HAVE YOU MOVED?

When you move to a new address, you should update your voter registration. This is important so that you can receive election information in the mail, and also to make sure you get to vote for all the appropriate candidates and measures.

However, if you move to a new address in the same county as your old address, and you have not updated your registration, there is a "fail-safe" law that says you can still vote.

To do so, you must go to the polling place appropriate for your new address. To find your polling place, see page 20 of this booklet.

Because your voter registration does not reflect your current address, your name will not be on the list of voters at the polling place but you can request a "provisional" ballot. This is just like a regular ballot, but it is inserted into a special envelope and will only be counted after the elections official checks to make sure you are properly registered to vote. Be sure to sign the envelope!

If you move to a new address in a different county than your old address, you must re-register to vote and the "fail-safe" process does not apply.

The last day to register to vote for the March 2, 2004, Presidential Primary Election is February 17, 2004.

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