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HowdoIvote.com: all the steps needed to vote: registering, reading, and syncing.
www.howdoIvote.com This site was developed to allow new voters and those who need information about their local ballots to spend a minimum amount of time getting it.
Why vote?
Politicians are quick to tell you that ÓDemocracy is not a spectator sport.Ò If you want to get into the game, you have to vote. If not, someone else decides for you how your taxes are spent. You may be on the bench because you donÕt know how to vote. Either you never learned, OR the entire process is too complicated.
How do I vote.com simplifies the registration, information gathering, and voting process by providing one point of contact for potential and registered voters.
www.howdoIvote.com offers citizens information that is timely, that canÔt be found elsewhere, and that is portable.
Learning to vote:
To vote, you have to REGISTER in the county where you live. If you donÔt move after you register the first time, a sample ballot will be sent to you before every election. However, if you move you have to re-register if you want to get a Sample Ballot and learn where your neighborhood votes.
If you want to get information by mail, you have to be registered by 29 days before an election. If you forget, you can still vote if you are registered 15 days before the election. The simple rule of thumb is to register or re-register one month before the election to get official information through the mail. You can vote if you register or re-register two weeks and one day before the election. If you donÔt register or re-register in time but you remember where your polling place was the last time you voted, go there on election day and the chances are your name will be on the voterÔs list and you can vote.
You need to re-register to vote IF:
You move (from your dorm/parentÔs/friendÔs/relativeÔ or your own home)
You change your name (if you get married/adopted/join a band)
You change your political party (from Democrat/ Green/ Republican/ American Independent/Peace and Freedom/ Libertarian/ Natural Law to something else)
Eligibility:
You can register and vote in California IF:
1. You are a U.S. citizen
2. You live in California
3. You are not in prison or on parole for a felony
4. You are 18 years old on the date of the next election (you can register when you are 17)
5. You are mentally competent
Registering to vote:
To Register in California, click on the county where you live at this site (California Secretary of State).
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_d.htm
Alameda County
Registering to vote in Alameda County:
¥ You can go in person to the Registrar of Voters Office at the Alameda County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Room G-1, Oakland, California 94612; OR
¥ You can get a voterÔs registration form at any Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office, every City ClerkÔs office, most public libraries or U.S. post offices; OR
¥ You can get a form by calling the Registrar of Voters at 510-663-8683 or the Secretary of State at 1-800-345-VOTE; OR
¥ You can complete a voter registration form online. The form will be printed and mailed to you for verification. You sign it and mail it back to your county election official for processing. In Alameda County, go to www.ss.ca.gov/elections/votereg1.html.
So, now you are registered and you get the Sample Ballot, but it is complicated. Remember, before you get into the game, you need to read the playbook. Reading means identifying the issues and candidates who best represent your views.
The www.howdoIvote.com website provides information on federal, state and local races including information unavailable elsewhere: background on local candidates for school board, Central Committees, special districts, and other races.
Syncing means that once information is digested, it can be transferred to a handheld and used either to vote by absentee ballot or taken with you to the polls.
Simple, easy, effective. The smart way to vote.
www.howdoIvote.com This site was developed to allow new voters and those who need information about their local ballots to spend a minimum amount of time getting it.
Why vote?
Politicians are quick to tell you that ÓDemocracy is not a spectator sport.Ò If you want to get into the game, you have to vote. If not, someone else decides for you how your taxes are spent. You may be on the bench because you donÕt know how to vote. Either you never learned, OR the entire process is too complicated.
How do I vote.com simplifies the registration, information gathering, and voting process by providing one point of contact for potential and registered voters.
www.howdoIvote.com offers citizens information that is timely, that canÔt be found elsewhere, and that is portable.
Learning to vote:
To vote, you have to REGISTER in the county where you live. If you donÔt move after you register the first time, a sample ballot will be sent to you before every election. However, if you move you have to re-register if you want to get a Sample Ballot and learn where your neighborhood votes.
If you want to get information by mail, you have to be registered by 29 days before an election. If you forget, you can still vote if you are registered 15 days before the election. The simple rule of thumb is to register or re-register one month before the election to get official information through the mail. You can vote if you register or re-register two weeks and one day before the election. If you donÔt register or re-register in time but you remember where your polling place was the last time you voted, go there on election day and the chances are your name will be on the voterÔs list and you can vote.
You need to re-register to vote IF:
You move (from your dorm/parentÔs/friendÔs/relativeÔ or your own home)
You change your name (if you get married/adopted/join a band)
You change your political party (from Democrat/ Green/ Republican/ American Independent/Peace and Freedom/ Libertarian/ Natural Law to something else)
Eligibility:
You can register and vote in California IF:
1. You are a U.S. citizen
2. You live in California
3. You are not in prison or on parole for a felony
4. You are 18 years old on the date of the next election (you can register when you are 17)
5. You are mentally competent
Registering to vote:
To Register in California, click on the county where you live at this site (California Secretary of State).
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_d.htm
Alameda County
Registering to vote in Alameda County:
¥ You can go in person to the Registrar of Voters Office at the Alameda County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Room G-1, Oakland, California 94612; OR
¥ You can get a voterÔs registration form at any Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office, every City ClerkÔs office, most public libraries or U.S. post offices; OR
¥ You can get a form by calling the Registrar of Voters at 510-663-8683 or the Secretary of State at 1-800-345-VOTE; OR
¥ You can complete a voter registration form online. The form will be printed and mailed to you for verification. You sign it and mail it back to your county election official for processing. In Alameda County, go to www.ss.ca.gov/elections/votereg1.html.
So, now you are registered and you get the Sample Ballot, but it is complicated. Remember, before you get into the game, you need to read the playbook. Reading means identifying the issues and candidates who best represent your views.
The www.howdoIvote.com website provides information on federal, state and local races including information unavailable elsewhere: background on local candidates for school board, Central Committees, special districts, and other races.
Syncing means that once information is digested, it can be transferred to a handheld and used either to vote by absentee ballot or taken with you to the polls.
Simple, easy, effective. The smart way to vote.
More information coming soon...