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View Full Version : Are you registered to vote? becky 10-03-2008, 03:05 AM The deadline to register is tomorrow Oct 4th. If you have not registered yet and still would like to you can online at http://www.rockthevote.com Are you registered to vote? when did you register? If you are not, why? becky 10-03-2008, 03:08 AM I didn't register until we moved here. I never really kept up with the politics and didn't want to be called on jury duty so i never registered. I voted for the first time in the last election and i am really looking forward to voting next month howardvm 10-03-2008, 05:43 AM Yes, I registered as soon as I turned 18! Stacey 10-03-2008, 06:03 AM Yep, I registered on my 18th B-day :) barb 10-03-2008, 09:52 AM Not yet. I have the paperwork here, it's been here for a month, I just haven't filled it out and sent it in. I have to get on that now so that we can get absentee ballots. barb 10-03-2008, 09:54 AM According to the Secretary of State voters site you have until October 20. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm Lorah 10-03-2008, 10:03 AM Yep, I registered on my 18th B-day :) :yeah For me, I felt that there have been so many people, women in particular who fought, were tortured, and died all for my right to vote! So why in the world wouldn't I? Plus, I always get irritated with people who complain about what's going on, and yet don't even vote...if you don't care enough to make a stand and take 5 minutes of time, why even yap about it. kwim? Ohhh and Becky....you can get called for Jury duty even without being registered to vote.. It use to be the way they called people for it, but now they also pull from the DMV records. Just so you know. becky 10-03-2008, 10:05 AM i have an absentee ballot too but when it came down to it i ended up voted in person with DH. I might do that again this time around but i dont know for sure yet. becky 10-03-2008, 10:08 AM Ohhh and Becky....you can get called for Jury duty even without being registered to vote.. It use to be the way they called people for it, but now they also pull from the DMV records. Just so you know.ya i know. i figured that out years ago. i just got lazy about it and registered when we moved up here since I had the paper work at the DMV. i totally agree with you on people complaining about what is going on but then not voting. For me I was never that interested in politics enough to keep up with it and therefore never said anything or participated in political discussions. My attention span and comprehension just wasn't there so i didn't want to vote unless i knew 100% what i was voting for. Now that I am older and in a different place in my life i feel confident in my choices and am a proud voter. Lorah 10-03-2008, 10:08 AM I'm thinking I may do that but being my polling place is like 100 steps from my front door that's sort of silly. :lol MamaLaura 10-03-2008, 10:12 AM I registered when I turned 18 and got to vote in a presidential election just months later. becky 10-03-2008, 10:12 AM ours is at the church on the corner. the last time we went with the girls and they had a blast. it was a family thing and i think i want to do that again. Theresa 10-03-2008, 11:20 AM yup, registered when i turned 18 and voted for bill in 96. :) voted ever since. Marisa 10-03-2008, 11:46 AM yup, registered when i turned 18 and voted for bill in 96. :) voted ever since. Me too! Although, like Becky said, unless I feel I'm 100% informed, I abstain from voting on particular measures or whatnot. I would hate to think I made a bad choice just by being under informed. I try my best to check into everything before casting my ballot. Lorah 10-03-2008, 11:48 AM Me too! Although, like Becky said, unless I feel I'm 100% informed, I abstain from voting on particular measures or whatnot. I would hate to think I made a bad choice just by being under informed. I try my best to check into everything before casting my ballot. I actually do the same think... none of that... hmmm I'll pick you....kind of thing :lol colleen&Kail 10-03-2008, 02:17 PM no i not registered yet, but they have the booths set up all over the JC so im going to do it today. ktjo17 10-03-2008, 04:26 PM Ididn't want to be called on jury duty If you are the primary care giver for small children (I forget how young they have to be) you can get out of Jury Duty. I stay home with my boys and I don't have anyone to watch them for an extended period of time, so, I called them and they said I just had to fill out the form to get out of it. weg'smom 10-03-2008, 05:57 PM Me too! Although, like Becky said, unless I feel I'm 100% informed, I abstain from voting on particular measures or whatnot. I would hate to think I made a bad choice just by being under informed. I try my best to check into everything before casting my ballot. I have been voting since Bill in 92!! In the past, if I was uninformed about a race I would always vote for the woman on the ticket. But goodness gracious sakes alive that Sarah Pallin has scared me off of ever doing that again! (that's my attempt at being folksy :giggle) From now on I'll do what Marisa does and abstain from what I haven't studied. momtoM&D 10-03-2008, 11:28 PM But goodness gracious sakes alive that Sarah Pallin has scared me off of ever doing that again! (that's my attempt at being folksy :giggle) That made me LOL! That woman is scary for sure! I registered at 18 and have voted in every election since. Except for one random election a few years ago in Sacramento where a congressman died and they had to appoint his replacement, and his wife was the only one who ran and there was nothing else on the ballot. It was raining, I was pg, and I was like, hmm, I think I can skip this one... becky 10-03-2008, 11:41 PM If you are the primary care giver for small children (I forget how young they have to be) you can get out of Jury Duty. I stay home with my boys and I don't have anyone to watch them for an extended period of time, so, I called them and they said I just had to fill out the form to get out of it.hehe lucky me is still the primary care giver for at least another 3 years yay Now i just wait for them to call me so i can send in the form. I do :giggle about it sometimes though and say i will bring all the kiddos with me if they decide to challenge me. Heck I will even start nursing the baby in front of them if they didn't get the hint the first time :lol wyattsmama 10-03-2008, 11:59 PM i am registered and have been since the fall after i turned 18. i am a permanent absentee voter although i'll be honest, i have yet to actually participate in a vote. i guess you could say my life just went a little crazy after i registered (getting pregnant, sick, new baby, etc) so i could never find the time to actually sit down and do it. JeriAnne 10-04-2008, 10:23 PM I tried to register yesterday, but stopped because I have NO idea what my ID Number is (or even where to find it) so I gave up. I'm not 100% sold on either candidate so I don't know for sure that I will be voting this year. Also the deadline to have your mailed in voter form has to be post marked by October 20th mommykcrp 10-05-2008, 10:08 AM I have been registered since 18 but until I had my son I never actually voted. Now I find it to be a duty to read up on the issues & try to make sure his world will be a better place. Lynette 10-18-2008, 08:46 AM Just a reminder, Monday is the last day to register to vote in CA and still be able to vote in this election :) Stacey 10-18-2008, 09:38 AM My DH just registered on Thursday for his first time ever!!!! I'm so proud :D He's totally excited to go to the polls with me and make a little family outing of it. JeriAnne 10-18-2008, 01:10 PM I'm registered now. I dropped my form off on Wednesday. I still haven't decided who I am voting for, but I mainly registered to vote so that I can vote a big fat NO on prop 8. |