Deadline to register to vote in June 6 election
A press release from the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters:
The deadline to register to vote in the June 6 Direct Primary Election is May 22.
You must be registered within the county in which you live at least 15 days before the election. If you are registered in the county but have moved to another address in the county, you can request an address change in writing, or if you have changed your name, you need to re-register. Voter registration forms are available at DMV offices, Social Security offices, post offices, libraries, city halls, political party headquarters, and from the Registrar of Voters office.
Registered voters who wish to vote by mail must also apply for an absentee/mail ballot soon. It is not necessary to be “absent” to request an absentee /mail ballot. This option is available to all voters. All absentee ballot applications for the June 6 Direct Primary Election must be in the hands of the Registrar of Voters no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 30, 2006.
Absentee applications are available on the back cover of the sample ballot, on the Internet at http://www.sbcrov.com, or from the Registrar of Voters office Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In lieu of the pre-printed application, an eligible voter may send a letter of request that must contain all of the following information:
- Voter’s Name
- Name of the Election for which the ballot is requested
- Voter’s residence address
- Where the ballot is to be mailed if different from the residence address
- Voter’s signature
Mail requests to: Registrar of Voters, 777 E. Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0770 or fax to: (909) 387-2022. For more information, call (909) 387-8300 / Toll Free (800) 881-VOTE / TDD (909) 387-2788.
I know that local and regional politics aren’t as sexy as national politics, but I strongly believe they have much more day to day impact on Americans. And since so few people tend to vote, one person’s vote carries quite a bit more weight.
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