Monday, August 28, 2006

CRITICAL: Take a moment to update your voter registration status, if necessary...

Please click the headlink, for redirection to the Dept. of Elections Oregon Voter Registration Form....

Having received a large number of inquiries, regarding when a person should get a new voter registration card... I can say PLEASE.. if you have any questions at all... UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION !! Have you moved? UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION !! Has your name changed at all?? UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION !! Decided to change your political affiliate to REPUBLICAN?? UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION !! All new registrations must be complete and correct by no later than 21 days before an election. If you've moved,.. please update your registration as soon as possible, because ballots WILL NOT BE FORWARDED.

From the elections website: http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/votreg/vreg.htm

Voter Registration
You may register to vote in Oregon if:

You are a resident of Oregon.
You are a United States citizen.
You will be 18 years old by Election Day.
To register to vote or update your current registration:
Complete the Voter Registration Form. The form is in a fillable .pdf format. Open the form using the free Adobe Acrobat© Reader and complete it online by tabbing through the fields and typing in the requested information.
Print the completed form and sign it.
Mail the form to your county elections office or drop it off in person.
If you do not wish to complete the voter registration form online, you may print the form and complete it using black ink.

Your county elections office will mail you a card to let you know that your registration was received. If you are registering in Oregon for the first time, your completed voter registration form must be postmarked by the 21st day before an election in order to vote in that election.

A voter who is unable, because of the disability, to sign their name should also complete the Signature Stamp Attestation form.

Identification Requirements

New laws require that people must provide identifying information to register to vote. If you have
a current, valid Oregon DMV Driver's License/ID, you must provide that number. If you do not have a current, valid Oregon DMV Driver's License/ID, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security number.

If you do not have a current, valid Oregon DMV Driver's License/ID or a Social Security number, you must affirm this on the voter registration card, and if you are registering by mail, you must provide a copy of one of the following:

valid photo identification
a paycheck stub
a utility bill
a bank statement
a government document
proof of eligibility under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) or the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (VAEH)

If you have any questions, be sure to call your county elections office.

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