Registering to Vote as a College Student
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Registering to Vote as a College Student
April 2012
My 18-year-old daughter is now a freshman in college and needs to register
to vote. Does she register as a resident of her college town or does she
register using her home address as her home base? When it comes time to
vote, how does this actually work given the long distance? I know she won't
care so much about local elections but does want her vote to count in the
upcoming presidential election. Any advice is welcome.
mom of a new voter
Where a person registers to vote is one of the criteria used to
determine a person's state residency, so if your child is attending an
out-of-state college, it is best to vote at the home address in
California. So she would register to vote using her home address.
The way to vote is by absentee ballot--when the sample ballot arrives,
have her send in the absentee ballot card (on the back?) that lists
the address where she want the absentee ballot to be sent. Leave
extra time for this to arrive and be sure your child mails the
absentee ballot a week before the election date.
Anonymous
Your daughter can register at home or school. Which is usually
decided by her interests in local and state races. If she registers at
home she also requests an absentee ballot and you mail it to her at
school, she votes and mails it in.
College mom
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