Posted on 10/27/2018 10:03:48 PM PDT by terart
I have had that happen once or twice, locals thinking they know who I am.
I am not related to anyone native to Virginia, but, in Buchanan County there are a bunch of people who share my last name.
Those aforementioned few individuals thought I was a cousin or something.
In Indiana the county clerk has an officer who keeps the voter registration lists. Contact the clerk in the old county and explain the situation. Ask for advice ahead of time. Do not wait until November 6th.
Yeah. It took me half an hour to convince a neighbor that I wasn’t related to a local family with my surname.
Like it here though. But sometimes the parochial focus of people is frustrating.
Call the League of Women Voters.
They are the “go to” on any voting question .
if she’s a dumbocrap she can just say she died, and vote twice in each precinct.
Good advice.
If she is registered at her old precinct she can
vote there, but don’t try to vote at her new location.
In Alaska, when I moved, I was able to vote in my new District, and they called it a “questioned ballot”. They just needed to verify my new address.
I could have voted in my old District, and it would have been fine. Your kid could probably just do the same.
If she is registered at her former address., she should be okay. Just have her ask for an absentee ballot and then she can change her address for voting for the next election.
I am registered in Colorado and have never missed an election. They send me an absentee ballot. She may want to call the commission of Elections in the state of where she is.
It’s odd how people who try to follow the rules have so much trouble when people who pouring through the Border vote willy-nilly
I have talked to the Denver elections Commission and everything is fine. I lived there for over 10 years.
Best of luck to your daughter! Just tell her to vote Republican! LOL! I remember my first election, I turned 18 in October and I asked my father who I should vote for, and he told me vote for Ronald Reagan. So I did. Anyway I wish her good luck.
Change name, reregister
Yeah they ask for ID. Maybe Virginia is a little tighter. But I’m thinking in a lot of places they don’t ask for ID if your an illegal.
Yeah they ask for ID. Maybe Virginia is a little tighter. But I’m thinking in a lot of places they don’t ask for ID if your an illegal.
Great idea!
:)
#5. She should bring her old driver’s license, new one with new address, and Marriage Certificate to the voter registration office ASAP. They might be able to assign her a new voting precinct card before the elections.
#12. In northern Virginia, you show your govt id, usually a Driver’s License which has your home address on it.
That’s all I’ve ever needed. I assume non-drivers can use any other local, state or Fed. Govt. Id as long as it corresponds to your home address.
When in doubt, take a tax bill, electric/gas bill, or paycheck stub with you. Maybe even a cancelled check or unused check/book, bank saving account book, etc.
If she is a Registered Democrat she can Vote in both locations, or so I’ve heard. #;^)
If you move between the time the registration period has ended and the election, you can still vote in your old precinct. However, I have voted in my old precinct more than once. I live in Virginia and the address on the registration list and drivers license did not match, but it was never challenged. However, her name change will be problematic. She should bring in her wedding certificate from the state that will document her name change. She will probabaly have to provisionally vote.
Did it ever occur to you to call the local election office. If not, why not?
The official answer:
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/view-your-info/index.html
If you want to make a change to your address, name or other information, you may do so by:
- Using the online registration portal
- Completing an address change notification provided by the DMV
- By using the Virginia Voter Registration Application Form
- Sending a letter to your General Registrar
Requests must be POSTMARKED at least 22 days before the next Primary or General Election in which you plan to vote.
To remain a qualified registered voter, the law requires you to notify your local registration office of any change in your name or address. This must be done before the registration books close for the next election. See Registration Deadlines for additional information on close of registration books. Changes cannot be made during the 21 day period before any general or primary election or during the 12 day period before a special election.
The big one:
If you moved your residence from one precinct to another within the Commonwealth, you may vote in the precinct from which you have moved in the following November general election and any intervening election unless your registration has been transferred or cancelled.
The bottom line: She can vote at her old precinct.
Good advice. May also bring along a piece of mail addressed to her at new address. A simple change of name/address form should get her transferred to new voting precinct.
1 marriage license should be actual certified license and not the souvenir book they give
Both driver license
A piece of mail addressed to new address
Do ASAP
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.