NWR: So, I just found out that I can't vote

squeekietoy Posted: Oct 22, 2008 11:31 AM

NWR: So, I just found out that I can't vote

I called up the Board of Elections bc I never got that green and white card in the mail that tells you your polling place, and they tell me that I'm ineligible to vote because in 2005 I moved out of state and when I moved back to NY I was supposed to re-register to get my voting rights back. I had no idea. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little dissapointed.

BeLissa Posted: Oct 22, 2008 12:34 PM

Re: NWR: So, I just found out that I can't vote

that totally s*cks. i would be really bummed out too. esp in this election.

KittyGags Posted: Oct 22, 2008 12:34 PM

Re: NWR: So, I just found out that I can't vote

Well if you were gonna vote Obama you're fine anyway since hes going to win NY easily...

If you weren't, well then that stinks.

Next time.

I just had to reregister because I never changed mine when I moved 2 years ago...but I did it back in August so I made the cutoff...

RockysGirl Posted: Oct 22, 2008 12:36 PM

Re: NWR: So, I just found out that I can't vote

i didn't even realize you were supposed to re-register. That's weird.

Felice917 Posted: Oct 22, 2008 12:39 PM

Re: NWR: So, I just found out that I can't vote

Can you register by absentee ballot in the state where you used to live? You should call the board of elections to see if there is an alternate way.

squeekietoy Posted: Oct 22, 2008 12:49 PM

Re: NWR: So, I just found out that I can't vote

Posted by Felice917

Can you register by absentee ballot in the state where you used to live? You should call the board of elections to see if there is an alternate way.

I called the Board of Elections, the only suggestion she gave me was to go to the PO and re-register to vote so I don't miss out on the next election. Technically I never had the right to vote when I lived in Iowa I guess. I moved out of NY right after the elections in 2004. So I voted. When I changed my address I lost my right to vote in NY State. I didn't even know I had to re-register.