You can’t
vote
if you
don’t
register
This is an elec tion year and a very important one.
In November voters will go to the polls throughout
the country and elect a man to the highest office in
the I'nited States, that of president.
Hut before anyone can go to the polls and par
impale in that election, they must first be a
registered voter Voters must be registered at least
in days before an election they wish to vote in, so
there is still time if you aren’t registered and want
to cast your vote in the November election
In order to register, an individual must provide
bis lull name, address, date and place of birth,
occupation, parents’ full name and political party
affiliation at one of the several places registration
'.ikes place According to the County Clerk’s office
there is no residency requirement
Massive voter registration campaigns are being
undertaken by both political parties, according to
Ralph Hoehne of the County Elections Department.
The County Elections Department has appointed 45
extra registrars to work exclusively with the
political parties in Lane County on voter
registration, Hoehne said.
There will also be special voter registration
campaigns on campus directed by the League of
Women Voters, according to Hoehne. Tables
periodically will be set up at the Co-Op Bookstore
and on the EMU terrace for the purpose of
registering voters.
A potential voter may also register at fire stations
and with the County Clerk at the Lane County
Courthouse.
The age for registering is 18. Only those people
who are not registered and convicted felons while
incarcerated or on probation may not vote.
In order to vote in federal elections a person must
be locally registered. Once you are registered you
can vote in any election within your jurisdiction,
according to Barbara Shellenbarger, Eugene
Community relations officer.
If you won’t be in town for an election you wish to
vote in you may pick up an absentee ballot from the
city finance department or the County Clerk’s office
up to and including the day of the election,
Shellenbarger said. The absentee ballot, after being
filled out, may be returned to either the city finance
department or the County Clerk’s office and they
will see it istaken to the correct precinct.
If you move, change your political party, if your
name has been changed by marriage or court order
or if you change your mailing address you must
reregister, according to Shellenbarger.
If you change your residence within the city limits
you can pick up a certificate up to and including the
day of an election which will allow you to vote in
your new polling place, according to Shellenbarger.
If your residence has changed within 60 days of an
election you may still vote in the election with the
certificate, which must state both your old and new
addresses. If you have changed your residence
more than 60 days before an election you are
ineligible to vote in that election if you have failed to
,e register, Shellenbarger said.
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Photo by Phil Waldstein
Young voter exercises his new right during one of last year’s elections.
In orderto vote in this year’s balloting, you must be registered 30 days
before the election. You can register at the County Court House or any
Eugene Fire Station.
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