BERNIE SANDERS HAS PROVIDED STATE BY STATE VOTER REGISTRATION INFO!!! deadlines, closed or open, etc
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Bernie has it all listed for us: http://voteforbernie.org/
Bernie supporters are particularly excited about how his message is resonating with young people, but also some republicans. As exciting as this information is, it means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING if we don't get them registered properly for the primary election and SOON!!!
In New York state, for example, there are ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT TO CHANGE YOUR REGISTRATION!! New York has CLOSED PRIMARIES which means that each registered voter must claim party affiliation and cannot vote for a candidate in a different party unless they change their affiliation.
Also, teenagers who are 17, but will be 18 at the time of the primary, can still register to vote. They must provide photo ID which proves they will be 18 on April 19, 2016, usually a driver's license. Registration can be done at any DMV. Other locations may be also be available in your state - call your local DMV for further info.
Bernie has a list of all the states with their registration deadlines and whether or not they vote by caucus, open primary or closed primary. Only open primary states can cross party lines when they vote. Again, the list can be seen here: http://voteforbernie.org/
Please help spread the word on this. And please kick and recommend this post for wider visibility.
Time to GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!!
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The October 9th deadline is only to change party affiliation. Registration ends 25 days before the election. h/t to mak3cats for the correction.
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You are correct about the October 9th deadline. Thank you for that correction!!!
About teen-ager registration: Although the BoE website states, "18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file this form" , it then says in parentheses, "
note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote)". So, I called the Voter Registrar for further clarification. The Registrar told me told me that teenagers can still "early register" even if they are still 17 at the end of this calendar year. They must, however, be 18 by the time of the primary. Very confusing how they worded it on the website though. I will try registering my 17 year old today.
Thank you so much for your input, mak3cats!! I'll change the OP accordingly.
