They may be able to email one to you as well. |
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This is how my husband ended up voting. He just had to print it out and then fill it in. He loses the "privacy envelope" but that's ok.
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:17 PM
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8. I had to call three times to get mine. |
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even though I've been registered as an absentee voter for 6 years. If I had not called, I would NOT have gotten it. It only arrived last Monday..... Why did you wait so long?
This is the danger of absentee ballots....they have to mail them to you.....
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:20 PM
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9. Call your local Obama campaign office or |
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call the Obama voter protection hotline at 1-877-US-4-OBAMA (1-877-874-6226) http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/vpcreport
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:20 PM
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10. Call your local Obama campaign office or |
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call the Obama voter protection hotline at 1-877-US-4-OBAMA (1-877-874-6226) http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/vpcreport
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:21 PM
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11. You have to make sure you put every single detail correctly or they won't send it |
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I'm away at college too...I went to my local registrars office and they looked it over and sent it for me. Sorry you missed out.
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briv1016
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:23 PM
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12. I'm 400 miles away from home so driving is not a practical option. |
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The one saving grace is that I live in NY, so the chances of it being "the deciding vote" are pretty slim.
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Mon Nov-03-08 07:06 PM
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18. If you registered absentee, you can't vote at a precinct. |
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:27 PM
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13. Just print the sample ballot off from the internet. |
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Mark it, and mail it before midnight. It might be considered provisional, but it will count.
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:28 PM
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to the registrar of voters and tell them.
Now.
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:30 PM
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15. Aw, man. I can sympathize. I was in a similar position, until I FINALLY got my ballot on Sat. |
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They make it so damn hard for us to vote, and then complain about a lack of youth turnout. I'm really sorry, it must be a terrible feeling.
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:35 PM
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that isn't too bad, I'd do it. this is history, don't miss it.
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Mon Nov-03-08 06:39 PM
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17. Absentees in CA have to make it back before the close of polls - its to late to send them in now |
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Im not sure about other states - or where you are - but if someone in CA has an absentee drop it off at any polling place towarrow - do not send it in because its too late and it will not get counted.
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