[SfN] federal voting rights even if address not up to date!!!

[Jim Buell]

It looks as if students and others who are registered outside Champaign 
County should be able to vote federally here in town, if need be. I'd heard 
this same info previously from an official in the Champaign County Clerk's 
office. However, when I asked again today, no one there could/would confirm 
it. Even so, keep it in mind and give it a try if you or anyone you know 
hasn't changed registration to a local address. If hassles ensue, give me a 
call on my mobile at 390-6368. We don't have to accept being disenfranchised.

BTW, vote as early in the day as you can. This gives you up-to-date info 
about how your polling place is set up, leaves you free to help others get 
to the polls and to get out the vote later in the day, and lets you alert 
us all to any hassles that may be put in the way of our exercising our rights.

jim b.


This info, in this form, is from a Chicago Nader office staffer:

 >
 >
 >You can vote for president even if you are not
 >registered at your current address!! If you have ever
 >registered to vote in Illinois, go to your local
 >polling place, bring ID that shows you are over 18 and
 >bring something with your address on it (like a
 >utility bill or any postmarked mail). You are allowed
 >to vote for federal offices only. You just need to
 >sign an affidavit that explains why you were unable to
 >register. You'll get a different-colored ballot that
 >only includes the presidential race.
 >
 >
 >Keep in mind, however, that the local judge will
 >almost certainly not know about this. Be firm -- you
 >have the right to vote. Ask them to call their
 >supervisor. We have this right because of the National
 >Voter Registration Act of 1993. Finally, try to get a
 >copy of Streetwise with all of this information if the
 >judge is very unsympathetic. The article is on page 2
 >of the 11/6 issue.
 >