Are You Registered?

[elizabethann]

If you're 18 + are you registered to vote? I put this in DOG HOUSE because there are political threads in this folder. People are making comments about government and so I'm just curious if people are registered to vote (if you're 18 +).

[jackie]

I have never voted in my life.

I left Canada when I was 17, and have never been back long enough to register.

I didn´t even know there was a new Prime Minister until last summer.

[Samantha Puppy]

I registered as soon as I turned 18 and I've voted in every election since. It's one of the important duties you have as an American.

[Corinna]

Ditto for me . I have one kid regerstered one not. can't figure out why she doesn't.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Ditto for me. I insisted that my kids register too when they turned 18.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Well, I was registered until I moved two months ago. I need to go reregister soon! I've voted in almost all the elections since I was old enough to vote.

I figure you shouldn't complain about the government untless you do your part to form it.

[king2005]

I have never voted in my life.

I left Canada when I was 17, and have never been back long enough to register.

I didn´t even know there was a new Prime Minister until last summer.

The same old dude was running the country for years (11 I think it was) until the new year (2006), not before I'm glade Mr. Money Pockets is gone & Mr. Family is in.

[Donnaj4962]

Oh I am most definitely registered to vote, and I do in every election. If you are eligible to vote, and choose not to, then please don't complain to me about the government, because it could have been YOUR vote that would have made a difference!

While I don't proclaim to be "all political", I do know that I like having a say in who is running our country. I may not always agree (even with those that I vote for), but at least I know I have done my patriotic duty!

Good thread!

[Donnaj4962]

Just wanted to add that as an employee of my local Council on Aging, I am concerned about the new law requiring a valid picture ID for all voters. Many seniors don't have a picture ID if they no longer drive, and I am concerned that this may prevent them from being able to vote. Just a concern, and we are trying to get folks to the license branch for their picute ID before the May primaries.

[king2005]

Just wanted to add that as an employee of my local Council on Aging, I am concerned about the new law requiring a valid picture ID for all voters. Many seniors don't have a picture ID if they no longer drive, and I am concerned that this may prevent them from being able to vote. Just a concern, and we are trying to get folks to the license branch for their picute ID before the May primaries.

I thought you guys had State ID??

I swore I heard people saying they use their State ID to get into my country at the border.

[My Peanuts]

I'm registered but I only vote when I'm well educated on what's going on.

[elizabethann]

Just wanted to add that as an employee of my local Council on Aging, I am concerned about the new law requiring a valid picture ID for all voters. Many seniors don't have a picture ID if they no longer drive, and I am concerned that this may prevent them from being able to vote. Just a concern, and we are trying to get folks to the license branch for their picute ID before the May primaries.

Interesting. My Mom has a picture ID. Looks just like a license but it says NON-DRIVING ID (or something like that). Must be different in each state.

[Jessika]

I am registered for St Charles county, but not in Taney county because I just moved. Guess I should hop on that, eh?

[king2005]

I am registered for St Charles county, but not in Taney county because I just moved. Guess I should hop on that, eh?

So you guys can't just show up at the poll booth, flash your ID & then vote?
Is registering a long process? Can you get denyed?

[Jessika]

So you guys can't just show up at the poll booth, flash your ID & then vote?
Is registering a long process? Can you get denyed?

Well, when I turned 18 I just got a card in the mail. I registered to vote when I got my driver's license, then they mailed you a card telling you where to go to vote. I don't know if I have to re-register in a different couty (same state) but I will have to look into it.

Its not really a long process, and I'm sure you CAN be denied, but I don't know the guidelines that would get you denied lol