Are You Registered?

[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.

[Uabassoon]

I've been registered since I was 18, however I will admit about being bad when it comes to actually showing up to vote but I've made it in a few times.

[Lady's Human]

Any time you move to a new municipality in the US you need to re-register to vote. You can be denied, there are states where felons are not allowed to vote, and you need proof of US citizenship.

[Donnaj4962]

To clarify about state issued IDs: as I understand it, they have an expirations date here in IN!!! Which means that a senior may have gotten a state issued ID when they first quit driving, but it may have expired! The law says that it must be a current and valid ID!

Hope that clarifies what I meant. (I just assume you all know what I am thinking in my head!)

[Karen]

I have been registered to vote since I turned 18, and vote in every election. I feel that if you do not vote, you have no right to complain about government, and we all know how much people like to complain about the government. It is a Right, not a strict obligation, but I feel it is part of my responsibility as a citizen.

No, you are not registered to vote when you get your driver's license here, as we can get our license before we are 18, and our state has not enacted a Motor/Voter law. Some have. No, King2005, it is not difficult to register, you go to town or city hall, or other designated places, and fill out a piece oof paper. You may need to show some form of ID, and show ID again when you vote.

So many people fought so hard to get us the right to vote. People around the world die every day, fight and die to try to get their right to a vote, a voice in their own government and future. I am often ashamed at how low the voter turnout is for American elections, yet everyone always gripes and moans about government.

Well, if you are not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. And I'll have no patience for your complaining. Register, educate yourself on the issues, and vote!

[Kfamr]

I registered to vote a week after I turned 18.

[G535]

Registering and voting is compulsory down here. Anyone who will be away, is ill or has any other reasonable excuse can apply for a postal vote so there's absolutely no excuse for not voting in Australia.

[cali]

lol I know I dont have to technicaly be registered to vote, but during some elections reps will drop by the houses and ask how many people in the house are elgiable tovote, they get their names and give them a little ticket thing that siad when and where to vote, thats not for voting in general though, just for some elections to help keep things organized, so that is what I think of by being "registered" to vote. I could not have voted in the last election anyhow as I have no ID lol I was lucky to even get my cell phone with only a credit card and social insurence number.